Madera County climate

Madera County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Friant Government Camp, 25.1 km from Madera County

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 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 Madera County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.51 in
Record high
106°FMay 17, 2009
Record low
37°FMay 10, 2022
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
8.9
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 178°F46°F95°F 201439°F 200813%
May 278°F47°F95°F 200444°F 202313%
May 379°F47°F98°F 200439°F 200113%
May 479°F47°F99°F 201742°F 199913%
May 579°F48°F96°F 202141°F 199913%
May 680°F48°F92°F 200141°F 202412%
May 780°F48°F95°F 200142°F 201012%
May 880°F48°F101°F 200141°F 200212%
May 981°F48°F100°F 200141°F 200312%
May 1081°F49°F98°F 200137°F 202211%
May 1181°F49°F100°F 200139°F 201011%
May 1282°F49°F99°F 201341°F 200011%
May 1382°F49°F97°F 201344°F 202211%
May 1482°F50°F99°F 202343°F 199911%
May 1583°F50°F101°F 201442°F 199910%
May 1683°F50°F101°F 200841°F 199910%
May 1783°F50°F106°F 200944°F 199910%
May 1884°F50°F101°F 200645°F 201310%
May 1984°F51°F100°F 200842°F 20039%
May 2084°F51°F98°F 200143°F 20219%
May 2184°F51°F102°F 200045°F 19999%
May 2285°F51°F104°F 200043°F 20109%
May 2385°F51°F101°F 201743°F 20108%
May 2485°F52°F100°F 200145°F 20118%
May 2586°F52°F101°F 202246°F 20108%
May 2686°F52°F101°F 202046°F 20118%
May 2786°F52°F105°F 202045°F 20197%
May 2886°F52°F105°F 202044°F 20107%
May 2987°F52°F101°F 200345°F 20067%
May 3087°F52°F100°F 200244°F 20117%
May 3187°F53°F105°F 200145°F 20116%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Madera County, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00043261 (Friant Government Camp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093242, 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.