Mountain Gate climate

Mountain Gate Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Shasta Dam, 7.1 km from Mountain Gate

Average highs run from 74°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.93 in over about 8 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 Mountain Gate, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
2.93 in
Record high
109°FMay 31, 2021
Record low
34°FMay 11, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
4.5
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 174°F51°F95°F 201536°F 198828%0%
May 275°F52°F93°F 200442°F 201228%0%
May 375°F52°F95°F 199240°F 199628%0%
May 475°F52°F100°F 199236°F 199927%0%
May 576°F53°F103°F 199241°F 200327%0%
May 676°F53°F104°F 198742°F 199527%0%
May 776°F53°F101°F 198739°F 201027%0%
May 877°F53°F96°F 200140°F 200327%0%
May 977°F54°F95°F 200137°F 202226%0%
May 1077°F54°F98°F 198740°F 202226%0%
May 1178°F54°F101°F 198734°F 200026%0%
May 1278°F54°F100°F 199639°F 199526%0%
May 1378°F55°F96°F 198741°F 201726%0%
May 1478°F55°F100°F 198742°F 199126%0%
May 1579°F55°F103°F 200843°F 201125%0%
May 1679°F56°F103°F 200844°F 199825%0%
May 1779°F56°F106°F 200841°F 199825%0%
May 1880°F56°F102°F 200845°F 199125%0%
May 1980°F56°F99°F 200843°F 199624%0%
May 2080°F57°F98°F 200139°F 201024%0%
May 2180°F57°F100°F 200044°F 201024%0%
May 2281°F57°F102°F 201734°F 201023%0%
May 2381°F57°F101°F 200040°F 201023%0%
May 2481°F58°F100°F 199440°F 199023%0%
May 2581°F58°F103°F 202245°F 198922%0%
May 2682°F58°F98°F 200944°F 199822%0%
May 2782°F58°F100°F 200944°F 199821%0%
May 2882°F59°F100°F 200945°F 200621%0%
May 2983°F59°F101°F 200941°F 201120%0%
May 3083°F59°F106°F 202542°F 201120%0%
May 3183°F59°F109°F 202147°F 201419%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mountain Gate, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048135 (Shasta Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024257, 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.