Solvang Weather in May
Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.54 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
- 80°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 0.54 in
- Record high
- 105°FMay 16, 2014
- Record low
- 31°FMay 25, 1953
- Chance of a freeze
- 13%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 4.5
- Daylight
- 13 h 36 min to 14 h 19 min
- Cloud cover
- 34%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 9.6 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 | 78°F | 41°F | 101°F 1996 | 34°F 1954 | 9% |
| May 2 | 78°F | 41°F | 98°F 1996 | 33°F 1953 | 9% |
| May 3 | 78°F | 41°F | 103°F 2004 | 34°F 1954 | 9% |
| May 4 | 78°F | 41°F | 104°F 2004 | 34°F 1964 | 9% |
| May 5 | 78°F | 42°F | 100°F 2004 | 35°F 1959 | 9% |
| May 6 | 78°F | 42°F | 101°F 1987 | 34°F 1952 | 9% |
| May 7 | 79°F | 42°F | 99°F 1987 | 35°F 1965 | 8% |
| May 8 | 79°F | 42°F | 98°F 1987 | 36°F 1953 | 8% |
| May 9 | 79°F | 42°F | 100°F 2009 | 37°F 1964 | 8% |
| May 10 | 79°F | 42°F | 100°F 2025 | 32°F 1953 | 8% |
| May 11 | 79°F | 42°F | 102°F 2025 | 37°F 1952 | 7% |
| May 12 | 79°F | 42°F | 99°F 1996 | 34°F 1953 | 7% |
| May 13 | 79°F | 43°F | 103°F 2013 | 38°F 1986 | 7% |
| May 14 | 79°F | 43°F | 98°F 1972 | 37°F 2025 | 7% |
| May 15 | 80°F | 43°F | 100°F 2014 | 33°F 1955 | 7% |
| May 16 | 80°F | 43°F | 105°F 2014 | 37°F 2011 | 7% |
| May 17 | 80°F | 43°F | 103°F 1997 | 35°F 1974 | 6% |
| May 18 | 80°F | 43°F | 102°F 2008 | 34°F 1974 | 6% |
| May 19 | 80°F | 43°F | 99°F 2008 | 39°F 1974 | 6% |
| May 20 | 80°F | 43°F | 96°F 1952 | 39°F 1962 | 6% |
| May 21 | 80°F | 44°F | 98°F 2000 | 35°F 2008 | 6% |
| May 22 | 81°F | 44°F | 101°F 2000 | 35°F 1953 | 5% |
| May 23 | 81°F | 44°F | 103°F 2000 | 34°F 2013 | 5% |
| May 24 | 81°F | 44°F | 96°F 2001 | 32°F 2013 | 5% |
| May 25 | 81°F | 44°F | 95°F 2001 | 31°F 1953 | 5% |
| May 26 | 81°F | 44°F | 99°F 1984 | 33°F 1953 | 5% |
| May 27 | 82°F | 44°F | 100°F 1974 | 34°F 1954 | 4% |
| May 28 | 82°F | 44°F | 100°F 2003 | 35°F 2006 | 4% |
| May 29 | 82°F | 44°F | 101°F 1973 | 36°F 1953 | 4% |
| May 30 | 82°F | 44°F | 104°F 1984 | 35°F 1953 | 4% |
| May 31 | 82°F | 44°F | 100°F 2002 | 36°F 2011 | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:49 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041253 (Cachuma Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00041253, 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.