California weather in May: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In May, California's statewide normal high is 76°F and normal low 49°F; normal highs run from 58°F in Tahoma to 96°F in Needles (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 76°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 49°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 1.00 inMay
- Warmest place
- 96°Fnormal high, Needles
- Coolest place
- 58°Fnormal high, Tahoma
Where is California warmest and wettest in May?
Needles has the warmest May afternoons (96°F) and Tahoma the coolest (58°F). Downieville gets the most precipitation (3.65 in) and Brawley the least (0.01 in). The most snow falls in Truckee (4.1 inches).
Statewide, May averaged 64.5°F in 2021, 62.4°F in 2022, 62.0°F in 2023, 63.0°F in 2024, 64.4°F in 2025, 64.0°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 62.3°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 74°F | 58°F | 0.32 | – |
| San Diego | 70°F | 60°F | 0.28 | – |
| San Jose | 74°F | 52°F | 0.39 | – |
| San Francisco | 64°F | 51°F | 0.70 | – |
| Fresno | 83°F | 58°F | 0.42 | 0.0 |
| Sacramento | 80°F | 52°F | 0.75 | – |
| Long Beach | 73°F | 58°F | 0.26 | – |
| Oakland | 68°F | 52°F | 0.63 | – |
| Bakersfield | 84°F | 58°F | 0.25 | 0.0 |
| Anaheim | 78°F | 58°F | 0.41 | 0.0 |
| Stockton | 83°F | 53°F | 0.57 | – |
| Riverside | 80°F | 55°F | 0.20 | – |
| Irvine | 79°F | 56°F | 0.34 | – |
| Santa Ana | 71°F | 59°F | 0.27 | – |
| Chula Vista | 69°F | 58°F | 0.27 | 0.0 |
| Fremont | 71°F | 52°F | 0.50 | 0.0 |
| Modesto | 82°F | 54°F | 0.65 | – |
| Oxnard | 68°F | 54°F | 0.34 | – |
| Ontario | 80°F | 56°F | 0.30 | – |
| Santa Rosa | 75°F | 47°F | 1.27 | – |
| Oceanside | 70°F | 54°F | 0.30 | – |
| Lancaster | 82°F | 53°F | 0.10 | – |
| Palmdale | 82°F | 53°F | 0.13 | – |
| Salinas | 68°F | 50°F | 0.38 | – |
| Hayward | 69°F | 52°F | 0.58 | – |
| Sunnyvale | 72°F | 53°F | 0.43 | – |
| Escondido | 77°F | 56°F | 0.35 | 0.0 |
| Pomona | 78°F | 54°F | 0.22 | 0.0 |
| Visalia | 81°F | 55°F | 0.36 | 0.0 |
| Victorville | 81°F | 51°F | 0.09 | 0.0 |
| Fullerton | 76°F | 58°F | 0.30 | – |
| Torrance | 72°F | 55°F | 0.26 | 0.0 |
| Pasadena | 78°F | 54°F | 0.48 | 0.0 |
| Concord | 78°F | 53°F | 0.51 | – |
| Vallejo | 78°F | 51°F | 0.80 | – |
| Fairfield | 78°F | 52°F | 0.74 | 0.0 |
| Berkeley | 70°F | 49°F | 0.80 | 0.0 |
| Antioch | 79°F | 54°F | 0.38 | 0.0 |
| Richmond | 69°F | 52°F | 0.72 | 0.0 |
| Carlsbad | 68°F | 57°F | 0.28 | – |
| Santa Maria | 69°F | 49°F | 0.36 | – |
