Palm Desert climate

Palm Desert Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indio Fire Stn, 15 km from Palm Desert

Average highs run from 89°F on May 1 to 98°F on May 31, and lows from 66°F to 73°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.02 in over about 0 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 Palm Desert, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
69°F
Precipitation
0.02 in
Record high
114°FMay 23, 2001
Record low
47°FMay 1, 1999
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
23.5
Daylight
13 h 32 min to 14 h 15 min
Cloud cover
29%
Humidity
38%
Dew point
40°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 189°F66°F103°F 200047°F 19990%
May 289°F66°F106°F 201756°F 20030%
May 389°F67°F106°F 201755°F 20230%
May 489°F67°F107°F 201755°F 19990%
May 590°F67°F106°F 202054°F 20230%
May 690°F67°F108°F 202054°F 19980%
May 790°F67°F110°F 202053°F 20170%
May 891°F68°F109°F 200154°F 20170%
May 991°F68°F109°F 200155°F 20030%
May 1091°F68°F109°F 202553°F 20030%
May 1192°F68°F107°F 202554°F 20050%
May 1292°F68°F106°F 201353°F 19980%
May 1392°F69°F108°F 201347°F 19980%
May 1492°F69°F107°F 201347°F 19980%
May 1593°F69°F108°F 202252°F 19980%
May 1693°F69°F108°F 201451°F 20110%
May 1793°F70°F108°F 200655°F 19980%
May 1894°F70°F110°F 200858°F 19980%
May 1994°F70°F113°F 200853°F 20110%
May 2094°F70°F107°F 200557°F 20190%
May 2195°F70°F110°F 200054°F 20020%
May 2295°F71°F113°F 200056°F 20190%
May 2395°F71°F114°F 200154°F 20190%
May 2496°F71°F110°F 200150°F 20100%
May 2596°F71°F110°F 200153°F 20080%
May 2696°F72°F111°F 202054°F 20080%
May 2797°F72°F110°F 202053°F 19980%
May 2897°F72°F114°F 200357°F 20190%
May 2997°F72°F107°F 201760°F 20080%
May 3098°F73°F108°F 200255°F 20110%
May 3198°F73°F114°F 200160°F 19990%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Palm Desert, in percent.00.10.20.30.41102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 7:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044259 (Indio Fire Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093138, 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.