Nipomo Weather in May
Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 in over about 2 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
- 70°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 0.55 in
- Record high
- 105°FMay 15, 2014
- Record low
- 31°FMay 2, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 37 min to 14 h 21 min
- Cloud cover
- 32%
- Humidity
- 72%
- Dew point
- 49°F
- Wind
- 9.6 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 | 69°F | 47°F | 96°F 2014 | 34°F 1964 | 11% |
| May 2 | 69°F | 47°F | 98°F 2014 | 31°F 1964 | 11% |
| May 3 | 69°F | 47°F | 94°F 2013 | 35°F 1959 | 10% |
| May 4 | 69°F | 47°F | 90°F 1953 | 34°F 1964 | 10% |
| May 5 | 69°F | 47°F | 92°F 1953 | 32°F 1975 | 10% |
| May 6 | 69°F | 47°F | 89°F 2020 | 35°F 1977 | 10% |
| May 7 | 69°F | 47°F | 93°F 2007 | 34°F 1950 | 10% |
| May 8 | 69°F | 47°F | 91°F 1984 | 35°F 1950 | 9% |
| May 9 | 69°F | 48°F | 93°F 1993 | 36°F 1979 | 9% |
| May 10 | 69°F | 48°F | 85°F 1950 | 37°F 1953 | 9% |
| May 11 | 69°F | 48°F | 91°F 1996 | 37°F 1953 | 9% |
| May 12 | 70°F | 48°F | 92°F 1979 | 36°F 1993 | 9% |
| May 13 | 70°F | 48°F | 93°F 1979 | 37°F 1958 | 8% |
| May 14 | 70°F | 48°F | 100°F 2014 | 37°F 1999 | 8% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 48°F | 105°F 2014 | 35°F 1955 | 8% |
| May 16 | 70°F | 48°F | 94°F 1967 | 33°F 1974 | 8% |
| May 17 | 70°F | 48°F | 83°F 1978 | 33°F 1974 | 8% |
| May 18 | 70°F | 48°F | 88°F 1978 | 32°F 1974 | 7% |
| May 19 | 70°F | 48°F | 90°F 2003 | 36°F 1974 | 7% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 48°F | 89°F 2003 | 34°F 1974 | 7% |
| May 21 | 71°F | 48°F | 88°F 2005 | 37°F 1962 | 7% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 48°F | 85°F 2000 | 38°F 1971 | 7% |
| May 23 | 71°F | 48°F | 87°F 1949 | 36°F 1980 | 6% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 49°F | 82°F 2001 | 36°F 1978 | 6% |
| May 25 | 71°F | 49°F | 95°F 1984 | 36°F 1980 | 6% |
| May 26 | 71°F | 49°F | 84°F 1974 | 38°F 1980 | 6% |
| May 27 | 72°F | 49°F | 93°F 1973 | 41°F 1953 | 5% |
| May 28 | 72°F | 49°F | 92°F 1973 | 41°F 1959 | 5% |
| May 29 | 72°F | 49°F | 84°F 1997 | 40°F 1980 | 5% |
| May 30 | 72°F | 49°F | 83°F 1984 | 38°F 1988 | 5% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 49°F | 92°F 1997 | 38°F 2011 | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049111 (Twitchell Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023273, 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.