| Vacaville | 81°F | 51°F | 0.81 | – |
| Burbank | 76°F | 57°F | 0.29 | – |
| El Cajon | 76°F | 56°F | 0.30 | 0.0 |
| Chico | 81°F | 52°F | 1.35 | – |
| Hesperia | 82°F | 53°F | 0.15 | – |
| Tracy | 80°F | 50°F | 0.72 | – |
| Vista | 71°F | 55°F | 0.35 | – |
| Merced | 83°F | 52°F | 0.55 | – |
| Indio | 93°F | 69°F | 0.02 | 0.0 |
| Chino | 81°F | 54°F | 0.17 | – |
| Redding | 82°F | 54°F | 1.81 | 0.0 |
| Hemet | 81°F | 54°F | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| Santa Monica | 69°F | 57°F | 0.26 | – |
| Santa Barbara | 69°F | 51°F | 0.42 | – |
| Livermore | 75°F | 49°F | 0.56 | – |
| Hawthorne | 71°F | 58°F | 0.29 | – |
| Redwood City | 73°F | 50°F | 0.46 | 0.0 |
| Newport Beach | 67°F | 58°F | 0.18 | 0.0 |
| Tustin | 77°F | 55°F | 0.32 | 0.0 |
| Napa | 73°F | 48°F | 0.80 | – |
| Redlands | 80°F | 52°F | 0.35 | 0.0 |
| Lake Elsinore | 82°F | 54°F | 0.21 | 0.0 |
| Turlock | 80°F | 57°F | 0.59 | 0.0 |
| Camarillo | 72°F | 53°F | 0.33 | – |
| Madera | 84°F | 52°F | 0.47 | – |
| Lodi | 81°F | 52°F | 0.68 | 0.0 |
| Redondo Beach | 70°F | 56°F | 0.32 | – |
| Palo Alto | 73°F | 50°F | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| Davis | 81°F | 52°F | 0.73 | 0.0 |
| Porterville | 84°F | 56°F | 0.34 | – |
| Woodland | 82°F | 52°F | 0.72 | 0.0 |
| Santa Cruz | 71°F | 49°F | 0.87 | 0.0 |
| Hanford | 85°F | 54°F | 0.35 | – |
| Gilroy | 77°F | 49°F | 0.56 | 0.0 |
| San Rafael | 72°F | 51°F | 0.94 | 0.0 |
| Petaluma | 72°F | 47°F | 0.93 | 0.0 |
| San Jacinto | 80°F | 53°F | 0.47 | 0.0 |
| Delano | 83°F | 56°F | 0.38 | 0.0 |
| Watsonville | 69°F | 48°F | 0.88 | – |
| San Luis Obispo | 72°F | 48°F | 0.47 | – |
| Los Banos | 81°F | 55°F | 0.46 | 0.0 |
| Newark | 71°F | 53°F | 0.47 | 0.0 |
| Palm Springs | 95°F | 66°F | 0.02 | – |
| Hollister | 73°F | 48°F | 0.44 | 0.0 |
| El Centro | 94°F | 62°F | 0.07 | – |
| Lompoc | 69°F | 51°F | 0.34 | 0.0 |
| Culver City | 72°F | 57°F | 0.38 | 0.0 |
| San Gabriel | 76°F | 58°F | 0.48 | 0.0 |
| Pacifica | 67°F | 49°F | 1.00 | 0.0 |
| Martinez | 78°F | 46°F | 0.62 | 0.0 |
| Oildale | 83°F | 57°F | 0.32 | – |
| Los Gatos | 76°F | 49°F | 0.53 | 0.0 |
| Fallbrook | 75°F | 53°F | 0.36 | – |
| Paso Robles | 81°F | 46°F | 0.31 | 0.0 |
| Monterey | 65°F | 50°F | 0.51 | – |
| Brawley | 95°F | 61°F | 0.01 | 0.0 |
| Wasco | 86°F | 57°F | 0.27 | 0.0 |
| Lemoore | 85°F | 53°F | 0.37 | – |
| Twentynine Palms | 90°F | 63°F | 0.05 | – |
| Imperial Beach | 68°F | 57°F | 0.10 | – |
| Eureka | 60°F | 48°F | 1.66 | 0.0 |
| Barstow | 89°F | 60°F | 0.05 | 0.0 |
| Ramona | 76°F | 49°F | 0.41 | – |
