Murphys climate

Murphys Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Melones Dam Hq, 15 km from Murphys

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.48 in over about 5 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 Murphys, 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
52°F
Precipitation
1.48 in
Record high
103°FMay 28, 1984
Record low
24°FMay 7, 1961
Chance of a freeze
3%
Days of 90°F or more
5.2
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 38 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
5.6 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 175°F49°F89°F 194530°F 196719%0%
May 275°F49°F95°F 194731°F 196418%0%
May 375°F49°F96°F 190632°F 193818%0%
May 476°F50°F93°F 199232°F 191718%0%
May 576°F50°F93°F 199229°F 198618%0%
May 676°F50°F95°F 198729°F 198617%0%
May 777°F50°F97°F 198724°F 196117%0%
May 877°F51°F97°F 192432°F 195017%0%
May 977°F51°F98°F 192432°F 198417%0%
May 1078°F51°F92°F 193433°F 193316%0%
May 1178°F51°F93°F 193431°F 200016%0%
May 1278°F52°F93°F 193432°F 201016%0%
May 1379°F52°F95°F 197636°F 194216%0%
May 1479°F52°F98°F 197634°F 191716%0%
May 1579°F52°F96°F 192734°F 199916%0%
May 1680°F53°F94°F 192430°F 191715%0%
May 1780°F53°F98°F 195830°F 197415%0%
May 1880°F53°F98°F 197029°F 191715%0%
May 1980°F53°F96°F 200833°F 199115%0%
May 2081°F53°F96°F 196634°F 191715%0%
May 2181°F54°F96°F 194731°F 192714%0%
May 2281°F54°F96°F 192433°F 199114%0%
May 2382°F54°F99°F 201432°F 191714%0%
May 2482°F54°F96°F 194329°F 191713%0%
May 2582°F54°F96°F 198231°F 191713%0%
May 2683°F55°F99°F 196634°F 191713%0%
May 2783°F55°F96°F 198432°F 191712%0%
May 2883°F55°F103°F 198434°F 191712%0%
May 2983°F55°F99°F 198435°F 191712%0%
May 3084°F55°F102°F 191034°F 191711%0%
May 3184°F56°F101°F 191035°F 191711%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Murphys, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046174 (New Melones Dam Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048353, 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.