Needles Weather in May
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 91°F | 65°F | 105°F 1947 | 46°F 1967 | 3% |
| May 2 | 91°F | 66°F | 109°F 1947 | 49°F 1967 | 3% |
| May 3 | 91°F | 66°F | 113°F 1947 | 47°F 1955 | 3% |
| May 4 | 92°F | 66°F | 111°F 1947 | 51°F 1964 | 3% |
| May 5 | 92°F | 67°F | 109°F 1947 | 47°F 1964 | 3% |
| May 6 | 93°F | 67°F | 106°F 1947 | 48°F 1975 | 3% |
| May 7 | 93°F | 67°F | 106°F 1989 | 46°F 1964 | 3% |
| May 8 | 93°F | 68°F | 109°F 1989 | 44°F 1964 | 3% |
| May 9 | 94°F | 68°F | 110°F 2018 | 51°F 1979 | 3% |
| May 10 | 94°F | 68°F | 110°F 1960 | 53°F 1979 | 3% |
| May 11 | 94°F | 69°F | 110°F 1960 | 51°F 1991 | 3% |
| May 12 | 95°F | 69°F | 110°F 1996 | 51°F 1953 | 3% |
| May 13 | 95°F | 69°F | 110°F 1996 | 52°F 1942 | 3% |
| May 14 | 95°F | 69°F | 109°F 2013 | 49°F 1951 | 3% |
| May 15 | 96°F | 70°F | 107°F 2022 | 49°F 1951 | 3% |
| May 16 | 96°F | 70°F | 109°F 2009 | 53°F 1953 | 3% |
| May 17 | 97°F | 70°F | 110°F 2006 | 48°F 1944 | 3% |
| May 18 | 97°F | 71°F | 111°F 2008 | 53°F 1977 | 3% |
| May 19 | 97°F | 71°F | 114°F 2008 | 54°F 1974 | 3% |
| May 20 | 98°F | 71°F | 111°F 2008 | 52°F 1949 | 2% |
| May 21 | 98°F | 72°F | 112°F 2005 | 49°F 1975 | 2% |
| May 22 | 99°F | 72°F | 114°F 2005 | 51°F 1957 | 2% |
| May 23 | 99°F | 72°F | 113°F 2000 | 55°F 2019 | 2% |
| May 24 | 99°F | 73°F | 113°F 2000 | 52°F 1957 | 2% |
| May 25 | 100°F | 73°F | 110°F 1951 | 50°F 1965 | 2% |
| May 26 | 100°F | 73°F | 113°F 1951 | 53°F 1996 | 2% |
| May 27 | 100°F | 73°F | 112°F 2003 | 55°F 1962 | 2% |
| May 28 | 101°F | 74°F | 115°F 1968 | 51°F 1971 | 2% |
| May 29 | 101°F | 74°F | 113°F 1983 | 51°F 1971 | 2% |
| May 30 | 101°F | 74°F | 113°F 1984 | 56°F 1971 | 2% |
| May 31 | 102°F | 75°F | 112°F 2012 | 58°F 1988 | 2% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.