Tehachapi climate

Tehachapi Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tehachapi 4 Se, 4.2 km from Tehachapi

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.39 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tehachapi, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.39 in
Record high
94°FMay 31, 2001
Record low
25°FMay 4, 2023
Chance of a freeze
39%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 21 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
51%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
8.3 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 165°F40°F87°F 202127°F 20110%
May 265°F40°F83°F 200432°F 20080%
May 366°F40°F86°F 200432°F 20080%
May 466°F41°F85°F 200425°F 20230%
May 566°F41°F87°F 201732°F 20240%
May 666°F41°F87°F 201730°F 20070%
May 767°F42°F85°F 200129°F 20030%
May 867°F42°F87°F 200133°F 20150%
May 967°F42°F89°F 200131°F 20100%
May 1068°F42°F80°F 200734°F 20110%
May 1168°F43°F89°F 202631°F 20030%
May 1268°F43°F89°F 202627°F 20000%
May 1369°F43°F91°F 202634°F 20100%
May 1469°F44°F86°F 201233°F 20170%
May 1569°F44°F87°F 200633°F 20110%
May 1669°F44°F85°F 200631°F 20110%
May 1770°F44°F89°F 200936°F 19990%
May 1870°F45°F92°F 200930°F 19980%
May 1970°F45°F90°F 200937°F 20110%
May 2070°F45°F84°F 200034°F 20190%
May 2171°F45°F89°F 200032°F 20210%
May 2271°F46°F90°F 200134°F 20100%
May 2371°F46°F89°F 200036°F 20020%
May 2472°F46°F90°F 201731°F 20100%
May 2572°F47°F90°F 201731°F 20100%
May 2672°F47°F85°F 202034°F 20120%
May 2773°F47°F92°F 200335°F 20060%
May 2873°F47°F89°F 202034°F 20260%
May 2973°F48°F93°F 200335°F 20110%
May 3073°F48°F92°F 200131°F 19980%
May 3174°F48°F94°F 200134°F 20110%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tehachapi, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:40 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00048829 (Tehachapi 4 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048829, 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.