Madera weather in May: Madera, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Madera in May has a normal high of 84°F and a normal low of 52°F, a daily mean of 68°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 88°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 0.47 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 11°C, 12 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationMadera Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00093242
- Location36.99°N 120.11°W
- Elevation253 ft (77 m)
- Population69,094
- Jan 57° 39°
- Feb 63° 41°
- Mar 69° 44°
- Apr 75° 46°
- May 84° 52°
- Jun 92° 58°
- Jul 98° 63°
- Aug 97° 61°
- Sep 92° 58°
- Oct 80° 50°
- Nov 66° 42°
- Dec 56° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Madera in May?
The normal high is 84°F and the normal low 52°F, for a daily mean of 68.1°F. May is 7.4°F warmer than April and 6.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Madera and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 8°F, from 80°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 65°F and 71°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 10%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 49°F | 10% | 5% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 51°F | 9% | 4% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 52°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 53°F | 6% | 3% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 55°F | 5% | 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 | 80°F | 49°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 80°F | 50°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 80°F | 50°F | 10% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 50°F | 10% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 81°F | 50°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 81°F | 51°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 82°F | 51°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 51°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 82°F | 51°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 82°F | 51°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 83°F | 52°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 83°F | 52°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 83°F | 52°F | 8% | 4% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 84°F | 52°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 84°F | 52°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 84°F | 52°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 84°F | 53°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 85°F | 53°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 85°F | 53°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 85°F | 53°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 85°F | 53°F | 6% | 3% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 53°F | 6% | 3% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 86°F | 54°F | 6% | 3% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 86°F | 54°F | 6% | 3% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 86°F | 54°F | 6% | 3% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 87°F | 54°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 87°F | 54°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 87°F | 54°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 87°F | 55°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 88°F | 55°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 88°F | 55°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 84°FMay average
- Normal low
- 52°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.47 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 8
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 29
- Days at 80°F or more
- 21
- Sunshine
- 93%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093242; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Madera in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 7% on average, highest around May 1 (10%). In all, 0.47 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Madera, 8 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093242.
What are the records for May in Madera?
The warmest May temperature on Madera's official record (since 1928) is 107°F, on May 31, 1950; the coldest is 33°F, on May 2, 1959. The wettest May brought 2.61 in (1994).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 68.1°F: 2021 69.2°F (+1.1), 2022 67.8°F (−0.3), 2023 68.0°F (−0.1), 2024 68.7°F (+0.6), 2025 69.0°F (+0.9). 3 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 69.2°F | +1.1°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 67.8°F | −0.3°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 68.0°F | −0.1°F | 0.79 in |
| 2024 | 68.7°F | +0.6°F | 0.43 in |
| 2025 | 69.0°F | +0.9°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record MAEthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093242. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Madera 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; Madera's is 84°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.