Downieville climate

Downieville Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Downieville, 0.5 km from Downieville

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.65 in over about 8 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 Downieville, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.65 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
88°FMay 28, 1984
Record low
21°FMay 3, 1950
Chance of a freeze
41%
Days of 90°F or more
1.4
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
64%
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 168°F39°F79°F 194723°F 196427%1%
May 268°F39°F76°F 196623°F 195027%1%
May 368°F39°F77°F 196621°F 195027%0%
May 469°F39°F78°F 199023°F 197527%0%
May 569°F40°F77°F 198725°F 197526%0%
May 669°F40°F80°F 198722°F 196426%0%
May 770°F40°F77°F 200125°F 195026%0%
May 870°F40°F76°F 202024°F 194826%0%
May 970°F41°F74°F 202026°F 195325%0%
May 1070°F41°F77°F 200125°F 202225%0%
May 1171°F41°F77°F 197627°F 196725%0%
May 1271°F41°F82°F 197628°F 195125%0%
May 1371°F41°F81°F 197329°F 196824%0%
May 1472°F42°F78°F 197327°F 196824%0%
May 1572°F42°F79°F 200827°F 201124%0%
May 1672°F42°F81°F 200827°F 201124%0%
May 1773°F42°F83°F 200825°F 197423%0%
May 1873°F42°F81°F 195423°F 197423%0%
May 1973°F43°F81°F 200829°F 197423%0%
May 2073°F43°F80°F 200127°F 194522%0%
May 2174°F43°F81°F 196727°F 196022%0%
May 2274°F43°F82°F 196725°F 201022%0%
May 2374°F43°F82°F 200027°F 196021%0%
May 2474°F43°F80°F 198327°F 195321%0%
May 2575°F44°F83°F 195126°F 195320%0%
May 2675°F44°F82°F 198325°F 195320%0%
May 2775°F44°F86°F 198330°F 199819%0%
May 2876°F44°F88°F 198430°F 198819%0%
May 2976°F44°F84°F 195030°F 198818%0%
May 3076°F44°F88°F 202531°F 197118%0%
May 3176°F44°F86°F 195028°F 195517%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Downieville, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042500 (Downieville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023225, 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.