Malibu climate

Malibu Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Woodland Hills Pierce College, 25.7 km from Malibu

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.36 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 Malibu, in °F, with the record for each date.405060708090151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
0.36 in
Record high
90°FMay 2, 2004
Record low
47°FMay 3, 2023
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.1
Daylight
13 h 33 min to 14 h 16 min
Cloud cover
32%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 180°F50°F83°F 201150°F 20026%
May 280°F50°F90°F 200450°F 20026%
May 380°F51°F89°F 201347°F 20236%
May 480°F51°F82°F 201150°F 20236%
May 580°F51°F78°F 202052°F 20035%
May 681°F51°F83°F 202050°F 20235%
May 781°F51°F83°F 202049°F 20175%
May 881°F51°F76°F 200448°F 20175%
May 981°F52°F76°F 200752°F 20035%
May 1081°F52°F84°F 202550°F 20035%
May 1181°F52°F78°F 202550°F 20225%
May 1281°F52°F84°F 200250°F 20105%
May 1382°F52°F86°F 201352°F 20085%
May 1482°F52°F82°F 202253°F 20105%
May 1582°F53°F78°F 202252°F 20115%
May 1682°F53°F87°F 200848°F 20115%
May 1782°F53°F77°F 201450°F 20114%
May 1882°F53°F85°F 200852°F 20114%
May 1982°F53°F81°F 200852°F 20114%
May 2083°F53°F86°F 201752°F 20114%
May 2183°F53°F79°F 200552°F 20214%
May 2283°F54°F77°F 200551°F 20024%
May 2383°F54°F72°F 200552°F 20084%
May 2483°F54°F74°F 200651°F 20104%
May 2583°F54°F75°F 202149°F 20103%
May 2684°F54°F75°F 201450°F 20083%
May 2784°F54°F74°F 201449°F 20193%
May 2884°F54°F75°F 201450°F 20103%
May 2984°F54°F76°F 201352°F 20103%
May 3084°F55°F77°F 202553°F 20113%
May 3185°F55°F77°F 200451°F 20113%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Malibu, in percent.02461102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049785 (Woodland Hills Pierce College), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093197, 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.