Salton City Weather in May
Average highs run from 90°F on May 1 to 98°F on May 31, and lows from 65°F to 72°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.03 in over about 0 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
- 94°F
- Average low
- 69°F
- Precipitation
- 0.03 in
- Record high
- 114°FMay 29, 1983
- Record low
- 34°FMay 21, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 22.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 31 min to 14 h 12 min
- Cloud cover
- 23%
- Humidity
- 38%
- Dew point
- 40°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 90°F | 65°F | 104°F 1996 | 43°F 1999 | 1% |
| May 2 | 90°F | 66°F | 103°F 2000 | 42°F 1991 | 1% |
| May 3 | 90°F | 66°F | 105°F 2004 | 47°F 2023 | 1% |
| May 4 | 90°F | 66°F | 103°F 2004 | 46°F 1969 | 1% |
| May 5 | 91°F | 66°F | 105°F 2020 | 47°F 1983 | 1% |
| May 6 | 91°F | 67°F | 109°F 2020 | 43°F 2011 | 1% |
| May 7 | 91°F | 67°F | 107°F 2020 | 42°F 2011 | 1% |
| May 8 | 92°F | 67°F | 110°F 1989 | 41°F 2011 | 1% |
| May 9 | 92°F | 68°F | 109°F 2001 | 47°F 2017 | 1% |
| May 10 | 92°F | 68°F | 105°F 1984 | 46°F 1991 | 1% |
| May 11 | 92°F | 68°F | 108°F 2026 | 45°F 1977 | 1% |
| May 12 | 93°F | 69°F | 110°F 1988 | 45°F 1980 | 1% |
| May 13 | 93°F | 69°F | 110°F 1988 | 48°F 1983 | 1% |
| May 14 | 93°F | 69°F | 108°F 2012 | 46°F 1998 | 1% |
| May 15 | 93°F | 69°F | 107°F 1976 | 46°F 1998 | 1% |
| May 16 | 94°F | 70°F | 107°F 2012 | 50°F 2011 | 1% |
| May 17 | 94°F | 70°F | 106°F 1970 | 48°F 1991 | 1% |
| May 18 | 94°F | 70°F | 110°F 2008 | 47°F 1994 | 1% |
| May 19 | 95°F | 70°F | 112°F 2008 | 47°F 2011 | 1% |
| May 20 | 95°F | 70°F | 107°F 2005 | 47°F 2011 | 1% |
| May 21 | 95°F | 71°F | 110°F 2005 | 34°F 1972 | 0% |
| May 22 | 95°F | 71°F | 112°F 2005 | 42°F 1972 | 0% |
| May 23 | 96°F | 71°F | 112°F 2001 | 44°F 2010 | 0% |
| May 24 | 96°F | 71°F | 110°F 2001 | 40°F 2010 | 0% |
| May 25 | 96°F | 71°F | 107°F 1983 | 44°F 1980 | 0% |
| May 26 | 96°F | 72°F | 108°F 2020 | 48°F 1980 | 0% |
| May 27 | 97°F | 72°F | 112°F 1974 | 46°F 1980 | 0% |
| May 28 | 97°F | 72°F | 113°F 2003 | 47°F 1980 | 0% |
| May 29 | 97°F | 72°F | 114°F 1983 | 47°F 1980 | 0% |
| May 30 | 98°F | 72°F | 112°F 1984 | 46°F 2011 | 0% |
| May 31 | 98°F | 72°F | 111°F 2001 | 50°F 1980 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 7:27 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00046386 (Ocotillo Wells 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00040983, 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.