Riverside Weather in May
Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.20 in over about 2 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 81°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 0.20 in
- Record high
- 105°FMay 28, 2003
- Record low
- 39°FMay 10, 2003
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 6.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 33 min to 14 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 26%
- Humidity
- 56%
- Dew point
- 44°F
- Wind
- 6.3 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 52°F | 95°F 2004 | 41°F 1999 | 7% |
| May 2 | 80°F | 53°F | 103°F 2004 | 44°F 2003 | 7% |
| May 3 | 80°F | 53°F | 97°F 2013 | 43°F 2001 | 6% |
| May 4 | 80°F | 53°F | 98°F 2004 | 44°F 2001 | 6% |
| May 5 | 80°F | 53°F | 97°F 2018 | 44°F 1999 | 6% |
| May 6 | 80°F | 53°F | 98°F 2020 | 47°F 2023 | 6% |
| May 7 | 80°F | 53°F | 99°F 2020 | 48°F 2017 | 6% |
| May 8 | 80°F | 54°F | 97°F 2001 | 43°F 2017 | 6% |
| May 9 | 80°F | 54°F | 101°F 2025 | 46°F 2003 | 6% |
| May 10 | 80°F | 54°F | 104°F 2025 | 39°F 2003 | 6% |
| May 11 | 81°F | 54°F | 99°F 2013 | 44°F 2003 | 5% |
| May 12 | 81°F | 54°F | 103°F 2013 | 45°F 2000 | 5% |
| May 13 | 81°F | 54°F | 102°F 2013 | 46°F 2000 | 5% |
| May 14 | 81°F | 55°F | 100°F 2014 | 47°F 2001 | 5% |
| May 15 | 81°F | 55°F | 103°F 2014 | 50°F 2000 | 5% |
| May 16 | 81°F | 55°F | 100°F 2014 | 45°F 2011 | 5% |
| May 17 | 81°F | 55°F | 92°F 2009 | 47°F 2000 | 5% |
| May 18 | 81°F | 55°F | 92°F 2009 | 48°F 2017 | 4% |
| May 19 | 82°F | 55°F | 93°F 2000 | 49°F 2011 | 4% |
| May 20 | 82°F | 55°F | 98°F 2000 | 50°F 2019 | 4% |
| May 21 | 82°F | 55°F | 104°F 2000 | 43°F 2002 | 4% |
| May 22 | 82°F | 56°F | 97°F 2005 | 45°F 2002 | 4% |
| May 23 | 82°F | 56°F | 99°F 2001 | 47°F 2002 | 4% |
| May 24 | 83°F | 56°F | 95°F 2021 | 46°F 2010 | 3% |
| May 25 | 83°F | 56°F | 93°F 2020 | 48°F 2010 | 3% |
| May 26 | 83°F | 56°F | 97°F 2020 | 51°F 2010 | 3% |
| May 27 | 83°F | 56°F | 100°F 2000 | 47°F 2019 | 3% |
| May 28 | 83°F | 56°F | 105°F 2003 | 48°F 2002 | 3% |
| May 29 | 84°F | 57°F | 99°F 2002 | 48°F 2006 | 3% |
| May 30 | 84°F | 57°F | 101°F 2025 | 50°F 2006 | 2% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 57°F | 98°F 2025 | 51°F 1999 | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00047470 (Riverside Fire Stn 3), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003171, 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.