Copperopolis climate

Copperopolis Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Melones Dam Hq, 13.9 km from Copperopolis

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.48 in over about 5 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 Copperopolis, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
1.48 in
Record high
104°FMay 29, 2020
Record low
31°FMay 20, 2011
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
5.2
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 37 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
45°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 175°F49°F90°F 201438°F 200819%0%
May 275°F49°F91°F 201441°F 200218%0%
May 375°F49°F95°F 200439°F 200718%0%
May 476°F50°F96°F 199242°F 199318%0%
May 576°F50°F96°F 199241°F 202418%0%
May 676°F50°F93°F 199240°F 199517%0%
May 777°F50°F89°F 199239°F 200417%0%
May 877°F51°F92°F 200142°F 199317%0%
May 977°F51°F96°F 200136°F 202217%0%
May 1078°F51°F95°F 200136°F 202216%0%
May 1178°F51°F95°F 202536°F 200016%0%
May 1278°F52°F95°F 200136°F 202216%0%
May 1379°F52°F96°F 199740°F 201716%0%
May 1479°F52°F95°F 201342°F 201716%0%
May 1579°F52°F95°F 201442°F 199916%0%
May 1680°F53°F98°F 200840°F 201115%0%
May 1780°F53°F100°F 200840°F 199815%0%
May 1880°F53°F103°F 200941°F 199815%0%
May 1980°F53°F101°F 200845°F 201515%0%
May 2081°F53°F99°F 200831°F 201115%0%
May 2181°F54°F98°F 200142°F 201014%0%
May 2281°F54°F98°F 200132°F 200814%0%
May 2382°F54°F97°F 200139°F 201014%0%
May 2482°F54°F98°F 200143°F 201013%0%
May 2582°F54°F96°F 199246°F 201213%0%
May 2683°F55°F99°F 202241°F 199813%0%
May 2783°F55°F100°F 202044°F 199812%0%
May 2883°F55°F101°F 202041°F 200612%0%
May 2983°F55°F104°F 202039°F 200512%0%
May 3084°F55°F96°F 201843°F 199811%0%
May 3184°F56°F100°F 202545°F 199811%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Copperopolis, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046174 (New Melones Dam Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00046174, 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.