| Shafter | 83°F | 52°F | 0.32 | – |
| Corcoran | 85°F | 54°F | – | – |
| Laguna Beach | 75°F | 55°F | 0.20 | 0.0 |
| Imperial | 93°F | 63°F | 0.06 | 0.0 |
| Yucca Valley | 82°F | 52°F | 0.06 | 0.0 |
| Stevenson Ranch | 81°F | 54°F | 0.30 | 0.0 |
| South Lake Tahoe | 62°F | 33°F | 1.32 | – |
| Oroville | 81°F | 55°F | 1.05 | – |
| Arcata | 60°F | 46°F | 2.10 | – |
| Blythe | 96°F | 65°F | 0.05 | – |
| Truckee | 64°F | 31°F | 1.49 | 4.1 |
| Coalinga | 87°F | 56°F | 0.32 | 0.0 |
| Clearlake | 73°F | 45°F | 1.16 | 0.0 |
| Ukiah | 78°F | 48°F | 1.18 | – |
| Alpine | 74°F | 51°F | 0.57 | – |
| Red Bluff | 82°F | 55°F | 1.25 | – |
| Grass Valley | 71°F | 47°F | 2.48 | 0.0 |
| King City | 78°F | 48°F | 0.35 | 0.0 |
| Auburn | 77°F | 52°F | 1.65 | – |
| Marysville | 82°F | 52°F | 0.93 | – |
| Lindsay | 83°F | 52°F | 0.49 | 0.0 |
| Susanville | 69°F | 40°F | 0.82 | – |
| Newman | 88°F | 52°F | 0.45 | 0.0 |
| Half Moon Bay | 62°F | 48°F | 0.96 | 0.0 |
| Healdsburg | 79°F | 50°F | 1.60 | 0.0 |
| Tehachapi | 69°F | 44°F | 0.39 | – |
| Lake Arrowhead | 67°F | 41°F | 1.15 | 0.8 |
| Placerville | 76°F | 48°F | – | – |
| Sonoma | 75°F | 48°F | 1.03 | 0.0 |
| Morro Bay | 67°F | 52°F | 0.42 | 0.0 |
| Valley Center | 77°F | 49°F | 0.43 | – |
| Paradise | 75°F | 54°F | 2.35 | 0.0 |
| Cloverdale | 82°F | 50°F | 1.51 | 0.0 |
| Orland | 81°F | 53°F | 1.13 | 0.0 |
| Pismo Beach | 72°F | 50°F | 0.46 | 0.0 |
| Winters | 83°F | 53°F | 0.80 | 0.0 |
| Yreka | 74°F | 43°F | 1.32 | 0.0 |
| Ojai | 77°F | 46°F | 0.54 | 0.0 |
| Kentfield | 74°F | 50°F | 1.40 | 0.0 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 60°F | 35°F | 1.49 | – |
| Fort Bragg | 60°F | 45°F | 1.57 | 0.0 |
| Mecca | 95°F | 66°F | 0.01 | 0.0 |
| Taft | 84°F | 56°F | 0.41 | 0.0 |
| Ben Lomond | 80°F | 46°F | 1.24 | 0.0 |
| Joshua Tree | 86°F | 54°F | 0.11 | 0.0 |
| Colusa | 81°F | 53°F | 0.84 | 0.0 |
| Crescent City | 59°F | 47°F | 2.48 | – |
| Willows | 83°F | 54°F | 1.20 | – |
| St. Helena | 78°F | 51°F | 1.31 | 0.0 |
| Woodside | 78°F | 47°F | – | – |
| Big Bear Lake | 66°F | 37°F | 0.42 | 0.6 |
| Calistoga | 77°F | 49°F | 1.37 | 0.0 |
| Wrightwood | 69°F | 39°F | 0.79 | 1.6 |
| Sonora | 76°F | 46°F | 1.54 | 0.0 |
| Willits | 69°F | 40°F | 1.78 | – |
| Needles | 96°F | 70°F | 0.07 | 0.0 |
| Mojave | 81°F | 53°F | 0.13 | 0.0 |
| Morongo Valley | 80°F | 54°F | 0.07 | – |
| Bishop | 83°F | 44°F | 0.23 | – |
| Avalon | 67°F | 52°F | 0.36 | – |
| Weaverville | 77°F | 42°F | 1.86 | 0.0 |
| Nevada City | 71°F | 47°F | 2.88 | 0.0 |
| Mount Shasta | 69°F | 41°F | 2.10 | – |
