Palm Springs weather in May: Palm Springs, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Palm Springs in May has a normal high of 95°F and a normal low of 66°F, a daily mean of 80°F, rising from 90°F on the 1st to 99°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 1 days in a normal May, 0.02 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 35°C and low of 19°C, 1 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPalm Springs Asos
- Station IDUSW00093138
- Location33.83°N 116.51°W
- Elevation421 ft (128 m)
- Population45,453
- Jan 71° 48°
- Feb 74° 50°
- Mar 81° 54°
- Apr 87° 59°
- May 95° 66°
- Jun 104° 73°
- Jul 109° 79°
- Aug 108° 80°
- Sep 102° 74°
- Oct 91° 65°
- Nov 79° 53°
- Dec 69° 46°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Palm Springs in May?
The normal high is 95°F and the normal low 66°F, for a daily mean of 80.3°F. May is 7.4°F warmer than April and 7.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Palm Springs and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 90°F on May 1 to 99°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 77°F and 84°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 3%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 90°F | 63°F | 3% | 0% |
| May 8 | 92°F | 64°F | 2% | 0% |
| May 15 | 94°F | 66°F | 2% | 0% |
| May 22 | 97°F | 67°F | 2% | 0% |
| May 31 | 99°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% |
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 | 90°F | 63°F | 3% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 91°F | 63°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 91°F | 63°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 91°F | 63°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 91°F | 64°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 92°F | 64°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 92°F | 64°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 92°F | 64°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 93°F | 65°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 93°F | 65°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 93°F | 65°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 94°F | 65°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 94°F | 65°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 94°F | 66°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 94°F | 66°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 95°F | 66°F | 2% | 0% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 95°F | 66°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 95°F | 66°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 96°F | 67°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 96°F | 67°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 96°F | 67°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 97°F | 67°F | 2% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 97°F | 67°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 97°F | 68°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 97°F | 68°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 98°F | 68°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 98°F | 68°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 98°F | 68°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 99°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 99°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 99°F | 69°F | 1% | 0% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 95°FMay average
- Normal low
- 66°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.02 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 10.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 22
- 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
- 29
- Sunshine
- 93%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00093138; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Palm Springs in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 2% on average, highest around May 1 (3%). In all, 0.02 in falls on 1 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Palm Springs, 22 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00093138.
What are the records for May in Palm Springs?
The warmest May temperature on Palm Springs's official record (since 1922) is 116°F, on May 28, 1983; the coldest is 36°F, on May 7, 1964. The wettest May brought 1.11 in (1976).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 80.3°F: 2021 81.6°F (+1.3), 2022 81.7°F (+1.4), 2023 78.5°F (−1.8), 2024 80.8°F (+0.5), 2025 81.9°F (+1.6), 2026 79.3°F (−1.0). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81.6°F | +1.3°F | 0.00 in |
| 2022 | 81.7°F | +1.4°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 78.5°F | −1.8°F | 0.00 in |
| 2024 | 80.8°F | +0.5°F | 0.00 in |
| 2025 | 81.9°F | +1.6°F | 0.11 in |
| 2026 | 79.3°F | −1.0°F | 0.00 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record PSPthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00093138. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Palm Springs 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; Palm Springs's is 95°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.