Planada climate

Planada Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Merced, 17.5 km from Planada

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.59 in over about 3 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 Planada, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
0.59 in
Record high
109°FMay 25, 1928
Record low
30°FMay 16, 1978
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.6
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 33 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 178°F49°F100°F 194734°F 196710%
May 278°F49°F98°F 194738°F 191510%
May 379°F49°F98°F 200435°F 193810%
May 479°F49°F98°F 199038°F 196410%
May 579°F50°F96°F 199037°F 20039%
May 679°F50°F98°F 192836°F 19779%
May 780°F50°F97°F 200138°F 19869%
May 880°F50°F100°F 200138°F 19309%
May 980°F50°F97°F 200140°F 19089%
May 1081°F51°F100°F 199338°F 19229%
May 1181°F51°F100°F 200132°F 19008%
May 1281°F51°F101°F 193436°F 19008%
May 1381°F51°F105°F 197635°F 19958%
May 1482°F51°F103°F 197240°F 19088%
May 1582°F52°F100°F 197235°F 19788%
May 1682°F52°F102°F 192430°F 19788%
May 1782°F52°F103°F 200840°F 19748%
May 1883°F52°F105°F 200936°F 19628%
May 1983°F52°F104°F 200940°F 19068%
May 2083°F53°F100°F 194735°F 20027%
May 2183°F53°F101°F 198837°F 19037%
May 2284°F53°F101°F 190439°F 19967%
May 2384°F53°F103°F 190440°F 19007%
May 2484°F53°F102°F 193635°F 19787%
May 2584°F54°F109°F 192840°F 19167%
May 2684°F54°F103°F 195140°F 19057%
May 2785°F54°F104°F 202040°F 19046%
May 2885°F54°F104°F 198440°F 19006%
May 2985°F54°F103°F 198440°F 19216%
May 3085°F54°F104°F 198441°F 19046%
May 3186°F54°F106°F 200134°F 19676%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Planada, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 8:16 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00045532 (Merced), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045532, 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.