| Auberry | 77°F | 53°F | 1.01 | 0.0 |
| Burney | 72°F | 37°F | 1.85 | 0.2 |
| Angwin | 73°F | 47°F | 1.56 | – |
| Campo | 76°F | 42°F | 0.30 | – |
| Alturas | 68°F | 37°F | 1.26 | – |
| Georgetown | 72°F | 48°F | 2.49 | – |
| Three Rivers | 82°F | 51°F | 0.98 | 0.0 |
| Portola | 67°F | 35°F | 1.15 | 0.2 |
| Colfax | 74°F | 49°F | 2.27 | 0.0 |
| Chester | 67°F | 37°F | 1.90 | 0.2 |
| Graton | 75°F | 46°F | 1.41 | 0.0 |
| Dunsmuir | 73°F | 44°F | 2.83 | 0.0 |
| Quincy | 71°F | 39°F | 1.94 | 0.0 |
| Covelo | 75°F | 43°F | 1.64 | 0.0 |
| Julian | 69°F | 47°F | 0.82 | 0.0 |
| Shasta | 79°F | 55°F | 2.93 | – |
| Buttonwillow | 84°F | 56°F | 0.27 | 0.0 |
| Montague | 74°F | 41°F | 1.05 | – |
| Occidental | 70°F | 48°F | 2.01 | – |
| Tahoma | 58°F | 34°F | 2.02 | – |
| Inyokern | 86°F | 54°F | 0.04 | 0.0 |
| Kettleman City | 84°F | 55°F | 0.37 | – |
| Independence | 85°F | 53°F | 0.13 | – |
| McCloud | 72°F | 39°F | 2.47 | – |
| Tulelake | 69°F | 37°F | 1.11 | 0.1 |
| Klamath | 61°F | 47°F | 3.59 | 0.0 |
| Shelter Cove | 65°F | 49°F | – | – |
| Cedarville | 69°F | 41°F | 1.35 | 0.0 |
| Doyle | 70°F | 40°F | 1.12 | 0.0 |
| Groveland | 73°F | 44°F | 2.24 | 0.0 |
| Potter Valley | 79°F | 45°F | 1.86 | 0.0 |
| Scotia | 64°F | 49°F | 1.91 | – |
| Lee Vining | 66°F | 40°F | 0.73 | 1.6 |
| New Cuyama | 80°F | 45°F | 0.28 | – |
| Dobbins | 76°F | 47°F | 2.38 | – |
| Baker | 93°F | 62°F | 0.25 | 0.0 |
| Lemon Cove | 86°F | 54°F | 0.62 | 0.0 |
| Bridgeport | 67°F | 32°F | 0.68 | 0.8 |
| Friant | 83°F | 50°F | 0.51 | 0.0 |
| Bodega | 58°F | 48°F | 1.16 | – |
| Orick | 61°F | 43°F | – | – |
| Canby | 69°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Downieville | 72°F | 42°F | 3.65 | 0.1 |
| Fort Bidwell | 66°F | 40°F | 1.47 | 0.5 |
| Mount Laguna | 68°F | 46°F | 0.40 | – |
| Mineral | 63°F | 35°F | 2.76 | – |
| Randsburg | 84°F | 54°F | 0.14 | 0.0 |
| Adin | 71°F | 39°F | 1.74 | 0.8 |
| Hat Creek | 74°F | 38°F | 1.48 | 0.0 |
| Verdi | 65°F | 40°F | 1.34 | – |
| Glennville | 72°F | 41°F | 0.83 | 0.0 |
| Ash Mountain | 79°F | 54°F | 1.23 | 0.0 |
| Balch Power House | 77°F | 54°F | 1.41 | – |
| Big Bar (4 mi E) | 78°F | 44°F | 1.67 | 0.0 |
| Big Sur Station | 71°F | 46°F | 1.15 | 0.0 |
| Blue Canyon Airport | 61°F | 46°F | 4.11 | – |
| Boca | 67°F | 31°F | 1.35 | 1.2 |
| Bodie California St Historic P | 61°F | 25°F | 1.14 | 4.5 |
| Borrego Desert Park | 93°F | 62°F | 0.05 | 0.0 |
| Bowman Dam | 64°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Cachuma Lake | 80°F | 43°F | 0.54 | 0.0 |
