Montecito climate

Montecito Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Santa Barbara, 5.3 km from Montecito

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.41 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 Montecito, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
0.41 in
Record high
101°FMay 7, 2009
Record low
38°FMay 2, 1991
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 35 min to 14 h 18 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
42°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 172°F53°F91°F 201443°F 19508%
May 272°F53°F89°F 200438°F 19918%
May 372°F53°F89°F 200941°F 19428%
May 472°F53°F90°F 194840°F 19658%
May 572°F53°F89°F 195339°F 19758%
May 672°F53°F100°F 200940°F 19688%
May 772°F54°F101°F 200940°F 19647%
May 872°F54°F87°F 200741°F 19887%
May 972°F54°F89°F 194340°F 19617%
May 1072°F54°F80°F 195041°F 19827%
May 1172°F54°F79°F 200444°F 19427%
May 1272°F54°F92°F 198842°F 19447%
May 1372°F54°F91°F 197940°F 19617%
May 1472°F54°F98°F 201442°F 19617%
May 1572°F54°F97°F 201443°F 19557%
May 1672°F54°F89°F 195643°F 19957%
May 1772°F54°F87°F 195542°F 19537%
May 1872°F55°F85°F 197840°F 19917%
May 1972°F55°F87°F 195939°F 19447%
May 2072°F55°F86°F 194241°F 19486%
May 2172°F55°F79°F 200542°F 19486%
May 2271°F55°F84°F 200242°F 19616%
May 2371°F55°F86°F 201239°F 19606%
May 2471°F55°F92°F 200642°F 19576%
May 2571°F55°F90°F 196842°F 19536%
May 2671°F55°F101°F 196839°F 19536%
May 2771°F55°F95°F 196044°F 19806%
May 2871°F55°F85°F 197844°F 19916%
May 2972°F55°F83°F 201341°F 19536%
May 3072°F56°F82°F 194342°F 19446%
May 3172°F56°F84°F 194344°F 19856%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Montecito, in percent.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 8:05 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047902 (Santa Barbara), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023190, 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.