Bullhead City weather in May: Bullhead City, Arizona: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Bullhead City in May has a normal high of 96°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 81°F, rising from 91°F on the 1st to 102°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 0 days in a normal May, 0.08 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 36°C and low of 19°C, 2 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationBullhead City
- Station IDUSC00021050
- Location35.14°N 114.57°W
- Elevation531 ft (162 m)
- Population43,266
- Jan 65° 45°
- Feb 70° 47°
- Mar 79° 51°
- Apr 87° 57°
- May 96° 66°
- Jun 107° 73°
- Jul 111° 81°
- Aug 109° 81°
- Sep 103° 73°
- Oct 89° 61°
- Nov 74° 51°
- Dec 64° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bullhead City in May?
The normal high is 96°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 81.1°F. May is 9.1°F warmer than April and 8.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Bullhead City and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 91°F on May 1 to 102°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 78°F and 85°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 2%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 91°F | 62°F | 2% | 1% |
| May 8 | 93°F | 64°F | 2% | 1% |
| May 15 | 96°F | 66°F | 1% | 1% |
| May 22 | 98°F | 67°F | 1% | 1% |
| May 31 | 102°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% |
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 | 91°F | 62°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 92°F | 62°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 92°F | 62°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 92°F | 63°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 92°F | 63°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 93°F | 63°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 93°F | 64°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 93°F | 64°F | 2% | 1% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 94°F | 64°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 94°F | 64°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 94°F | 65°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 95°F | 65°F | 1% | 1% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 95°F | 65°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 95°F | 66°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 96°F | 66°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 96°F | 66°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 97°F | 66°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 97°F | 67°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 97°F | 67°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 98°F | 67°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 98°F | 67°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 98°F | 67°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 99°F | 68°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 99°F | 68°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 100°F | 68°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 100°F | 68°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 100°F | 69°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 101°F | 69°F | 1% | 1% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 101°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 102°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 102°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 96°FMay average
- Normal low
- 66°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.08 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- fewer than 10.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 31
- Sunshine
- 94%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00021050; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Bullhead City in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 1% on average, highest around May 1 (2%). In all, 0.08 in falls on 0 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Bullhead City, 26 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00021050.
What are the records for May in Bullhead City?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1977) is 118°F, on May 28, 1983; the coldest is 47°F, on May 1, 1999. The wettest May brought 0.75 in (2017).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 81.1°F: 2023 81.8°F (+0.7), 2024 82.0°F (+0.9), 2025 82.3°F (+1.2), 2026 82.6°F (+1.5). 4 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 81.8°F | +0.7°F | 0.00 in |
| 2024 | 82.0°F | +0.9°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 82.3°F | +1.2°F | 0.66 in |
| 2026 | 82.6°F | +1.5°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00021050; recent months: ACIS, station USC00021050. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Bullhead City compare across Arizona?
Across the 97 places PlainClimate covers in Arizona, May normal highs run from 66°F in Greer to 98°F in Gila Bend; Bullhead City's is 96°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.