| Calaveras Big Trees | 63°F | 42°F | 2.79 | 2.2 |
| Callahan | 73°F | 40°F | 1.55 | 0.0 |
| Camp Pardee | 79°F | 53°F | 1.28 | 0.0 |
| Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Air Station | 72°F | 53°F | – | – |
| Canyon Dam | 68°F | 39°F | 1.94 | 0.5 |
| Carmel Valley | 71°F | 46°F | 0.54 | – |
| Cecilville | 75°F | 42°F | – | – |
| Cherry Valley Dam | 70°F | 44°F | 2.57 | 1.1 |
| China Lake Naf | 88°F | 56°F | 0.10 | – |
| Chiriaco Summit | 89°F | 58°F | 0.09 | – |
| Concord Wastewater Treatment Plant | 78°F | 53°F | 0.61 | 0.0 |
| Copco #1 Dam | 74°F | 42°F | 1.40 | 0.0 |
| Cuyamaca | 67°F | 44°F | 1.06 | 0.1 |
| De Sabla | 74°F | 47°F | 3.10 | 0.0 |
| Death Valley National Park | 101°F | 75°F | 0.03 | 0.0 |
| Desert Resorts Regional Airport | 95°F | 63°F | 0.01 | 0.0 |
| Donner Mem State Park | 63°F | 33°F | 2.13 | 3.4 |
| Eagle Mountain | 90°F | 69°F | 0.07 | 0.0 |
| East Park Reservoir | 78°F | 48°F | 0.93 | 0.0 |
| El Capitan Dam | 83°F | 51°F | 0.54 | 0.0 |
| El Mirage | 81°F | 50°F | 0.20 | 0.0 |
| Fairmont | 76°F | 53°F | 0.37 | 0.0 |
| Five Points (5 mi SSW) | 86°F | 54°F | – | – |
| Fort Ross | 62°F | 45°F | 1.60 | – |
| Getty Center | 73°F | 54°F | 0.45 | 0.0 |
| Gibraltar Dam #2 | 80°F | 46°F | 0.68 | – |
| Grant Grove | 60°F | 38°F | 1.37 | 4.9 |
| Grizzly Creek State Park | 65°F | 48°F | 2.11 | 0.0 |
| Haiwee | 78°F | 47°F | 0.21 | – |
| Hayfield Pumping Plant | 92°F | 60°F | 0.10 | 0.0 |
| Hearst Castle | 69°F | 52°F | 0.71 | 0.0 |
| Henshaw Dam | 75°F | 43°F | 0.70 | – |
| Hetch Hetchy | 69°F | 46°F | 2.36 | 0.1 |
| Huntington Lake | 56°F | 36°F | 2.42 | – |
| Idyllwild Fire Dept | 71°F | 41°F | 0.65 | 0.5 |
| Iron Mountain | 95°F | 69°F | – | – |
| Jess Valley | 64°F | 34°F | 2.77 | 4.2 |
| Johnson Valley | 82°F | 54°F | 0.16 | – |
| Kern River Powerhouse 3 | 80°F | 48°F | 0.43 | – |
| Lake Solano | 82°F | 53°F | – | – |
| Lake Spaulding | 64°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Lava Beds Nat Mon | 66°F | 38°F | 1.37 | 1.0 |
| Lodgepole | 58°F | 33°F | 2.05 | 6.0 |
| Loraine (5 mi NNE) | 72°F | 43°F | 0.84 | – |
| Manzanita Lake | 61°F | 35°F | 2.90 | – |
| Markley Cove | 79°F | 49°F | 1.01 | 0.0 |
| Mitchell Caverns | 77°F | 58°F | 0.16 | 0.0 |
| Mount Diablo Junction | 68°F | 49°F | 1.13 | 0.0 |
| Mount Hamilton | 62°F | 47°F | 1.30 | 0.0 |
| Mount Wilson CBS | 70°F | 48°F | 1.05 | – |
| Napa State Hospital | 77°F | 50°F | 1.08 | 0.0 |
| New Melones Dam Headquarters | 79°F | 52°F | 1.48 | 0.0 |
| North Fork Ranger Station | 77°F | 45°F | 1.42 | – |
