Goleta climate

Goleta Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara Muni AP, 1.7 km from Goleta

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.42 in over about 2 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 Goleta, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
0.42 in
Record high
101°FMay 7, 2009
Record low
38°FMay 2, 1991
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 18 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
9.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 169°F50°F91°F 201443°F 19508%
May 269°F50°F89°F 200438°F 19918%
May 369°F50°F89°F 200941°F 19428%
May 469°F50°F90°F 194840°F 19658%
May 569°F50°F89°F 195339°F 19758%
May 669°F50°F100°F 200940°F 19688%
May 769°F51°F101°F 200940°F 19648%
May 869°F51°F87°F 200741°F 19887%
May 969°F51°F89°F 194340°F 19617%
May 1069°F51°F80°F 195041°F 19827%
May 1169°F51°F79°F 200444°F 19427%
May 1269°F51°F92°F 198842°F 19447%
May 1369°F51°F91°F 197940°F 19617%
May 1469°F51°F98°F 201442°F 19617%
May 1569°F51°F97°F 201443°F 19557%
May 1669°F51°F89°F 195643°F 19957%
May 1769°F52°F87°F 195542°F 19537%
May 1869°F52°F85°F 197840°F 19917%
May 1969°F52°F87°F 195939°F 19447%
May 2069°F52°F86°F 194241°F 19486%
May 2169°F52°F79°F 200542°F 19486%
May 2269°F52°F84°F 200242°F 19616%
May 2369°F52°F86°F 201239°F 19606%
May 2469°F52°F92°F 200642°F 19576%
May 2569°F52°F90°F 196842°F 19536%
May 2669°F52°F101°F 196839°F 19536%
May 2769°F52°F95°F 196044°F 19805%
May 2869°F52°F85°F 197844°F 19915%
May 2969°F52°F83°F 201341°F 19535%
May 3069°F53°F82°F 194342°F 19445%
May 3169°F53°F84°F 194344°F 19855%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Goleta, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 7:44 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023190 (Santa Barbara Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023190, 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.