Big Pine climate

Big Pine Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Bishop AP, 23.7 km from Big Pine

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.23 in over about 2 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 Big Pine, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.23 in
Record high
104°FMay 28, 2020
Record low
20°FMay 27, 1912
Chance of a freeze
43%
Days of 90°F or more
6.2
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
60%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 178°F40°F94°F 198125°F 19156%
May 278°F41°F96°F 194725°F 18996%
May 378°F41°F94°F 194725°F 19646%
May 479°F41°F93°F 194726°F 19126%
May 579°F41°F100°F 194628°F 19757%
May 679°F42°F94°F 198927°F 18967%
May 780°F42°F92°F 189527°F 19657%
May 880°F42°F96°F 201828°F 19887%
May 980°F43°F94°F 202026°F 20227%
May 1081°F43°F96°F 196025°F 20107%
May 1181°F43°F96°F 196028°F 19087%
May 1281°F43°F95°F 199625°F 20227%
May 1382°F44°F94°F 198432°F 19987%
May 1482°F44°F94°F 200630°F 19157%
May 1582°F44°F93°F 202225°F 18967%
May 1683°F44°F96°F 201430°F 18997%
May 1783°F45°F97°F 195427°F 19987%
May 1884°F45°F100°F 195429°F 19777%
May 1984°F45°F99°F 200831°F 20267%
May 2084°F45°F96°F 198428°F 19157%
May 2185°F46°F95°F 194728°F 19127%
May 2285°F46°F99°F 198425°F 19127%
May 2385°F46°F98°F 198432°F 20217%
May 2486°F46°F97°F 200128°F 19787%
May 2586°F46°F100°F 195126°F 19807%
May 2686°F47°F101°F 195130°F 19127%
May 2787°F47°F101°F 202020°F 19127%
May 2887°F47°F104°F 202033°F 20067%
May 2988°F47°F99°F 200330°F 19067%
May 3088°F48°F100°F 198630°F 20117%
May 3188°F48°F101°F 202527°F 19126%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Big Pine, in percent.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023157 (Bishop AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023157, 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.