Truckee weather in May: Truckee, California: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Truckee in May has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 48°F, rising from 59°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal May, 1.49 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 0°C, 38 mm of precipitation and 10 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationTruckee Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00049043
- Location39.33°N 120.17°W
- Elevation5,823 ft (1,775 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population17,240
- Jan 42° 16°
- Feb 45° 18°
- Mar 50° 21°
- Apr 55° 25°
- May 64° 31°
- Jun 75° 36°
- Jul 84° 41°
- Aug 84° 40°
- Sep 76° 34°
- Oct 65° 28°
- Nov 51° 21°
- Dec 41° 15°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Truckee in May?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 47.8°F. May is 7.8°F warmer than April and 7.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Truckee and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 59°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 45°F and 51°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 29%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 59°F | 28°F | 29% | 15% |
| May 8 | 61°F | 30°F | 26% | 14% |
| May 15 | 64°F | 32°F | 23% | 13% |
| May 22 | 67°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% |
| May 31 | 70°F | 34°F | 16% | 9% |
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 | 59°F | 28°F | 29% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 59°F | 29°F | 28% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 59°F | 29°F | 28% | 15% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 60°F | 29°F | 28% | 14% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 60°F | 29°F | 27% | 14% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 60°F | 30°F | 27% | 14% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 61°F | 30°F | 27% | 14% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 61°F | 30°F | 26% | 14% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 62°F | 30°F | 26% | 13% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 62°F | 30°F | 25% | 13% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 62°F | 31°F | 25% | 13% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 63°F | 31°F | 25% | 13% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 63°F | 31°F | 24% | 13% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 64°F | 31°F | 24% | 13% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 64°F | 32°F | 23% | 13% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 64°F | 32°F | 23% | 12% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 65°F | 32°F | 23% | 12% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 65°F | 32°F | 22% | 12% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 66°F | 32°F | 22% | 12% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 66°F | 32°F | 21% | 12% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 66°F | 33°F | 21% | 12% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 67°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 67°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 68°F | 33°F | 20% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 68°F | 33°F | 19% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 68°F | 33°F | 19% | 11% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 69°F | 33°F | 18% | 10% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 69°F | 33°F | 18% | 10% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 69°F | 34°F | 17% | 10% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 70°F | 34°F | 17% | 10% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 70°F | 34°F | 16% | 9% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FMay average
- Normal low
- 31°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.49 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 15
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 3
- Sunshine
- 82%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00049043; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Truckee in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around May 1 (29%). In all, 1.49 in falls on 7 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Truckee, 15 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 4.1 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal May, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00049043.
What are the records for May in Truckee?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1904) is 92°F, on May 29, 1910; the coldest is 10°F, on May 2, 1915. The wettest May brought 4.17 in (1996); the snowiest, 24.0 inches (1964).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00049043. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Truckee 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; Truckee's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.