Ridgecrest climate

Ridgecrest Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for China Lake Naf, 7.4 km from Ridgecrest

Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 94°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.10 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ridgecrest, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
0.10 in
Record high
109°FMay 28, 2003
Record low
35°FMay 14, 1998
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
15.2
Daylight
13 h 38 min to 14 h 24 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
33%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
10.1 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 183°F51°F98°F 198541°F 19480%
May 283°F52°F99°F 194739°F 20110%
May 384°F52°F100°F 194738°F 19640%
May 484°F52°F99°F 198943°F 19640%
May 584°F53°F100°F 194740°F 19860%
May 685°F53°F100°F 198742°F 20240%
May 785°F53°F100°F 198942°F 19830%
May 885°F53°F100°F 201840°F 19860%
May 986°F54°F101°F 198443°F 19480%
May 1086°F54°F103°F 198440°F 19480%
May 1186°F54°F102°F 198443°F 20030%
May 1287°F55°F103°F 198841°F 19630%
May 1387°F55°F102°F 199641°F 19830%
May 1488°F55°F101°F 198835°F 19980%
May 1588°F55°F99°F 198842°F 19550%
May 1688°F56°F101°F 200941°F 20110%
May 1789°F56°F103°F 200944°F 19980%
May 1889°F56°F106°F 200843°F 19980%
May 1989°F56°F107°F 200843°F 19940%
May 2090°F57°F104°F 198440°F 19480%
May 2190°F57°F103°F 198445°F 19450%
May 2290°F57°F106°F 198441°F 19480%
May 2391°F57°F105°F 198442°F 20100%
May 2491°F58°F103°F 200140°F 20100%
May 2591°F58°F104°F 195144°F 19450%
May 2692°F58°F107°F 195144°F 20080%
May 2792°F58°F107°F 198441°F 19980%
May 2893°F59°F109°F 200346°F 19530%
May 2993°F59°F107°F 198438°F 19530%
May 3093°F59°F107°F 198643°F 20110%
May 3194°F59°F107°F 198647°F 19880%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgecrest, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:01 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093104 (China Lake Naf), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093104, 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.