| North Island Naval Air Station | 69°F | 59°F | 0.45 | 0.0 |
| Northridge Cal State | 78°F | 56°F | 0.37 | 0.0 |
| Oakland Museum | 69°F | 53°F | 0.75 | 0.0 |
| Oceanside Marina | 65°F | 58°F | 0.28 | 0.0 |
| Ocotillo Wells (2 mi W) | 94°F | 69°F | 0.03 | – |
| Orleans | 77°F | 48°F | 2.25 | 0.0 |
| Pacific House | 72°F | 42°F | 3.17 | 0.6 |
| Paicines (4 mi W) | 76°F | 43°F | – | – |
| Palomar Mountain Obsy | 69°F | 48°F | 0.89 | 0.0 |
| Parker Resrvoir | 94°F | 68°F | 0.08 | 0.0 |
| Pearblossom | 84°F | 53°F | 0.25 | 0.0 |
| Pinnacles National Monument | 80°F | 43°F | 0.57 | 0.0 |
| Point Mugu NF | 68°F | 52°F | 0.38 | – |
| Priest Valley | 79°F | 41°F | 0.67 | 0.0 |
| Rancho Bernardo | 72°F | 55°F | 0.38 | – |
| Richardson Grove State Park | 72°F | 47°F | 1.92 | 0.0 |
| Sacramento Metro Airport | 81°F | 52°F | 0.63 | – |
| Sagehen Creek | 62°F | 28°F | – | – |
| San Diego Miramar Naval Air Station | 72°F | 57°F | 0.28 | – |
| San Diego Montgomery Field | 72°F | 57°F | 0.28 | – |
| San Diego Seaworld | 67°F | 58°F | 0.28 | – |
| San Francisco Oceanside | 60°F | 51°F | 0.64 | 0.0 |
| San Gregorio (2 mi SE) | 64°F | 46°F | 0.91 | 0.0 |
| San Luis Dam | 80°F | 56°F | 0.74 | 0.0 |
| San Luis Obispo Poly | 72°F | 49°F | 0.51 | 0.0 |
| San Pasqual Animal Park | 79°F | 53°F | 0.42 | 0.0 |
| Sandberg | 70°F | 49°F | 0.41 | – |
| Santa Ana Fire Station | 75°F | 58°F | 0.29 | 0.0 |
| Santa Monica Pier | 63°F | 56°F | 0.23 | 0.0 |
| Skyline Ridge Preserve | 67°F | 47°F | 1.29 | – |
| So Entrance Yosemite National Park | 63°F | 37°F | 1.92 | – |
| South Lake FS | 82°F | 52°F | – | – |
| Stony Gorge Reservoir | 80°F | 48°F | 1.07 | 0.0 |
| Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW) | 98°F | 73°F | 0.10 | – |
| Strawberry Valley | 68°F | 42°F | 4.00 | 0.6 |
| Sutter Hill Fire Station | 75°F | 51°F | 1.69 | – |
| Tahoe City | 59°F | 34°F | 1.57 | 2.8 |
| Trinity River Hatchery | 77°F | 44°F | 1.69 | 0.0 |
| Trona | 90°F | 59°F | 0.07 | 0.0 |
| Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Station | 54°F | 27°F | 1.70 | – |
| Twitchell Dam | 70°F | 48°F | 0.55 | 0.0 |
| U C L A | 70°F | 56°F | 0.42 | 0.0 |
| Van Nuys Airport | 79°F | 56°F | 0.29 | – |
| Watsonville Water Works | 69°F | 49°F | 0.58 | 0.0 |
| Whiskeytown Reservoir | 79°F | 55°F | 3.10 | – |
| Woodland Hills Pierce College | 82°F | 53°F | 0.36 | 0.0 |
| Yosemite Park Headquarters | 71°F | 45°F | 1.92 | – |
| Yosemite Village (12 mi W) | 58°F | 43°F | 2.40 | – |
| Yucca Mesa | 82°F | 55°F | 0.10 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.