Foresthill climate

Foresthill Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colfax, 13.7 km from Foresthill

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.27 in over about 6 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 Foresthill, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
2.27 in
Record high
102°FMay 31, 1910
Record low
25°FMay 8, 1933
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
1.7
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 14 h 43 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
6.3 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 170°F46°F90°F 198134°F 195121%
May 270°F46°F95°F 194735°F 196421%
May 371°F46°F95°F 194735°F 196420%
May 471°F47°F93°F 191835°F 197520%
May 571°F47°F90°F 199034°F 192420%
May 672°F47°F91°F 194732°F 191219%
May 772°F47°F95°F 198734°F 195019%
May 872°F47°F96°F 193125°F 193319%
May 972°F48°F92°F 200132°F 195319%
May 1073°F48°F94°F 193430°F 202219%
May 1173°F48°F94°F 193429°F 202218%
May 1273°F48°F92°F 198736°F 202218%
May 1374°F49°F96°F 192735°F 191218%
May 1474°F49°F97°F 192737°F 195518%
May 1574°F49°F98°F 192739°F 191718%
May 1674°F49°F100°F 200838°F 191718%
May 1775°F49°F100°F 200838°F 197117%
May 1875°F50°F96°F 200935°F 197417%0%
May 1975°F50°F97°F 200837°F 197417%0%
May 2075°F50°F98°F 194738°F 192717%0%
May 2176°F50°F100°F 194738°F 192717%0%
May 2276°F50°F99°F 194738°F 201016%0%
May 2376°F51°F97°F 194342°F 191416%0%
May 2476°F51°F98°F 194336°F 201016%0%
May 2577°F51°F99°F 198238°F 192315%0%
May 2677°F51°F96°F 195135°F 191115%0%
May 2777°F51°F96°F 195139°F 190515%0%
May 2877°F52°F97°F 191935°F 201914%0%
May 2978°F52°F101°F 198440°F 192714%0%
May 3078°F52°F100°F 195039°F 192314%0%
May 3178°F52°F102°F 191039°F 201113%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Foresthill, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:23 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041912 (Colfax), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00040383, 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.