Smith River climate

Smith River Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crescent City 3 Nnw, 15.7 km from Smith River

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 62°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.23 in over about 9 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 Smith River, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
3.23 in
Record high
88°FMay 4, 2013
Record low
32°FMay 1, 2001
Chance of a freeze
1%
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 15 h 01 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
4.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 159°F44°F72°F 201632°F 200136%
May 260°F45°F75°F 201337°F 195235%
May 360°F45°F64°F 200135°F 195034%
May 460°F45°F88°F 201335°F 195234%
May 560°F45°F70°F 201335°F 195233%
May 660°F45°F63°F 200438°F 195033%
May 760°F45°F69°F 200738°F 195032%
May 860°F45°F72°F 201833°F 195031%
May 960°F45°F69°F 202434°F 195031%
May 1060°F45°F61°F 195138°F 202230%
May 1161°F45°F64°F 202437°F 200230%
May 1261°F45°F63°F 201339°F 200830%
May 1361°F46°F65°F 201440°F 200129%
May 1461°F46°F66°F 200539°F 195129%
May 1561°F46°F81°F 200840°F 200229%
May 1661°F46°F82°F 200838°F 195028%
May 1761°F46°F74°F 200841°F 201728%
May 1861°F46°F63°F 200538°F 195028%
May 1961°F46°F67°F 195236°F 195028%
May 2061°F46°F66°F 200640°F 195027%
May 2161°F46°F75°F 200140°F 195227%
May 2261°F46°F66°F 200141°F 195227%
May 2361°F46°F62°F 201737°F 195027%
May 2462°F46°F63°F 200337°F 195026%
May 2562°F47°F64°F 195138°F 195026%
May 2662°F47°F64°F 202044°F 200926%
May 2762°F47°F64°F 200341°F 200626%
May 2862°F47°F64°F 200339°F 195025%
May 2962°F47°F62°F 200440°F 195025%
May 3062°F47°F63°F 200439°F 195224%
May 3162°F47°F66°F 195040°F 202624%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Smith River, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:45 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00042147 (Crescent City 3 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024286, 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.