Redding climate

Redding Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Redding Muni AP, 11 km from Redding

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 87°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 in over about 6 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 Redding, 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
54°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Record high
109°FMay 31, 2021
Record low
34°FMay 11, 2000
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
7.3
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 177°F50°F95°F 201536°F 198823%0%
May 277°F50°F93°F 200442°F 201223%0%
May 378°F51°F95°F 199240°F 199622%0%
May 478°F51°F100°F 199236°F 199922%0%
May 578°F51°F103°F 199241°F 200322%0%
May 679°F52°F104°F 198742°F 199521%0%
May 779°F52°F101°F 198739°F 201021%0%
May 880°F52°F96°F 200140°F 200321%0%
May 980°F52°F95°F 200137°F 202221%0%
May 1080°F53°F98°F 198740°F 202221%0%
May 1181°F53°F101°F 198734°F 200020%0%
May 1281°F53°F100°F 199639°F 199520%0%
May 1381°F53°F96°F 198741°F 201720%0%
May 1482°F54°F100°F 198742°F 199120%0%
May 1582°F54°F103°F 200843°F 201120%0%
May 1682°F54°F103°F 200844°F 199820%0%
May 1782°F55°F106°F 200841°F 199819%0%
May 1883°F55°F102°F 200845°F 199119%0%
May 1983°F55°F99°F 200843°F 199619%0%
May 2083°F55°F98°F 200139°F 201019%0%
May 2184°F56°F100°F 200044°F 201018%0%
May 2284°F56°F102°F 201734°F 201018%0%
May 2384°F56°F101°F 200040°F 201018%0%
May 2485°F57°F100°F 199440°F 199017%0%
May 2585°F57°F103°F 202245°F 198917%0%
May 2685°F57°F98°F 200944°F 199817%0%
May 2785°F57°F100°F 200944°F 199816%0%
May 2886°F58°F100°F 200945°F 200616%0%
May 2986°F58°F101°F 200941°F 201116%0%
May 3086°F58°F106°F 202542°F 201115%0%
May 3187°F59°F109°F 202147°F 201415%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Redding, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024257 (Redding Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024257, 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.