Merced County Weather in May
Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.38 in over about 3 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 82°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 0.38 in
- Record high
- 109°FMay 25, 1928
- Record low
- 30°FMay 16, 1978
- Chance of a freeze
- 6%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 6.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 44 min to 14 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 31%
- Humidity
- 54%
- Dew point
- 45°F
- Wind
- 9.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 78°F | 43°F | 100°F 1947 | 34°F 1967 | 12% |
| May 2 | 79°F | 43°F | 98°F 1947 | 38°F 1915 | 12% |
| May 3 | 79°F | 43°F | 98°F 2004 | 35°F 1938 | 12% |
| May 4 | 79°F | 44°F | 98°F 1990 | 38°F 1964 | 12% |
| May 5 | 80°F | 44°F | 96°F 1990 | 37°F 2003 | 12% |
| May 6 | 80°F | 44°F | 98°F 1928 | 36°F 1977 | 11% |
| May 7 | 80°F | 44°F | 97°F 2001 | 38°F 1986 | 11% |
| May 8 | 80°F | 44°F | 100°F 2001 | 38°F 1930 | 11% |
| May 9 | 81°F | 44°F | 97°F 2001 | 40°F 1908 | 11% |
| May 10 | 81°F | 45°F | 100°F 1993 | 38°F 1922 | 11% |
| May 11 | 81°F | 45°F | 100°F 2001 | 32°F 1900 | 11% |
| May 12 | 81°F | 45°F | 101°F 1934 | 36°F 1900 | 11% |
| May 13 | 82°F | 45°F | 105°F 1976 | 35°F 1995 | 11% |
| May 14 | 82°F | 45°F | 103°F 1972 | 40°F 1908 | 11% |
| May 15 | 82°F | 45°F | 100°F 1972 | 35°F 1978 | 11% |
| May 16 | 82°F | 45°F | 102°F 1924 | 30°F 1978 | 10% |
| May 17 | 83°F | 46°F | 103°F 2008 | 40°F 1974 | 10% |
| May 18 | 83°F | 46°F | 105°F 2009 | 36°F 1962 | 10% |
| May 19 | 83°F | 46°F | 104°F 2009 | 40°F 1906 | 10% |
| May 20 | 83°F | 46°F | 100°F 1947 | 35°F 2002 | 10% |
| May 21 | 83°F | 46°F | 101°F 1988 | 37°F 1903 | 10% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 46°F | 101°F 1904 | 39°F 1996 | 9% |
| May 23 | 84°F | 46°F | 103°F 1904 | 40°F 1900 | 9% |
| May 24 | 84°F | 46°F | 102°F 1936 | 35°F 1978 | 9% |
| May 25 | 84°F | 47°F | 109°F 1928 | 40°F 1916 | 9% |
| May 26 | 85°F | 47°F | 103°F 1951 | 40°F 1905 | 9% |
| May 27 | 85°F | 47°F | 104°F 2020 | 40°F 1904 | 8% |
| May 28 | 85°F | 47°F | 104°F 1984 | 40°F 1900 | 8% |
| May 29 | 85°F | 47°F | 103°F 1984 | 40°F 1921 | 8% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 47°F | 104°F 1984 | 41°F 1904 | 8% |
| May 31 | 86°F | 47°F | 106°F 2001 | 34°F 1967 | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093243 (Merced 23 Wsw), 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.