Prunedale climate

Prunedale Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Salinas #2, 13 km from Prunedale

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 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 Prunedale, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
0.49 in
Record high
99°FMay 12, 1976
Record low
35°FMay 23, 1962
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 43 min to 14 h 30 min
Cloud cover
33%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
46°F
Wind
8.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 168°F47°F91°F 199636°F 196714%
May 268°F47°F89°F 197037°F 201114%
May 368°F47°F88°F 201339°F 195913%
May 468°F47°F87°F 201139°F 197713%
May 568°F47°F91°F 198739°F 199613%
May 668°F47°F88°F 198738°F 196512%
May 768°F48°F91°F 200137°F 196112%
May 868°F48°F89°F 200738°F 200212%
May 968°F48°F93°F 199339°F 196311%
May 1068°F48°F78°F 198839°F 199611%
May 1168°F48°F93°F 199640°F 200011%
May 1268°F48°F99°F 197639°F 196710%
May 1368°F48°F97°F 201439°F 195810%
May 1468°F49°F96°F 201440°F 196710%
May 1568°F49°F94°F 200839°F 199810%
May 1668°F49°F95°F 196741°F 196410%
May 1768°F49°F86°F 199739°F 19989%
May 1868°F49°F87°F 197839°F 19989%
May 1968°F49°F84°F 198340°F 19609%
May 2069°F49°F94°F 198840°F 19759%
May 2169°F49°F92°F 200039°F 19718%
May 2269°F49°F79°F 199337°F 19608%
May 2369°F50°F78°F 199735°F 19628%
May 2469°F50°F82°F 200140°F 20138%
May 2569°F50°F81°F 197541°F 20118%
May 2669°F50°F89°F 197442°F 19607%
May 2769°F50°F94°F 198443°F 19987%
May 2869°F50°F91°F 200342°F 19767%
May 2969°F50°F84°F 197542°F 20147%
May 3069°F50°F94°F 200142°F 19987%
May 3169°F50°F91°F 199741°F 20006%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Prunedale, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047668 (Salinas #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00047668, 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.