Mariposa climate

Mariposa Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for So Entrance Yosemite Np, 29.5 km from Mariposa

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.92 in over about 5 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 Mariposa, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
1.92 in
Record high
109°FMay 25, 1928
Record low
30°FMay 16, 1978
Chance of a freeze
90%
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 14 h 34 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
5.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 159°F34°F100°F 194734°F 196719%
May 259°F34°F98°F 194738°F 191519%
May 359°F34°F98°F 200435°F 193819%
May 460°F35°F98°F 199038°F 196419%
May 560°F35°F96°F 199037°F 200319%
May 660°F35°F98°F 192836°F 197718%
May 761°F35°F97°F 200138°F 198618%
May 861°F36°F100°F 200138°F 193018%
May 961°F36°F97°F 200140°F 190818%
May 1061°F36°F100°F 199338°F 192218%
May 1162°F36°F100°F 200132°F 190018%
May 1262°F37°F101°F 193436°F 190017%
May 1362°F37°F105°F 197635°F 199517%
May 1463°F37°F103°F 197240°F 190817%
May 1563°F37°F100°F 197235°F 197817%
May 1663°F38°F102°F 192430°F 197817%
May 1764°F38°F103°F 200840°F 197417%
May 1864°F38°F105°F 200936°F 196216%
May 1964°F38°F104°F 200940°F 190616%
May 2064°F39°F100°F 194735°F 200216%
May 2165°F39°F101°F 198837°F 190316%
May 2265°F39°F101°F 190439°F 199615%
May 2365°F39°F103°F 190440°F 190015%
May 2466°F39°F102°F 193635°F 197815%
May 2566°F40°F109°F 192840°F 191614%
May 2666°F40°F103°F 195140°F 190514%
May 2767°F40°F104°F 202040°F 190414%
May 2867°F40°F104°F 198440°F 190013%
May 2967°F40°F103°F 198440°F 192113%
May 3067°F41°F104°F 198441°F 190412%
May 3168°F41°F106°F 200134°F 196712%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mariposa, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048380 (So Entrance Yosemite Np), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045532, 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.