Salinas climate

Salinas Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Salinas, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 30°C on May 1 to 29°C on May 31, and lows from 18°C to 16°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 12 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Salinas, in °C, with the record for each date.10152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
12 mm
Reanalysis high
35°CMay 1, 2012
Reanalysis low
11°CMay 27, 2002
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 11 h 14 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
15°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 130°C18°C35°C 201213°C 201414%
May 230°C18°C35°C 199814°C 201414%
May 330°C17°C33°C 199313°C 200513%
May 430°C17°C35°C 200213°C 200512%
May 530°C17°C34°C 199814°C 200511%
May 630°C17°C34°C 199315°C 200511%
May 730°C17°C34°C 201913°C 199610%
May 830°C17°C33°C 200113°C 199710%
May 930°C17°C34°C 200114°C 201110%
May 1030°C17°C34°C 200113°C 202010%
May 1130°C17°C34°C 201612°C 20119%
May 1230°C17°C34°C 201614°C 19979%
May 1330°C17°C34°C 201211°C 201410%
May 1430°C17°C33°C 199314°C 200710%
May 1530°C17°C35°C 201713°C 199910%
May 1630°C17°C35°C 199612°C 20009%
May 1729°C17°C33°C 199613°C 20069%
May 1829°C17°C34°C 201612°C 20069%
May 1929°C17°C33°C 200212°C 20069%
May 2029°C17°C33°C 200212°C 20069%
May 2129°C17°C34°C 200213°C 20068%
May 2229°C17°C34°C 200512°C 19998%
May 2329°C17°C34°C 201412°C 20068%
May 2429°C16°C34°C 201413°C 19937%
May 2529°C16°C34°C 201912°C 19936%
May 2629°C16°C33°C 201912°C 19937%
May 2729°C16°C33°C 201411°C 20027%
May 2829°C16°C34°C 199812°C 20206%
May 2929°C16°C33°C 201511°C 20206%
May 3029°C16°C33°C 199813°C 20206%
May 3129°C16°C33°C 201613°C 20065%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Salinas, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-3).

May 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 5:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.