Hanford weather in May: Hanford, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Hanford in May has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 54°F, a daily mean of 69°F, rising from 81°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal May, 0.35 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 12°C, 9 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHanford Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00053119
- Location36.32°N 119.63°W
- Elevation249 ft (76 m)
- Population60,594
- Jan 57° 37°
- Feb 63° 39°
- Mar 70° 44°
- Apr 76° 47°
- May 85° 54°
- Jun 93° 60°
- Jul 98° 64°
- Aug 97° 62°
- Sep 92° 57°
- Oct 81° 49°
- Nov 67° 40°
- Dec 57° 35°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hanford in May?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 54°F, for a daily mean of 69.2°F. May is 7.4°F warmer than April and 6.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Hanford and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 7°F, from 81°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 66°F and 72°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 10%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 81°F | 50°F | 10% | 5% |
| May 8 | 83°F | 52°F | 8% | 4% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 54°F | 8% | 3% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 57°F | 5% | 2% |
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 | 81°F | 50°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 81°F | 51°F | 10% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 81°F | 51°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 82°F | 51°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 82°F | 51°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 82°F | 52°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 82°F | 52°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 83°F | 52°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 83°F | 52°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 83°F | 53°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 83°F | 53°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 84°F | 53°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 84°F | 53°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 84°F | 54°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 84°F | 54°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 85°F | 54°F | 8% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 85°F | 54°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 85°F | 54°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 85°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 86°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 86°F | 55°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 87°F | 56°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 56°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 56°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 56°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 88°F | 56°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 88°F | 56°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 88°F | 57°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 88°F | 57°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 85°FMay average
- Normal low
- 54°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.35 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 21
- Sunshine
- 92%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053119; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hanford in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 7% on average, highest around May 1 (10%). In all, 0.35 in falls on 3 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Hanford, 9 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053119.
What are the records for May in Hanford?
The warmest May temperature on Hanford's official record (since 1899) is 107°F, on May 30, 1984; the coldest is 30°F, on May 26, 1917. The wettest May brought 2.06 in (1906).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 69.2°F: 2021 71.3°F (+2.1), 2022 69.6°F (+0.4), 2023 70.0°F (+0.8), 2024 70.6°F (+1.4), 2025 70.8°F (+1.6), 2026 70.3°F (+1.1). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.3°F | +2.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 69.6°F | +0.4°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 70.0°F | +0.8°F | 0.08 in |
| 2024 | 70.6°F | +1.4°F | 0.33 in |
| 2025 | 70.8°F | +1.6°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 70.3°F | +1.1°F | 0.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record HJOthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053119. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Hanford 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; Hanford's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.