Indio weather in May: Indio, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Indio in May has a normal high of 93°F and a normal low of 69°F, a daily mean of 81°F, rising from 89°F on the 1st to 98°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 0 days in a normal May, 0.02 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 34°C and low of 21°C, 1 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationIndio Fire Station
- Station IDUSC00044259
- Location33.71°N 116.22°W
- Elevation-21 ft (-6 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population94,275
- Jan 70° 47°
- Feb 73° 51°
- Mar 80° 57°
- Apr 86° 63°
- May 93° 69°
- Jun 102° 77°
- Jul 106° 83°
- Aug 105° 83°
- Sep 101° 77°
- Oct 91° 66°
- Nov 78° 53°
- Dec 69° 45°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Indio in May?
The normal high is 93°F and the normal low 69°F, for a daily mean of 81.2°F. May is 6.7°F warmer than April and 8.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Indio and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 89°F on May 1 to 98°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 0%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 89°F | 66°F | 0% | 0% |
| May 8 | 91°F | 68°F | 0% | 0% |
| May 15 | 93°F | 69°F | 0% | 0% |
| May 22 | 95°F | 71°F | 0% | 0% |
| May 31 | 98°F | 73°F | 0% | 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 | 89°F | 66°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 89°F | 66°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 89°F | 67°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 89°F | 67°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 90°F | 67°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 90°F | 67°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 90°F | 67°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 91°F | 68°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 91°F | 68°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 91°F | 68°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 92°F | 68°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 92°F | 68°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 92°F | 69°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 92°F | 69°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 93°F | 69°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 93°F | 69°F | 0% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 93°F | 70°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 94°F | 70°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 94°F | 70°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 94°F | 70°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 95°F | 70°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 95°F | 71°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 95°F | 71°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 96°F | 71°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 96°F | 71°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 96°F | 72°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 97°F | 72°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 97°F | 72°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 97°F | 72°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 98°F | 73°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 98°F | 73°F | 0% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 93°FMay average
- Normal low
- 69°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.02 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- fewer than 10.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 29
- Sunshine
- 93%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00044259; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Indio in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 0% on average, highest around May 15 (0%). In all, 0.02 in falls on 0 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Indio, 24 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00044259.
What are the records for May in Indio?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1894) is 121°F, on May 30, 1910; the coldest is 33°F, on May 1, 1915. The wettest May brought 0.62 in (1981).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 81.2°F: 2021 82.2°F (+1.0), 2022 82.6°F (+1.4), 2023 80.2°F (−1.0), 2025 83.2°F (+2.0), 2026 83.1°F (+1.9). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 82.2°F | +1.0°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 82.6°F | +1.4°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 80.2°F | −1.0°F | 0.02 in |
| 2025 | 83.2°F | +2.0°F | 0.03 in |
| 2026 | 83.1°F | +1.9°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00044259; recent months: ACIS, station USC00044259. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Indio 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; Indio's is 93°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.