Long Beach weather in May: Long Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Long Beach in May has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 58°F, a daily mean of 66°F, holding near 73°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 0.26 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 14°C, 7 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLong Beach Daugherty Field
- Station IDUSW00023129
- Location33.81°N 118.15°W
- Elevation31 ft (9 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population450,901
- Jan 67° 47°
- Feb 67° 48°
- Mar 69° 51°
- Apr 71° 54°
- May 73° 58°
- Jun 76° 61°
- Jul 81° 65°
- Aug 83° 66°
- Sep 82° 64°
- Oct 78° 59°
- Nov 73° 52°
- Dec 67° 47°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Long Beach in May?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 58°F, for a daily mean of 65.5°F. May is 2.8°F warmer than April and 3.2°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Long Beach and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 73°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 63°F and 68°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 | 73°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 8 | 73°F | 57°F | 6% | 2% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 60°F | 4% | 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 | 73°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 73°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 73°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 73°F | 56°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 73°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 73°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 73°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 73°F | 57°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 73°F | 57°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 73°F | 57°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 73°F | 57°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 73°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 73°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 73°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 73°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 73°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 73°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 73°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 73°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 73°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 73°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 73°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 73°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 73°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 73°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 73°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 73°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 73°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 73°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 74°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 74°F | 60°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FMay average
- Normal low
- 58°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.26 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 23
- Days at 80°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 80%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023129; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Long Beach 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, 0.26 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Long Beach, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023129.
What are the records for May in Long Beach?
The warmest May temperature on Long Beach's official record (since 1958) is 104°F, on May 3, 2004; the coldest is 40°F, on May 7, 1964. The wettest May brought 2.32 in (1977).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.5°F: 2021 65.2°F (−0.3), 2022 65.2°F (−0.3), 2023 62.8°F (−2.7), 2024 65.7°F (+0.2), 2025 66.6°F (+1.1), 2026 66.5°F (+1.0). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 65.2°F | −0.3°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 65.2°F | −0.3°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 62.8°F | −2.7°F | 0.53 in |
| 2024 | 65.7°F | +0.2°F | 0.10 in |
| 2025 | 66.6°F | +1.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2026 | 66.5°F | +1.0°F | 0.20 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record LGBthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023129. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Long Beach 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; Long Beach's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.