Alpine County Weather in May
Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.60 in over about 3 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 72°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 0.60 in
- Record high
- 84°FMay 17, 2008
- Record low
- 7°FMay 18, 1974
- Chance of a freeze
- 70%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 52%
- Humidity
- 65%
- Dew point
- 34°F
- Wind
- 5.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 67°F | 38°F | 78°F 1985 | 20°F 1988 | 8% | |
| May 2 | 68°F | 38°F | 74°F 2014 | 21°F 1968 | 8% | |
| May 3 | 68°F | 38°F | 77°F 2004 | 22°F 1981 | 8% | |
| May 4 | 68°F | 39°F | 76°F 2017 | 18°F 1975 | 8% | |
| May 5 | 68°F | 39°F | 75°F 1987 | 20°F 2024 | 8% | |
| May 6 | 69°F | 39°F | 76°F 1987 | 12°F 1977 | 9% | |
| May 7 | 69°F | 39°F | 75°F 1992 | 15°F 1977 | 9% | |
| May 8 | 69°F | 40°F | 76°F 2001 | 15°F 1979 | 9% | |
| May 9 | 70°F | 40°F | 75°F 2020 | 15°F 1979 | 9% | 0% |
| May 10 | 70°F | 40°F | 79°F 2026 | 16°F 2022 | 9% | 0% |
| May 11 | 70°F | 40°F | 80°F 2026 | 10°F 2000 | 9% | 0% |
| May 12 | 71°F | 41°F | 79°F 1988 | 10°F 2000 | 9% | 0% |
| May 13 | 71°F | 41°F | 78°F 1988 | 23°F 1995 | 9% | 0% |
| May 14 | 71°F | 41°F | 76°F 1997 | 18°F 1968 | 9% | 0% |
| May 15 | 71°F | 41°F | 76°F 2014 | 24°F 1968 | 9% | 0% |
| May 16 | 72°F | 42°F | 81°F 2008 | 17°F 1977 | 10% | 0% |
| May 17 | 72°F | 42°F | 84°F 2008 | 18°F 1977 | 10% | 0% |
| May 18 | 72°F | 42°F | 82°F 2008 | 7°F 1974 | 10% | 0% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 42°F | 80°F 2008 | 22°F 1989 | 10% | 0% |
| May 20 | 73°F | 42°F | 77°F 1988 | 24°F 1974 | 10% | 0% |
| May 21 | 73°F | 43°F | 80°F 1988 | 25°F 1998 | 10% | 0% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 43°F | 79°F 1984 | 19°F 2010 | 10% | 0% |
| May 23 | 74°F | 43°F | 81°F 2000 | 19°F 2010 | 10% | 0% |
| May 24 | 74°F | 43°F | 81°F 2000 | 21°F 1988 | 9% | 0% |
| May 25 | 74°F | 43°F | 83°F 1986 | 21°F 1980 | 9% | 0% |
| May 26 | 74°F | 43°F | 80°F 2020 | 21°F 1980 | 9% | 0% |
| May 27 | 75°F | 44°F | 82°F 1984 | 26°F 1980 | 9% | 0% |
| May 28 | 75°F | 44°F | 84°F 2003 | 20°F 1996 | 9% | 0% |
| May 29 | 75°F | 44°F | 84°F 1986 | 23°F 1998 | 9% | 0% |
| May 30 | 76°F | 44°F | 84°F 1986 | 23°F 1985 | 8% | 0% |
| May 31 | 76°F | 44°F | 84°F 2025 | 24°F 1989 | 8% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268186 (Topaz Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093230, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.