Death Valley Weather in May
Average highs run from 96°F on May 1 to 106°F on May 31, and lows from 70°F to 80°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.03 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
- 101°F
- Average low
- 75°F
- Precipitation
- 0.03 in
- Record high
- 106°FMay 28, 2003
- Record low
- 33°FMay 6, 1988
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 27.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 35%
- Humidity
- 27%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 96°F | 70°F | 95°F 1981 | 37°F 2002 | 4% |
| May 2 | 96°F | 70°F | 92°F 1985 | 37°F 1983 | 4% |
| May 3 | 96°F | 71°F | 94°F 2004 | 41°F 1983 | 3% |
| May 4 | 97°F | 71°F | 95°F 2004 | 40°F 1991 | 3% |
| May 5 | 97°F | 71°F | 95°F 1989 | 34°F 1988 | 3% |
| May 6 | 97°F | 72°F | 96°F 1989 | 33°F 1988 | 3% |
| May 7 | 98°F | 72°F | 96°F 1989 | 37°F 1986 | 3% |
| May 8 | 98°F | 72°F | 96°F 1989 | 41°F 2017 | 3% |
| May 9 | 98°F | 73°F | 98°F 2018 | 38°F 1979 | 3% |
| May 10 | 99°F | 73°F | 97°F 2025 | 40°F 1979 | 3% |
| May 11 | 99°F | 74°F | 100°F 1996 | 38°F 2005 | 3% |
| May 12 | 99°F | 74°F | 103°F 2026 | 40°F 1989 | 3% |
| May 13 | 100°F | 74°F | 99°F 1996 | 43°F 1998 | 3% |
| May 14 | 100°F | 75°F | 97°F 1997 | 37°F 1998 | 3% |
| May 15 | 100°F | 75°F | 96°F 2022 | 44°F 1998 | 3% |
| May 16 | 101°F | 75°F | 96°F 2009 | 40°F 2011 | 3% |
| May 17 | 101°F | 76°F | 99°F 2009 | 42°F 2019 | 3% |
| May 18 | 101°F | 76°F | 99°F 2008 | 43°F 2011 | 3% |
| May 19 | 102°F | 76°F | 103°F 2008 | 37°F 2011 | 3% |
| May 20 | 102°F | 77°F | 98°F 2008 | 42°F 2011 | 3% |
| May 21 | 103°F | 77°F | 98°F 2012 | 42°F 2021 | 3% |
| May 22 | 103°F | 77°F | 101°F 2000 | 43°F 2019 | 3% |
| May 23 | 103°F | 77°F | 102°F 2000 | 38°F 2021 | 3% |
| May 24 | 104°F | 78°F | 102°F 2001 | 37°F 2010 | 2% |
| May 25 | 104°F | 78°F | 100°F 2001 | 42°F 2010 | 2% |
| May 26 | 104°F | 78°F | 99°F 2014 | 41°F 1980 | 2% |
| May 27 | 105°F | 79°F | 103°F 2003 | 42°F 2012 | 2% |
| May 28 | 105°F | 79°F | 106°F 2003 | 43°F 2006 | 2% |
| May 29 | 105°F | 79°F | 104°F 2020 | 42°F 2011 | 2% |
| May 30 | 106°F | 79°F | 103°F 2025 | 38°F 2011 | 2% |
| May 31 | 106°F | 80°F | 102°F 2025 | 44°F 2011 | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 7:35 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042319 (Death Valley Np), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003160, 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.