Lake Arrowhead weather in May: Lake Arrowhead, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Lake Arrowhead in May has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 41°F, a daily mean of 54°F, rising from 63°F on the 1st to 72°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 1.15 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 5°C, 29 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationLake Arrowhead
- Station IDUSC00044671
- Location34.25°N 117.19°W
- Elevation5,205 ft (1,587 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)10,746
- Jan 44° 29°
- Feb 45° 30°
- Mar 52° 32°
- Apr 60° 36°
- May 67° 41°
- Jun 76° 49°
- Jul 81° 57°
- Aug 82° 57°
- Sep 74° 52°
- Oct 63° 43°
- Nov 52° 34°
- Dec 43° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lake Arrowhead in May?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 41°F, for a daily mean of 53.9°F. May is 5.9°F warmer than April and 8.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Lake Arrowhead and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 63°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 4.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 49°F and 59°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 9%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 39°F | 9% | 8% |
| May 8 | 64°F | 40°F | 8% | 6% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 40°F | 6% | 5% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 42°F | 5% | 4% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 44°F | 3% | 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 | 63°F | 39°F | 9% | 8% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 63°F | 39°F | 9% | 7% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 63°F | 39°F | 9% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 63°F | 39°F | 8% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 64°F | 39°F | 8% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 64°F | 39°F | 8% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 64°F | 39°F | 8% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 64°F | 40°F | 8% | 6% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 65°F | 40°F | 7% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 65°F | 40°F | 7% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 65°F | 40°F | 7% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 66°F | 40°F | 7% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 66°F | 40°F | 7% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 66°F | 40°F | 6% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 67°F | 40°F | 6% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 67°F | 41°F | 6% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 67°F | 41°F | 6% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 68°F | 41°F | 6% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 68°F | 41°F | 5% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 68°F | 41°F | 5% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 69°F | 41°F | 5% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 69°F | 42°F | 5% | 4% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 69°F | 42°F | 5% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 70°F | 42°F | 5% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 70°F | 42°F | 4% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 70°F | 42°F | 4% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 71°F | 43°F | 4% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 71°F | 43°F | 4% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 71°F | 43°F | 4% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 72°F | 43°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 72°F | 44°F | 3% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 67°FMay average
- Normal low
- 41°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.15 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 17
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 92%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00044671; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Lake Arrowhead in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 6% on average, highest around May 1 (9%). In all, 1.15 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Lake Arrowhead, 2 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00044671.
What are the records for May in Lake Arrowhead?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1941) is 93°F, on May 23, 2000; the coldest is 25°F, on May 1, 1951. The wettest May brought 11.63 in (1998); the snowiest, 13.0 inches (1955).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00044671. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Lake Arrowhead 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; Lake Arrowhead's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.