Milpitas Weather in May
Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 in over about 4 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
- 75°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 0.54 in
- Record high
- 99°FMay 15, 2008
- Record low
- 41°FMay 10, 2022
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 46 min to 14 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 33%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 8.5 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 | 72°F | 51°F | 92°F 2014 | 44°F 2008 | 18% |
| May 2 | 73°F | 51°F | 92°F 2013 | 45°F 2002 | 17% |
| May 3 | 73°F | 52°F | 91°F 2017 | 44°F 2008 | 17% |
| May 4 | 73°F | 52°F | 87°F 2013 | 44°F 1999 | 17% |
| May 5 | 73°F | 52°F | 89°F 2011 | 45°F 1999 | 16% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 52°F | 88°F 2007 | 45°F 2024 | 16% |
| May 7 | 73°F | 52°F | 93°F 2001 | 46°F 1999 | 16% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 52°F | 95°F 2001 | 42°F 1999 | 15% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 52°F | 87°F 2025 | 43°F 2022 | 15% |
| May 10 | 74°F | 52°F | 87°F 2001 | 41°F 2022 | 15% |
| May 11 | 74°F | 53°F | 90°F 2012 | 44°F 2022 | 14% |
| May 12 | 74°F | 53°F | 86°F 2014 | 43°F 2000 | 14% |
| May 13 | 74°F | 53°F | 95°F 2014 | 44°F 1999 | 14% |
| May 14 | 75°F | 53°F | 94°F 2014 | 43°F 1999 | 13% |
| May 15 | 75°F | 53°F | 99°F 2008 | 43°F 1999 | 13% |
| May 16 | 75°F | 53°F | 98°F 2008 | 43°F 1999 | 13% |
| May 17 | 75°F | 53°F | 97°F 2009 | 48°F 1999 | 12% |
| May 18 | 75°F | 54°F | 88°F 2016 | 45°F 2019 | 12% |
| May 19 | 75°F | 54°F | 87°F 2017 | 46°F 2011 | 12% |
| May 20 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 2001 | 48°F 2019 | 11% |
| May 21 | 76°F | 54°F | 97°F 2000 | 47°F 1999 | 11% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 54°F | 93°F 2000 | 46°F 2002 | 11% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 54°F | 89°F 2000 | 45°F 2010 | 10% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 55°F | 93°F 2022 | 45°F 2013 | 10% |
| May 25 | 77°F | 55°F | 95°F 2020 | 47°F 2013 | 10% |
| May 26 | 77°F | 55°F | 97°F 2020 | 48°F 2011 | 9% |
| May 27 | 77°F | 55°F | 94°F 2020 | 50°F 2008 | 9% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 55°F | 92°F 2003 | 45°F 2010 | 9% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 55°F | 84°F 2002 | 48°F 2006 | 8% |
| May 30 | 78°F | 55°F | 99°F 2001 | 48°F 2011 | 8% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 55°F | 97°F 2001 | 50°F 2026 | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047821 (San Jose), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023293, 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.