Maxwell climate

Maxwell Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colusa 2 Ssw, 17.2 km from Maxwell

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.84 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 Maxwell, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
0.84 in
Record high
104°FMay 28, 2020
Record low
39°FMay 11, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.7
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 44 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
50°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 178°F49°F93°F 201443°F 201112%
May 278°F50°F93°F 200448°F 199912%
May 378°F50°F96°F 201743°F 202312%
May 478°F50°F94°F 201746°F 199912%
May 579°F50°F95°F 202144°F 200711%
May 679°F51°F89°F 200144°F 201011%
May 779°F51°F96°F 200143°F 201011%
May 879°F51°F96°F 200144°F 200311%
May 980°F52°F96°F 202041°F 200311%
May 1080°F52°F97°F 200144°F 199910%
May 1180°F52°F95°F 200139°F 200010%
May 1280°F53°F96°F 202144°F 200010%
May 1381°F53°F96°F 202345°F 201710%
May 1481°F53°F96°F 200647°F 201710%
May 1581°F53°F102°F 200842°F 199910%
May 1681°F54°F99°F 200845°F 19999%
May 1781°F54°F101°F 200948°F 20179%
May 1882°F54°F100°F 200849°F 20119%
May 1982°F54°F95°F 200147°F 20119%
May 2082°F55°F96°F 200144°F 20199%
May 2182°F55°F97°F 200045°F 20109%
May 2282°F55°F99°F 201739°F 20108%
May 2383°F55°F100°F 201740°F 20108%
May 2483°F56°F98°F 202249°F 20138%
May 2583°F56°F102°F 202247°F 20128%
May 2683°F56°F101°F 202049°F 20118%
May 2784°F56°F103°F 202050°F 20067%
May 2884°F56°F104°F 202048°F 20107%
May 2984°F57°F98°F 201844°F 20117%
May 3084°F57°F99°F 200149°F 20117%
May 3184°F57°F103°F 200152°F 20116%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041948 (Colusa 2 Ssw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093210, 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.