Concord weather in May: Concord, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May

Concord in May has a normal high of 78°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 65°F, rising from 75°F on the 1st to 81°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal May, 0.51 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 25°C and low of 12°C, 13 mm of precipitation in May.

  • NOAA stationConcord Buchanan Field
  • Station IDUSW00023254
  • Location37.99°N 122.06°W
  • Elevation18 ft (6 m)
  • From the center3 miles
  • Population124,016
  1. Jan 58° 41°
  2. Feb 62° 44°
  3. Mar 67° 47°
  4. Apr 71° 49°
  5. May 78° 53°
  6. Jun 84° 57°
  7. Jul 88° 59°
  8. Aug 88° 59°
  9. Sep 85° 58°
  10. Oct 78° 53°
  11. Nov 66° 45°
  12. Dec 58° 41°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Concord in May?

The normal high is 78°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 65.3°F. May is 5.2°F warmer than April and 5.3°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Concord and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 75°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 63°F and 68°F.

Concord in May, day by day: normal high and low

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 12%).

Normal high and low on five days of May, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
May 175°F51°F12%6%
May 876°F52°F11%5%
May 1577°F53°F9%4%
May 2279°F54°F8%4%
May 3181°F55°F6%3%
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
Concord: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of May
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
May 175°F51°F12%6%13 h 40 min
May 275°F51°F12%6%13 h 50 min
May 375°F51°F12%6%13 h 50 min
May 475°F51°F12%6%13 h 50 min
May 575°F51°F11%6%13 h 50 min
May 676°F52°F11%6%13 h 50 min
May 776°F52°F11%5%14 h
May 876°F52°F11%5%14 h
May 976°F52°F10%5%14 h
May 1076°F52°F10%5%14 h
May 1177°F52°F10%5%14 h
May 1277°F52°F10%5%14 h 10 min
May 1377°F53°F10%5%14 h 10 min
May 1477°F53°F10%5%14 h 10 min
May 1577°F53°F9%4%14 h 10 min
May 1678°F53°F9%4%14 h 10 min
May 1778°F53°F9%4%14 h 20 min
May 1878°F53°F9%4%14 h 20 min
May 1978°F53°F9%4%14 h 20 min
May 2078°F54°F8%4%14 h 20 min
May 2179°F54°F8%4%14 h 20 min
May 2279°F54°F8%4%14 h 20 min
May 2379°F54°F8%3%14 h 20 min
May 2479°F54°F7%3%14 h 30 min
May 2579°F54°F7%3%14 h 30 min
May 2680°F55°F7%3%14 h 30 min
May 2780°F55°F7%3%14 h 30 min
May 2880°F55°F6%3%14 h 30 min
May 2980°F55°F6%3%14 h 30 min
May 3080°F55°F6%3%14 h 30 min
May 3181°F55°F6%3%14 h 40 min
Normal high
78°FMay average
Normal low
53°FMay average
Precipitation
0.51 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
30.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
4
Daylight
13 h 40 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
Days at 70°F or more
25
Days at 80°F or more
12
Sunshine
81%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023254; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Concord in May?

On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 9% on average, highest around May 1 (12%). In all, 0.51 in falls on 3 days of a normal May.

In a normal May in Concord, 4 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023254.

What are the records for May in Concord?

The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1999) is 105°F, on May 31, 2001; the coldest is 40°F, on May 11, 2010. The wettest May brought 1.38 in (2019).

The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.3°F: 2021 67.3°F (+2.0), 2022 65.6°F (+0.3), 2023 62.5°F (−2.8), 2024 65.5°F (+0.2), 2025 67.2°F (+1.9), 2026 65.8°F (+0.5). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Concord: May in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
MayMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202167.3°F+2.0°F0.01 in
202265.6°F+0.3°F0.00 in
202362.5°F−2.8°F0.46 in
202465.5°F+0.2°F0.86 in
202567.2°F+1.9°F0.12 in
202665.8°F+0.5°F0.15 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023254; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023254. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does May in Concord 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; Concord's is 78°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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