Sedona weather in May: Sedona, Arizona: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Sedona in May has a normal high of 84°F and a normal low of 53°F, a daily mean of 68°F, rising from 79°F on the 1st to 89°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal May, 0.68 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 12°C, 17 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationSedona
- Station IDUSC00027708
- Location34.90°N 111.76°W
- Elevation4,220 ft (1,286 m)
- Population9,778
- Jan 58° 34°
- Feb 61° 36°
- Mar 68° 40°
- Apr 75° 44°
- May 84° 53°
- Jun 94° 61°
- Jul 97° 68°
- Aug 94° 67°
- Sep 89° 61°
- Oct 79° 51°
- Nov 67° 41°
- Dec 58° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Sedona in May?
The normal high is 84°F and the normal low 53°F, for a daily mean of 68.4°F. May is 9.0°F warmer than April and 9.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Sedona and the 11th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 79°F on May 1 to 89°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 65°F and 72°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 9%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 79°F | 49°F | 8% | 5% |
| May 8 | 81°F | 51°F | 8% | 5% |
| May 15 | 83°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% |
| May 22 | 86°F | 55°F | 9% | 6% |
| May 31 | 89°F | 57°F | 8% | 5% |
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 | 79°F | 49°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 79°F | 49°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 79°F | 49°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 79°F | 50°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 80°F | 50°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 80°F | 50°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 80°F | 51°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 81°F | 51°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 81°F | 51°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 81°F | 52°F | 8% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 82°F | 52°F | 8% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 82°F | 52°F | 9% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 82°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 83°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 83°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 84°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 84°F | 54°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 84°F | 54°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 19 | 85°F | 54°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 85°F | 55°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 86°F | 55°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 86°F | 55°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 86°F | 55°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 87°F | 56°F | 9% | 6% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 87°F | 56°F | 8% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 26 | 88°F | 56°F | 8% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 27 | 88°F | 56°F | 8% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 28 | 88°F | 57°F | 8% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 89°F | 57°F | 8% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 89°F | 57°F | 8% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 89°F | 57°F | 8% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 84°FMay average
- Normal low
- 53°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.68 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 7
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 22
- Sunshine
- 91%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00027708; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Sedona in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 8% on average, highest around May 17 (9%). In all, 0.68 in falls on 3 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Sedona, 7 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00027708.
How does May in Sedona 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; Sedona's is 84°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.