Lake Isabella climate

Lake Isabella Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kern River Ph 3, 18.6 km from Lake Isabella

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 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 Lake Isabella, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.43 in
Record high
94°FMay 31, 2001
Record low
25°FMay 4, 2023
Chance of a freeze
8%
Days of 90°F or more
6.5
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 24 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
7.2 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 175°F44°F87°F 202127°F 201111%0%
May 276°F44°F83°F 200432°F 200811%0%
May 376°F45°F86°F 200432°F 200811%0%
May 476°F45°F85°F 200425°F 202311%0%
May 577°F45°F87°F 201732°F 202411%0%
May 677°F45°F87°F 201730°F 200710%0%
May 777°F46°F85°F 200129°F 200310%0%
May 878°F46°F87°F 200133°F 201510%0%
May 978°F46°F89°F 200131°F 201010%0%
May 1078°F46°F80°F 200734°F 20119%0%
May 1178°F47°F89°F 202631°F 20039%0%
May 1279°F47°F89°F 202627°F 20009%0%
May 1379°F47°F91°F 202634°F 20109%0%
May 1479°F48°F86°F 201233°F 20178%0%
May 1580°F48°F87°F 200633°F 20118%0%
May 1680°F48°F85°F 200631°F 20118%0%
May 1781°F48°F89°F 200936°F 19998%0%
May 1881°F49°F92°F 200930°F 19987%0%
May 1981°F49°F90°F 200937°F 20117%0%
May 2082°F49°F84°F 200034°F 20197%0%
May 2182°F49°F89°F 200032°F 20217%0%
May 2282°F50°F90°F 200134°F 20106%0%
May 2383°F50°F89°F 200036°F 20026%0%
May 2483°F50°F90°F 201731°F 20106%0%
May 2583°F50°F90°F 201731°F 20106%0%
May 2684°F51°F85°F 202034°F 20126%0%
May 2784°F51°F92°F 200335°F 20065%0%
May 2884°F51°F89°F 202034°F 20265%0%
May 2985°F51°F93°F 200335°F 20115%0%
May 3085°F52°F92°F 200131°F 19985%0%
May 3185°F52°F94°F 200134°F 20115%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Isabella, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044523 (Kern River Ph 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048829, 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.