Carson Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.26 in over about 1 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
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 0.26 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 14, 1979
- Record low
- 37°FMay 2, 1934
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Daylight
- 13 h 33 min to 14 h 14 min
- Cloud cover
- 32%
- Humidity
- 69%
- Dew point
- 51°F
- Wind
- 6.9 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 53°F | 91°F 2014 | 42°F 1933 | 6% |
| May 2 | 71°F | 54°F | 94°F 2014 | 37°F 1934 | 6% |
| May 3 | 71°F | 54°F | 96°F 2004 | 38°F 1934 | 6% |
| May 4 | 72°F | 54°F | 90°F 2004 | 40°F 1938 | 6% |
| May 5 | 72°F | 54°F | 94°F 1953 | 37°F 1933 | 5% |
| May 6 | 72°F | 54°F | 90°F 1949 | 42°F 1938 | 5% |
| May 7 | 72°F | 54°F | 89°F 1941 | 42°F 1933 | 5% |
| May 8 | 72°F | 55°F | 92°F 1984 | 44°F 1950 | 5% |
| May 9 | 72°F | 55°F | 92°F 1993 | 41°F 2004 | 5% |
| May 10 | 72°F | 55°F | 92°F 1934 | 44°F 1967 | 5% |
| May 11 | 72°F | 55°F | 92°F 1934 | 39°F 1933 | 5% |
| May 12 | 72°F | 55°F | 93°F 1979 | 44°F 1942 | 5% |
| May 13 | 72°F | 55°F | 94°F 2014 | 45°F 1933 | 5% |
| May 14 | 72°F | 55°F | 98°F 1979 | 39°F 1962 | 5% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 55°F | 94°F 1956 | 43°F 1933 | 5% |
| May 16 | 72°F | 56°F | 97°F 1956 | 42°F 1934 | 5% |
| May 17 | 72°F | 56°F | 91°F 1967 | 40°F 1934 | 4% |
| May 18 | 72°F | 56°F | 91°F 1978 | 40°F 1934 | 4% |
| May 19 | 72°F | 56°F | 89°F 1943 | 40°F 1934 | 4% |
| May 20 | 72°F | 56°F | 90°F 1942 | 41°F 1934 | 4% |
| May 21 | 72°F | 56°F | 85°F 2017 | 40°F 1948 | 4% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 56°F | 83°F 1934 | 41°F 1932 | 4% |
| May 23 | 72°F | 56°F | 91°F 1932 | 43°F 1933 | 4% |
| May 24 | 72°F | 56°F | 90°F 1932 | 46°F 1933 | 4% |
| May 25 | 72°F | 56°F | 82°F 1939 | 44°F 1962 | 3% |
| May 26 | 72°F | 57°F | 88°F 1968 | 43°F 1934 | 3% |
| May 27 | 72°F | 57°F | 88°F 1968 | 41°F 1934 | 3% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 57°F | 88°F 1973 | 42°F 1934 | 3% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 57°F | 88°F 1997 | 42°F 1934 | 3% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 57°F | 88°F 1972 | 43°F 1934 | 3% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 57°F | 82°F 2004 | 45°F 1992 | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003122 (Torrance AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003122, 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.