Needles climate

Needles Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Needles AP, 9 km from Needles

Average highs run from 91°F on May 1 to 102°F on May 31, and lows from 65°F to 75°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.07 in over about 1 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 Needles, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
96°F
Average low
70°F
Precipitation
0.07 in
Record high
115°FMay 28, 1968
Record low
44°FMay 8, 1964
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
24.7
Daylight
13 h 36 min to 14 h 20 min
Cloud cover
29%
Humidity
24%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 191°F65°F105°F 194746°F 19673%
May 291°F66°F109°F 194749°F 19673%
May 391°F66°F113°F 194747°F 19553%
May 492°F66°F111°F 194751°F 19643%
May 592°F67°F109°F 194747°F 19643%
May 693°F67°F106°F 194748°F 19753%
May 793°F67°F106°F 198946°F 19643%
May 893°F68°F109°F 198944°F 19643%
May 994°F68°F110°F 201851°F 19793%
May 1094°F68°F110°F 196053°F 19793%
May 1194°F69°F110°F 196051°F 19913%
May 1295°F69°F110°F 199651°F 19533%
May 1395°F69°F110°F 199652°F 19423%
May 1495°F69°F109°F 201349°F 19513%
May 1596°F70°F107°F 202249°F 19513%
May 1696°F70°F109°F 200953°F 19533%
May 1797°F70°F110°F 200648°F 19443%
May 1897°F71°F111°F 200853°F 19773%
May 1997°F71°F114°F 200854°F 19743%
May 2098°F71°F111°F 200852°F 19492%
May 2198°F72°F112°F 200549°F 19752%
May 2299°F72°F114°F 200551°F 19572%
May 2399°F72°F113°F 200055°F 20192%
May 2499°F73°F113°F 200052°F 19572%
May 25100°F73°F110°F 195150°F 19652%
May 26100°F73°F113°F 195153°F 19962%
May 27100°F73°F112°F 200355°F 19622%
May 28101°F74°F115°F 196851°F 19712%
May 29101°F74°F113°F 198351°F 19712%
May 30101°F74°F113°F 198456°F 19712%
May 31102°F75°F112°F 201258°F 19882%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Needles, in percent.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 7:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023179 (Needles AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023179, 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.