Los Angeles weather in May: Los Angeles, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Los Angeles in May has a normal high of 74°F and a normal low of 58°F, a daily mean of 66°F, holding near 74°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 0.32 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 15°C, 8 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationLos Angeles Downtown USC Campus
- Station IDUSW00093134
- Location34.05°N 118.24°W
- Elevation230 ft (70 m)
- From the center10 miles
- Population3,878,704
- Jan 68° 49°
- Feb 68° 50°
- Mar 70° 52°
- Apr 72° 55°
- May 74° 58°
- Jun 77° 61°
- Jul 82° 65°
- Aug 84° 65°
- Sep 83° 64°
- Oct 79° 60°
- Nov 73° 53°
- Dec 67° 48°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Los Angeles in May?
The normal high is 74°F and the normal low 58°F, for a daily mean of 65.9°F. May is 2.3°F warmer than April and 3.4°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Los Angeles and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 73°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 63°F and 69°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 8%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 73°F | 57°F | 8% | 3% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% |
| May 31 | 75°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 | 57°F | 8% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 73°F | 57°F | 8% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 73°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 73°F | 57°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 | 74°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 74°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 74°F | 57°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 74°F | 58°F | 7% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 74°F | 58°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 74°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 74°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 74°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 74°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 74°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 74°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 74°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 74°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 74°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 74°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 74°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 74°F | 60°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 75°F | 60°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 74°FMay average
- Normal low
- 58°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.32 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
- 25
- Days at 80°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 89%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093134; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Los Angeles in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 6% on average, highest around May 1 (8%). In all, 0.32 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Los Angeles, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093134.
What are the records for May in Los Angeles?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1877) is 103°F, on May 25, 1896; the coldest is 40°F, on May 16, 1883. The wettest May brought 3.57 in (1921).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 65.9°F: 2021 66.3°F (+0.4), 2022 64.8°F (−1.1), 2023 63.9°F (−2.0), 2024 64.0°F (−1.9), 2025 66.8°F (+0.9), 2026 66.1°F (+0.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66.3°F | +0.4°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 64.8°F | −1.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 63.9°F | −2.0°F | 0.55 in |
| 2024 | 64.0°F | −1.9°F | 0.13 in |
| 2025 | 66.8°F | +0.9°F | 0.03 in |
| 2026 | 66.1°F | +0.2°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00093134; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093134. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Los Angeles 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; Los Angeles's is 74°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.