Joshua Tree climate

Joshua Tree Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Joshua Tree, 3.8 km from Joshua Tree

Average highs run from 82°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.11 in over about 1 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 Joshua Tree, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
86°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
0.11 in
Record high
105°FMay 28, 2020
Record low
35°FMay 6, 2023
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
10.5
Daylight
13 h 33 min to 14 h 16 min
Cloud cover
25%
Humidity
36%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
8.9 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 182°F50°F97°F 202141°F 20113%0%
May 282°F51°F92°F 201544°F 20183%0%
May 383°F51°F93°F 201440°F 20203%0%
May 483°F51°F94°F 201438°F 20233%0%
May 583°F51°F97°F 201736°F 20232%0%
May 683°F52°F95°F 201735°F 20232%0%
May 784°F52°F99°F 202038°F 20232%0%
May 884°F52°F99°F 202040°F 20232%0%
May 984°F52°F99°F 201841°F 20112%0%
May 1085°F52°F103°F 201841°F 20232%0%
May 1185°F53°F100°F 202639°F 20222%0%
May 1285°F53°F102°F 202642°F 20142%0%
May 1385°F53°F99°F 202646°F 20202%0%
May 1486°F53°F101°F 201342°F 20252%0%
May 1586°F54°F99°F 201243°F 20172%0%
May 1686°F54°F97°F 202236°F 20112%0%
May 1786°F54°F101°F 201240°F 20111%0%
May 1887°F54°F100°F 200947°F 20111%0%
May 1987°F54°F99°F 201440°F 20191%0%
May 2087°F55°F97°F 202239°F 20191%0%
May 2188°F55°F97°F 201241°F 20191%0%
May 2288°F55°F102°F 201240°F 20241%0%
May 2388°F55°F101°F 201240°F 20191%0%
May 2488°F55°F98°F 201737°F 20101%0%
May 2589°F56°F98°F 201743°F 20101%0%
May 2689°F56°F97°F 202243°F 20191%0%
May 2789°F56°F100°F 202041°F 20171%0%
May 2889°F56°F105°F 202042°F 20171%0%
May 2990°F56°F104°F 202050°F 20171%0%
May 3090°F57°F99°F 202040°F 20111%0%
May 3190°F57°F98°F 202450°F 20201%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Joshua Tree, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01231102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044405 (Joshua Tree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044405, 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.