Mammoth Lakes weather in May: Mammoth Lakes, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Mammoth Lakes in May has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 47°F, rising from 56°F on the 1st to 65°F by the 31st. The month brings 1.49 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 1°C, 38 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationMammoth Lakes Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00045280
- Location37.65°N 118.96°W
- Elevation7,804 ft (2,379 m)
- Population7,124
- Jan 41° 17°
- Feb 41° 18°
- Mar 46° 22°
- Apr 51° 27°
- May 60° 35°
- Jun 70° 42°
- Jul 78° 49°
- Aug 77° 47°
- Sep 71° 40°
- Oct 61° 30°
- Nov 49° 23°
- Dec 41° 17°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Mammoth Lakes in May?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 47.4°F. May is 8.3°F warmer than April and 8.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Mammoth Lakes and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 56°F on May 1 to 65°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 44°F and 51°F.
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 56°F | 31°F | – | – |
| May 8 | 58°F | 33°F | – | – |
| May 15 | 60°F | 34°F | – | – |
| May 22 | 62°F | 36°F | – | – |
| May 31 | 65°F | 38°F | – | – |
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 | 56°F | 31°F | – | – | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 56°F | 31°F | – | – | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 56°F | 31°F | – | – | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 57°F | 32°F | – | – | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 57°F | 32°F | – | – | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 57°F | 32°F | – | – | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 58°F | 32°F | – | – | 14 h |
| May 8 | 58°F | 33°F | – | – | 14 h |
| May 9 | 58°F | 33°F | – | – | 14 h |
| May 10 | 59°F | 33°F | – | – | 14 h |
| May 11 | 59°F | 33°F | – | – | 14 h |
| May 12 | 59°F | 34°F | – | – | 14 h |
| May 13 | 60°F | 34°F | – | – | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 60°F | 34°F | – | – | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 60°F | 34°F | – | – | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 61°F | 35°F | – | – | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 61°F | 35°F | – | – | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 61°F | 35°F | – | – | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 61°F | 35°F | – | – | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 62°F | 36°F | – | – | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 62°F | 36°F | – | – | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 62°F | 36°F | – | – | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 63°F | 36°F | – | – | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 63°F | 36°F | – | – | 14 h 20 min |
| May 25 | 63°F | 37°F | – | – | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 64°F | 37°F | – | – | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 64°F | 37°F | – | – | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 64°F | 37°F | – | – | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 65°F | 37°F | – | – | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 65°F | 38°F | – | – | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 65°F | 38°F | – | – | 14 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 60°FMay average
- Normal low
- 35°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.49 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 30 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00045280; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Mammoth Lakes in May?
In a normal May in Mammoth Lakes, 14 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00045280.
How does May in Mammoth Lakes 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; Mammoth Lakes's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.