Mesa weather in May: Mesa, Arizona: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May

Mesa in May has a normal high of 94°F and a normal low of 62°F, a daily mean of 78°F, rising from 89°F on the 1st to 100°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 1 days in a normal May, 0.16 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 35°C and low of 16°C, 4 mm of precipitation in May.

  • NOAA stationEast Mesa
  • Station IDUSC00022782
  • Location33.42°N 111.64°W
  • Elevation1,518 ft (463 m)
  • From the center4 miles
  • Population517,151
  1. Jan 68° 41°
  2. Feb 70° 43°
  3. Mar 77° 48°
  4. Apr 85° 53°
  5. May 94° 62°
  6. Jun 104° 71°
  7. Jul 106° 79°
  8. Aug 105° 78°
  9. Sep 100° 71°
  10. Oct 90° 59°
  11. Nov 77° 48°
  12. Dec 66° 40°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Mesa in May?

The normal high is 94°F and the normal low 62°F, for a daily mean of 78.0°F. May is 8.7°F warmer than April and 9.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Mesa and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 89°F on May 1 to 100°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 75°F and 81°F.

Mesa in May, day by day: normal high and low

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 4%).

Normal high and low on five days of May, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
May 189°F57°F4%2%
May 892°F60°F4%2%
May 1594°F61°F4%2%
May 2297°F63°F4%2%
May 31100°F66°F3%2%
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
Mesa: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of May
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
May 189°F57°F4%2%13 h 30 min
May 290°F58°F4%2%13 h 30 min
May 390°F58°F4%2%13 h 30 min
May 490°F58°F4%2%13 h 30 min
May 591°F59°F4%2%13 h 40 min
May 691°F59°F4%2%13 h 40 min
May 791°F59°F4%2%13 h 40 min
May 892°F60°F4%2%13 h 40 min
May 992°F60°F4%2%13 h 40 min
May 1092°F60°F4%2%13 h 40 min
May 1193°F60°F4%2%13 h 50 min
May 1293°F61°F4%2%13 h 50 min
May 1393°F61°F4%2%13 h 50 min
May 1494°F61°F4%2%13 h 50 min
May 1594°F61°F4%2%13 h 50 min
May 1694°F62°F4%2%13 h 50 min
May 1795°F62°F4%2%13 h 50 min
May 1895°F62°F4%2%14 h
May 1995°F62°F4%2%14 h
May 2096°F63°F4%2%14 h
May 2196°F63°F4%2%14 h
May 2297°F63°F4%2%14 h
May 2397°F64°F3%2%14 h
May 2497°F64°F3%2%14 h
May 2598°F64°F3%2%14 h 10 min
May 2698°F64°F3%2%14 h 10 min
May 2798°F65°F3%2%14 h 10 min
May 2899°F65°F3%2%14 h 10 min
May 2999°F65°F3%2%14 h 10 min
May 30100°F65°F3%2%14 h 10 min
May 31100°F66°F3%2%14 h 10 min
Normal high
94°FMay average
Normal low
62°FMay average
Precipitation
0.16 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
10.01 inch or more
Days at 90°F or more
24
Daylight
13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
Days at 70°F or more
31
Days at 80°F or more
30
Sunshine
95%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00022782; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Mesa in May?

On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 4% on average, highest around May 1 (4%). In all, 0.16 in falls on 1 days of a normal May.

In a normal May in Mesa, 24 days reach 90°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00022782.

What are the records for May in Mesa?

The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 2002) is 112°F, on May 28, 2003; the coldest is 46°F, on May 24, 2010. The wettest May brought 1.33 in (2008).

The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 78.0°F: 2021 79.2°F (+1.2), 2022 79.6°F (+1.6), 2023 78.5°F (+0.5), 2024 78.7°F (+0.7), 2025 79.5°F (+1.5), 2026 80.7°F (+2.7). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Mesa: May in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
MayMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202179.2°F+1.2°F0.00 in
202279.6°F+1.6°F0.00 in
202378.5°F+0.5°F0.03 in
202478.7°F+0.7°F0.00 in
202579.5°F+1.5°F0.00 in
202680.7°F+2.7°F0.00 in

Source: records: ACIS, station USC00022782; recent months: ACIS, station USC00022782. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does May in Mesa compare across Arizona?

Across the 97 places PlainClimate covers in Arizona, May normal highs run from 66°F in Greer to 98°F in Gila Bend; Mesa's is 94°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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