Berkeley climate

Berkeley Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Berkeley, 1.1 km from Berkeley

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.80 in over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Berkeley, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
0.80 in
Record high
98°FMay 29, 1975
Record low
39°FMay 4, 1950
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 47 min to 14 h 36 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 169°F48°F88°F 201340°F 194816%
May 269°F48°F92°F 201340°F 194816%
May 369°F48°F90°F 201742°F 195016%
May 469°F48°F88°F 195739°F 195015%
May 569°F48°F88°F 194941°F 195015%
May 669°F48°F89°F 200741°F 195014%
May 769°F48°F89°F 200141°F 195014%
May 869°F49°F88°F 200142°F 195014%
May 969°F49°F85°F 202442°F 195013%
May 1069°F49°F82°F 195544°F 195313%
May 1169°F49°F81°F 195941°F 201012%
May 1269°F49°F93°F 197643°F 200012%
May 1370°F49°F91°F 201445°F 195112%
May 1470°F49°F90°F 201442°F 195512%
May 1570°F49°F91°F 195842°F 195511%
May 1670°F50°F94°F 195644°F 197411%
May 1770°F50°F91°F 200947°F 195511%
May 1870°F50°F87°F 195243°F 195010%
May 1970°F50°F88°F 195244°F 195010%
May 2070°F50°F85°F 201746°F 195310%
May 2171°F50°F93°F 200046°F 196010%
May 2271°F50°F82°F 195444°F 19539%
May 2371°F50°F87°F 195246°F 20029%
May 2471°F50°F86°F 202247°F 19619%
May 2571°F50°F94°F 195145°F 19539%
May 2671°F51°F91°F 202044°F 19538%
May 2771°F51°F89°F 198444°F 19538%
May 2872°F51°F96°F 197547°F 19598%
May 2972°F51°F98°F 197547°F 20007%
May 3072°F51°F94°F 200146°F 20007%
May 3172°F51°F91°F 200147°F 19557%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Berkeley, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00040693 (Berkeley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023230, 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.