Ladera climate

Ladera Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Palo Alto, 7 km from Ladera

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.44 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 Ladera, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.44 in
Record high
100°FMay 13, 1976
Record low
33°FMay 6, 1977
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 34 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 171°F47°F96°F 199638°F 195413%
May 271°F48°F94°F 199637°F 198212%
May 372°F48°F93°F 197037°F 198212%
May 472°F48°F92°F 201735°F 198212%
May 572°F48°F91°F 201740°F 196011%
May 672°F48°F95°F 198733°F 197711%
May 772°F48°F94°F 198737°F 196411%
May 872°F49°F95°F 198740°F 196410%
May 972°F49°F96°F 199040°F 196310%
May 1072°F49°F88°F 199340°F 198210%
May 1173°F49°F87°F 195537°F 19829%
May 1273°F49°F90°F 199634°F 19829%
May 1373°F49°F100°F 197639°F 19779%
May 1473°F49°F94°F 201440°F 19648%
May 1573°F50°F91°F 197638°F 19648%
May 1673°F50°F97°F 197039°F 20028%
May 1773°F50°F99°F 195639°F 19778%
May 1874°F50°F100°F 199738°F 19777%
May 1974°F50°F95°F 197841°F 19917%
May 2074°F50°F93°F 199042°F 19767%
May 2174°F50°F98°F 199040°F 19827%
May 2274°F50°F91°F 198841°F 19606%
May 2374°F51°F90°F 195440°F 20106%
May 2475°F51°F94°F 197037°F 19786%
May 2575°F51°F97°F 198242°F 19616%
May 2675°F51°F90°F 197544°F 20085%
May 2775°F51°F95°F 197442°F 19615%
May 2875°F51°F97°F 198440°F 19775%
May 2975°F51°F94°F 197542°F 19615%
May 3076°F51°F96°F 197842°F 19835%
May 3176°F51°F95°F 197845°F 19554%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 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 USC00046646 (Palo Alto), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00046646, 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.