Harbison Canyon climate

Harbison Canyon Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Capitan Dam, 7.4 km from Harbison Canyon

Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 3 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 Harbison Canyon, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
0.54 in
Record high
104°FMay 3, 2004
Record low
43°FMay 1, 1999
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
5.8
Daylight
13 h 29 min to 14 h 10 min
Cloud cover
29%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 181°F49°F97°F 199643°F 199912%
May 281°F50°F97°F 201447°F 198312%
May 381°F50°F104°F 200447°F 198312%
May 481°F50°F98°F 200446°F 198812%
May 581°F51°F100°F 199045°F 199912%
May 681°F51°F100°F 199044°F 202412%
May 781°F51°F94°F 200445°F 198312%
May 882°F51°F95°F 200144°F 198611%
May 982°F51°F95°F 198144°F 198611%
May 1082°F52°F99°F 202543°F 200311%
May 1182°F52°F95°F 199646°F 200311%
May 1282°F52°F99°F 201345°F 198310%
May 1382°F52°F101°F 201347°F 198510%
May 1482°F52°F99°F 201447°F 198510%
May 1582°F52°F104°F 201447°F 199810%
May 1683°F52°F98°F 201448°F 19959%
May 1783°F52°F98°F 200848°F 19819%
May 1883°F52°F95°F 200849°F 19839%
May 1983°F52°F96°F 200848°F 20119%
May 2083°F52°F94°F 201748°F 19918%
May 2183°F52°F93°F 200546°F 19818%
May 2283°F52°F98°F 200147°F 20028%
May 2384°F52°F93°F 200148°F 20217%
May 2484°F52°F89°F 202145°F 20107%
May 2584°F52°F88°F 200646°F 19807%
May 2684°F51°F93°F 200046°F 19807%
May 2784°F51°F94°F 199749°F 19806%
May 2885°F51°F103°F 198448°F 20196%
May 2985°F51°F98°F 198449°F 19806%
May 3085°F51°F89°F 202547°F 20115%
May 3185°F51°F93°F 200447°F 19885%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Harbison Canyon, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 7:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042709 (El Capitan Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00042706, 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.