Hawthorne weather in May: Hawthorne, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Hawthorne in May has a normal high of 71°F and a normal low of 58°F, a daily mean of 65°F, holding near 71°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 0.29 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 15°C, 7 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHawthorne Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00003167
- Location33.92°N 118.33°W
- Elevation63 ft (19 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population83,633
- Jan 67° 49°
- Feb 67° 51°
- Mar 68° 53°
- Apr 70° 55°
- May 71° 58°
- Jun 73° 62°
- Jul 77° 65°
- Aug 79° 65°
- Sep 79° 65°
- Oct 76° 60°
- Nov 72° 54°
- Dec 66° 49°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hawthorne in May?
The normal high is 71°F and the normal low 58°F, for a daily mean of 64.6°F. May is 2.3°F warmer than April and 2.7°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Hawthorne and the 8th wettest. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 62°F and 67°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 7%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 8 | 71°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 60°F | 3% | 1% |
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 | 71°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 71°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 71°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 71°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 71°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 71°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 71°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 71°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 71°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 71°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 71°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 71°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 71°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 71°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 71°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 71°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 71°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 71°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 71°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 71°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 71°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 71°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 71°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 71°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 71°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 71°F | 59°F | 3% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 71°F | 60°F | 3% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 71°F | 60°F | 3% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 71°F | 60°F | 3% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 71°F | 60°F | 3% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 71°F | 60°F | 3% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 71°FMay average
- Normal low
- 58°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.29 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003167; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hawthorne in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 5% on average, highest around May 1 (7%). In all, 0.29 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003167.
What are the records for May in Hawthorne?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1998) is 94°F, on May 2, 2004; the coldest is 50°F, on May 8, 2017. The wettest May brought 1.43 in (2003).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 64.6°F: 2021 63.4°F (−1.2), 2022 65.4°F (+0.8), 2023 64.9°F (+0.3), 2024 62.9°F (−1.7), 2025 65.4°F (+0.8), 2026 65.0°F (+0.5). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63.4°F | −1.2°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 65.4°F | +0.8°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 64.9°F | +0.3°F | 0.21 in |
| 2024 | 62.9°F | −1.7°F | 0.09 in |
| 2025 | 65.4°F | +0.8°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 65.0°F | +0.5°F | 0.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003167; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003167. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Hawthorne 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; Hawthorne's is 71°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.