Newport Beach weather in May: Newport Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Newport Beach in May has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 58°F, a daily mean of 63°F, holding near 67°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 0.18 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 15°C, 5 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationNewport Beach Harbor
- Station IDUSC00046175
- Location33.60°N 117.88°W
- Elevation10 ft (3 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population82,970
- Jan 65° 50°
- Feb 63° 51°
- Mar 65° 53°
- Apr 66° 55°
- May 67° 58°
- Jun 68° 62°
- Jul 72° 65°
- Aug 73° 66°
- Sep 74° 64°
- Oct 73° 60°
- Nov 68° 55°
- Dec 64° 50°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Newport Beach in May?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 58°F, for a daily mean of 62.5°F. May is 2.0°F warmer than April and 2.4°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Newport Beach and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 66°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 61°F and 64°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 6%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 66°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 57°F | 5% | 2% |
| May 15 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% |
| May 22 | 67°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% |
| May 31 | 67°F | 60°F | 3% | 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 | 66°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 67°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 67°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 67°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 67°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 67°F | 57°F | 6% | 3% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 67°F | 57°F | 6% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 67°F | 57°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 67°F | 58°F | 5% | 2% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 67°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 67°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 67°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 67°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 67°F | 59°F | 5% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 67°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 67°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 67°F | 59°F | 4% | 2% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 67°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 67°F | 59°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 67°F | 60°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 67°F | 60°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 67°F | 60°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 67°F | 60°F | 4% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 67°F | 60°F | 3% | 1% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 67°FMay average
- Normal low
- 58°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.18 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 83%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046175; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Newport Beach in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 5% on average, highest around May 1 (6%). In all, 0.18 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046175.
What are the records for May in Newport Beach?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1921) is 95°F, on May 14, 2014; the coldest is 39°F, on May 1, 2000. The wettest May brought 2.73 in (1921).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 62.5°F: 2021 62.3°F (−0.2), 2023 61.2°F (−1.3), 2024 61.2°F (−1.3), 2025 63.2°F (+0.7), 2026 63.9°F (+1.4). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 62.3°F | −0.2°F | 0.04 in |
| 2023 | 61.2°F | −1.3°F | 0.68 in |
| 2024 | 61.2°F | −1.3°F | 0.02 in |
| 2025 | 63.2°F | +0.7°F | 0.01 in |
| 2026 | 63.9°F | +1.4°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046175; recent months: ACIS, station USC00046175. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Newport 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; Newport Beach's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.