Santa Maria climate

Santa Maria Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 19°C on May 31, and lows from 12°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 132 mm over about 10 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Santa Maria, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
21°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
132 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 1, 1995
Reanalysis low
-1°CMay 31, 2008
Daylight
10 h 56 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
12°C
Wind
7.6 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 123°C12°C30°C 19954°C 201234%
May 223°C12°C30°C 20134°C 199233%
May 323°C12°C29°C 20137°C 200332%
May 423°C12°C29°C 20186°C 201532%
May 523°C12°C29°C 20056°C 201532%
May 622°C12°C28°C 20075°C 199334%
May 722°C12°C28°C 19945°C 200034%
May 822°C12°C29°C 19934°C 201334%
May 922°C11°C29°C 20123°C 200733%
May 1022°C11°C29°C 20096°C 200832%
May 1122°C11°C30°C 20097°C 199131%
May 1221°C11°C28°C 20027°C 200130%
May 1321°C11°C28°C 20055°C 200131%
May 1421°C11°C28°C 20053°C 200132%
May 1521°C11°C27°C 20025°C 199332%
May 1621°C11°C27°C 19973°C 201333%
May 1721°C11°C27°C 19971°C 201334%
May 1821°C11°C26°C 20063°C 200734%
May 1921°C11°C28°C 20082°C 200733%
May 2021°C10°C29°C 20082°C 199232%
May 2120°C10°C28°C 20084°C 199532%
May 2220°C10°C30°C 20082°C 200633%
May 2320°C10°C28°C 20090°C 200633%
May 2420°C10°C27°C 19943°C 201634%
May 2520°C10°C26°C 19941°C 200733%
May 2620°C10°C27°C 19913°C 199733%
May 2720°C10°C28°C 19911°C 199333%
May 2819°C10°C29°C 19911°C 199332%
May 2919°C9°C28°C 19910°C 200732%
May 3019°C9°C28°C 19910°C 200833%
May 3119°C9°C26°C 2001-1°C 200833%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Santa Maria, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 5:44 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 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.