Shasta Weather in May
Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 83°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.10 in over about 7 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
- 79°F
- Average low
- 55°F
- Precipitation
- 3.10 in
- Record high
- 109°FMay 31, 2021
- Record low
- 34°FMay 11, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 5.3
- Daylight
- 13 h 57 min to 14 h 52 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 75°F | 51°F | 95°F 2015 | 36°F 1988 | 26% | 0% |
| May 2 | 75°F | 51°F | 93°F 2004 | 42°F 2012 | 26% | 0% |
| May 3 | 76°F | 51°F | 95°F 1992 | 40°F 1996 | 26% | 0% |
| May 4 | 76°F | 52°F | 100°F 1992 | 36°F 1999 | 26% | 0% |
| May 5 | 76°F | 52°F | 103°F 1992 | 41°F 2003 | 25% | 0% |
| May 6 | 77°F | 52°F | 104°F 1987 | 42°F 1995 | 25% | 0% |
| May 7 | 77°F | 53°F | 101°F 1987 | 39°F 2010 | 25% | 0% |
| May 8 | 77°F | 53°F | 96°F 2001 | 40°F 2003 | 25% | 0% |
| May 9 | 78°F | 53°F | 95°F 2001 | 37°F 2022 | 25% | 0% |
| May 10 | 78°F | 53°F | 98°F 1987 | 40°F 2022 | 24% | 0% |
| May 11 | 78°F | 54°F | 101°F 1987 | 34°F 2000 | 24% | 0% |
| May 12 | 78°F | 54°F | 100°F 1996 | 39°F 1995 | 24% | 0% |
| May 13 | 79°F | 54°F | 96°F 1987 | 41°F 2017 | 24% | 0% |
| May 14 | 79°F | 55°F | 100°F 1987 | 42°F 1991 | 24% | 0% |
| May 15 | 79°F | 55°F | 103°F 2008 | 43°F 2011 | 23% | 0% |
| May 16 | 80°F | 55°F | 103°F 2008 | 44°F 1998 | 23% | 0% |
| May 17 | 80°F | 55°F | 106°F 2008 | 41°F 1998 | 23% | 0% |
| May 18 | 80°F | 56°F | 102°F 2008 | 45°F 1991 | 23% | 0% |
| May 19 | 80°F | 56°F | 99°F 2008 | 43°F 1996 | 23% | 0% |
| May 20 | 81°F | 56°F | 98°F 2001 | 39°F 2010 | 22% | 0% |
| May 21 | 81°F | 56°F | 100°F 2000 | 44°F 2010 | 22% | 0% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 56°F | 102°F 2017 | 34°F 2010 | 22% | 0% |
| May 23 | 81°F | 57°F | 101°F 2000 | 40°F 2010 | 22% | 0% |
| May 24 | 82°F | 57°F | 100°F 1994 | 40°F 1990 | 21% | 0% |
| May 25 | 82°F | 57°F | 103°F 2022 | 45°F 1989 | 21% | 0% |
| May 26 | 82°F | 57°F | 98°F 2009 | 44°F 1998 | 21% | 0% |
| May 27 | 82°F | 58°F | 100°F 2009 | 44°F 1998 | 20% | 0% |
| May 28 | 83°F | 58°F | 100°F 2009 | 45°F 2006 | 20% | 0% |
| May 29 | 83°F | 58°F | 101°F 2009 | 41°F 2011 | 19% | 0% |
| May 30 | 83°F | 58°F | 106°F 2025 | 42°F 2011 | 19% | 0% |
| May 31 | 83°F | 58°F | 109°F 2021 | 47°F 2014 | 19% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049621 (Whiskeytown Rsvr), 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.