Pismo Beach weather in May: Pismo Beach, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Pismo Beach in May has a normal high of 72°F and a normal low of 50°F, a daily mean of 61°F, holding near 72°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 2 days in a normal May, 0.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 22°C and low of 10°C, 12 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPismo Beach
- Station IDUSC00046943
- Location35.16°N 120.68°W
- Elevation39 ft (12 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population7,984
- Jan 65° 44°
- Feb 65° 44°
- Mar 68° 46°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 71° 51°
- Jul 70° 54°
- Aug 71° 55°
- Sep 72° 54°
- Oct 73° 53°
- Nov 69° 46°
- Dec 65° 44°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Pismo Beach in May?
The normal high is 72°F and the normal low 50°F, for a daily mean of 60.9°F. May is 1.9°F warmer than April and 0.1°F cooler than June. May is the 6th warmest month of the year in Pismo Beach and the 8th wettest. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 58°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 10%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 72°F | 49°F | 10% | 5% |
| May 8 | 73°F | 49°F | 8% | 4% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 49°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 14, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 72°F | 49°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 72°F | 49°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 72°F | 49°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 72°F | 49°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 72°F | 49°F | 9% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 72°F | 49°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 72°F | 49°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 73°F | 49°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 73°F | 49°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 73°F | 49°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 73°F | 49°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 73°F | 49°F | 7% | 4% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 73°F | 49°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 73°F | 49°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 73°F | 49°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 73°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 73°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 73°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 73°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 73°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 73°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 72°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 72°F | 50°F | 7% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 3% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 72°F | 50°F | 6% | 2% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 72°FMay average
- Normal low
- 50°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 20.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 15
- Days at 80°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 91%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00046943; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Pismo Beach 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, 0.46 in falls on 2 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Pismo Beach, 1 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00046943.
What are the records for May in Pismo Beach?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1949) is 100°F, on May 15, 1970; the coldest is 30°F, on May 23, 1988. The wettest May brought 3.62 in (1998).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00046943. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Pismo 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; Pismo Beach's is 72°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.