Blue Canyon Airport weather in May: Blue Canyon Airport, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Blue Canyon Airport in May has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 46°F, a daily mean of 53°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal May, 4.11 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 8°C, 104 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBlue Canyon Airport
- Station IDUSW00023225
- Location39.28°N 120.71°W
- Elevation5,276 ft (1,608 m)
- Jan 47° 34°
- Feb 45° 33°
- Mar 48° 35°
- Apr 52° 38°
- May 61° 46°
- Jun 70° 54°
- Jul 78° 63°
- Aug 77° 62°
- Sep 73° 57°
- Oct 63° 48°
- Nov 51° 39°
- Dec 45° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Blue Canyon Airport in May?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 46°F, for a daily mean of 53.1°F. May is 8.3°F warmer than April and 9.0°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Blue Canyon Airport and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 56°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 4.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 49°F and 58°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 56°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% |
| May 8 | 58°F | 43°F | 27% | 20% |
| May 15 | 60°F | 46°F | 25% | 19% |
| May 22 | 63°F | 47°F | 23% | 17% |
| May 31 | 65°F | 50°F | 19% | 13% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 56°F | 41°F | 30% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 56°F | 42°F | 29% | 22% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 57°F | 42°F | 29% | 21% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 57°F | 42°F | 28% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 57°F | 43°F | 28% | 21% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 58°F | 43°F | 28% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 58°F | 43°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 58°F | 43°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 59°F | 44°F | 27% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 59°F | 44°F | 26% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 59°F | 44°F | 26% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 60°F | 45°F | 26% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 60°F | 45°F | 26% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 60°F | 45°F | 25% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 60°F | 46°F | 25% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 61°F | 46°F | 25% | 18% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 61°F | 46°F | 25% | 18% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 61°F | 46°F | 24% | 18% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 62°F | 47°F | 24% | 18% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 62°F | 47°F | 24% | 17% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 62°F | 47°F | 23% | 17% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 63°F | 47°F | 23% | 17% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 63°F | 48°F | 23% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 63°F | 48°F | 22% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 63°F | 48°F | 22% | 16% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 64°F | 48°F | 21% | 15% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 64°F | 49°F | 21% | 15% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 64°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 64°F | 49°F | 20% | 14% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 65°F | 49°F | 19% | 14% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 65°F | 50°F | 19% | 13% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 61°FMay average
- Normal low
- 46°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 4.11 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 3
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023225; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Blue Canyon Airport in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 25% on average, highest around May 1 (30%). In all, 4.11 in falls on 8 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Blue Canyon Airport, 3 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023225.
How humid and windy is Blue Canyon Airport in May?
At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 62°F with 45% relative humidity and a dew point of 40°F; at 6 a.m. it is 53°F with 49% humidity. The wind averages 4.9 mph, most often from the southwest in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.
| Time | Temperature | Dew point | Humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 a.m. | 53°F | 35°F | 49% | 3.5 mph | – |
| 9 a.m. | 59°F | 36°F | 42% | 5.7 mph | – |
| noon | 62°F | 39°F | 43% | 7.8 mph | – |
| 3 p.m. | 62°F | 40°F | 45% | 7.8 mph | – |
| 6 p.m. | 59°F | 41°F | 50% | 5.3 mph | – |
| 9 p.m. | 54°F | 40°F | 59% | 2.8 mph | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00023225. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).
What are the records for May in Blue Canyon Airport?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1943) is 88°F, on May 28, 1984; the coldest is 21°F, on May 3, 1950. The wettest May brought 12.62 in (2005); the snowiest, 26.1 inches (1953).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 53.1°F: 2021 56.9°F (+3.8), 2022 52.7°F (−0.4), 2023 53.5°F (+0.4), 2024 56.1°F (+3.0), 2025 57.3°F (+4.2), 2026 54.8°F (+1.7). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.9°F | +3.8°F | 0.24 in |
| 2022 | 52.7°F | −0.4°F | 1.06 in |
| 2023 | 53.5°F | +0.4°F | 2.49 in |
| 2024 | 56.1°F | +3.0°F | 2.43 in |
| 2025 | 57.3°F | +4.2°F | 1.05 in |
| 2026 | 54.8°F | +1.7°F | 2.13 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023225; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023225. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Blue Canyon Airport compare across California?
Across the 219 places PlainClimate covers in California, May normal highs run from 58°F in Tahoma to 96°F in Needles; Blue Canyon Airport's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Blue Canyon Airport in April52°F by day, 38°F at night
- Blue Canyon Airport in June70°F by day, 54°F at night
- Blue Canyon Airport through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- California in MayThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Needles: California's warmest Maynormal high 96°F