San José climate

San José Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 32°C on May 1 to 31°C on May 31, and lows from 22°C to 23°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 83 mm over about 14 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at San José, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
22°C
Precipitation
83 mm
Reanalysis high
38°CMay 10, 1998
Reanalysis low
18°CMay 9, 2016
Daylight
12 h 42 min to 12 h 59 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
7.2 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 132°C22°C36°C 200319°C 199229%
May 232°C22°C36°C 200319°C 199230%
May 332°C22°C36°C 199720°C 199231%
May 432°C22°C35°C 199819°C 199232%
May 532°C22°C36°C 199819°C 201333%
May 632°C22°C36°C 199919°C 201833%
May 732°C22°C35°C 199519°C 199234%
May 832°C22°C35°C 199819°C 201636%
May 932°C22°C37°C 199818°C 201638%
May 1032°C22°C38°C 199820°C 200138%
May 1132°C22°C36°C 199520°C 200739%
May 1231°C22°C38°C 199820°C 199340%
May 1331°C22°C37°C 199821°C 201541%
May 1431°C22°C35°C 199521°C 201340%
May 1531°C22°C35°C 200820°C 201341%
May 1631°C22°C34°C 200820°C 201343%
May 1731°C22°C35°C 199520°C 199845%
May 1831°C22°C36°C 199520°C 200446%
May 1931°C22°C35°C 201120°C 199848%
May 2031°C22°C34°C 201320°C 201549%
May 2131°C22°C35°C 201320°C 200751%
May 2231°C22°C34°C 201321°C 201452%
May 2331°C22°C34°C 201621°C 200053%
May 2431°C22°C35°C 200821°C 201454%
May 2531°C22°C36°C 199721°C 201456%
May 2631°C22°C35°C 199721°C 201958%
May 2731°C22°C35°C 199421°C 200858%
May 2831°C22°C34°C 199520°C 201259%
May 2931°C22°C34°C 200619°C 199961%
May 3031°C23°C35°C 200520°C 199962%
May 3131°C23°C35°C 200521°C 200063%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at San José, in percent.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

May 1
sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 6:16 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 2026-09-28. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.