Seaside climate

Seaside Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Monterey WFO, 2 km from Seaside

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 64°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 in over about 4 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 Seaside, in °F, with the record for each date.30405060708090151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.50 in
Record high
87°FMay 2, 2013
Record low
40°FMay 1, 2011
Chance of a freeze
0%
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 29 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
8.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 162°F49°F84°F 201440°F 201116%
May 262°F49°F87°F 201343°F 197016%
May 362°F49°F81°F 201345°F 197016%
May 462°F49°F81°F 200145°F 196915%
May 562°F49°F76°F 196941°F 199915%
May 662°F49°F76°F 200742°F 201015%
May 762°F49°F85°F 200742°F 197714%
May 862°F49°F81°F 200741°F 200214%
May 963°F50°F79°F 202443°F 199914%
May 1063°F50°F74°F 202443°F 201114%
May 1163°F50°F76°F 202042°F 200213%
May 1263°F50°F78°F 201442°F 200013%
May 1363°F50°F73°F 200840°F 200013%
May 1463°F50°F86°F 201445°F 202613%
May 1563°F50°F86°F 197041°F 201113%
May 1663°F50°F80°F 197043°F 200313%
May 1763°F50°F85°F 200943°F 197112%
May 1863°F51°F76°F 200542°F 197012%
May 1963°F51°F74°F 202644°F 200312%
May 2063°F51°F73°F 200647°F 200312%
May 2163°F51°F77°F 200045°F 202212%
May 2263°F51°F73°F 200042°F 200712%
May 2363°F51°F74°F 200042°F 200212%
May 2463°F51°F79°F 202244°F 197011%
May 2564°F51°F79°F 197544°F 201111%
May 2664°F51°F76°F 197646°F 197311%
May 2764°F51°F76°F 200347°F 199811%
May 2864°F51°F85°F 197544°F 197010%
May 2964°F51°F84°F 197547°F 201410%
May 3064°F51°F77°F 197546°F 199810%
May 3164°F52°F85°F 200143°F 200010%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Seaside, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 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 USC00045802 (Monterey WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023259, 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.