San Jose climate

San Jose Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around San Jose, 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 30°C on May 31, and lows from 26°C to 27°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 133 mm over about 22 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at San Jose, in °C, with the record for each date.22.52527.53032.535151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
30°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
133 mm
Reanalysis high
35°CMay 30, 1992
Reanalysis low
24°CMay 29, 2004
Daylight
12 h 29 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
25°C
Wind
11.2 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°C26°C31°C 201424°C 199372%
May 230°C26°C32°C 199425°C 199172%
May 330°C26°C31°C 201325°C 199173%
May 430°C26°C32°C 202025°C 201174%
May 530°C26°C31°C 202025°C 201174%
May 630°C26°C32°C 199425°C 201173%
May 730°C26°C31°C 199625°C 201172%
May 830°C26°C32°C 199625°C 199372%
May 930°C26°C32°C 199625°C 199372%
May 1030°C26°C32°C 201326°C 201871%
May 1130°C26°C32°C 201326°C 200671%
May 1230°C26°C31°C 199425°C 199170%
May 1330°C26°C32°C 201325°C 199370%
May 1430°C26°C32°C 199425°C 199370%
May 1530°C26°C32°C 201425°C 199371%
May 1630°C26°C32°C 199425°C 199371%
May 1730°C26°C32°C 201725°C 199370%
May 1830°C27°C33°C 200325°C 199368%
May 1930°C27°C33°C 201925°C 199367%
May 2030°C27°C33°C 201926°C 201067%
May 2130°C27°C33°C 200225°C 201067%
May 2230°C27°C32°C 199225°C 200867%
May 2330°C27°C33°C 201026°C 200867%
May 2430°C27°C33°C 199225°C 199168%
May 2530°C27°C33°C 199226°C 199368%
May 2630°C27°C33°C 199826°C 200668%
May 2730°C27°C33°C 199226°C 200069%
May 2830°C27°C33°C 199226°C 200069%
May 2930°C27°C33°C 200524°C 200469%
May 3030°C27°C35°C 199225°C 200469%
May 3130°C27°C33°C 199226°C 200469%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

May 1
sunrise 5:20 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 5:56 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.