Thermal climate

Thermal Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Desert Resorts Rgnl AP, 2.4 km from Thermal

Average highs run from 90°F on May 1 to 99°F on May 31, and lows from 59°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.01 in over about 0 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 Thermal, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
95°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
0.01 in
Record high
116°FMay 28, 1983
Record low
41°FMay 15, 1951
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
24.1
Daylight
13 h 32 min to 14 h 13 min
Cloud cover
23%
Humidity
38%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
8.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 190°F59°F105°F 198542°F 19992%
May 291°F59°F105°F 196642°F 20082%
May 391°F60°F106°F 201745°F 20111%
May 491°F60°F105°F 201747°F 20011%
May 591°F60°F107°F 201746°F 19641%
May 692°F61°F110°F 201846°F 19881%
May 792°F61°F109°F 202043°F 19751%
May 892°F61°F110°F 200146°F 20171%
May 993°F61°F109°F 200148°F 20031%
May 1093°F62°F108°F 202548°F 19931%
May 1193°F62°F111°F 196046°F 20031%
May 1293°F62°F112°F 198849°F 20141%
May 1394°F62°F111°F 198849°F 20001%
May 1494°F63°F108°F 201249°F 19981%
May 1594°F63°F107°F 202241°F 19511%
May 1695°F63°F109°F 197042°F 20151%
May 1795°F63°F110°F 197053°F 19621%
May 1895°F64°F109°F 197351°F 19951%
May 1995°F64°F111°F 200849°F 19741%
May 2096°F64°F111°F 196752°F 19721%
May 2196°F64°F114°F 200050°F 19721%
May 2296°F64°F111°F 200156°F 19941%
May 2397°F65°F114°F 200154°F 20191%
May 2497°F65°F109°F 198346°F 20101%
May 2597°F65°F114°F 195154°F 19801%
May 2698°F65°F115°F 195151°F 19871%
May 2798°F65°F113°F 195157°F 19711%
May 2898°F66°F116°F 198353°F 19941%
May 2998°F66°F114°F 200050°F 19711%
May 3099°F66°F110°F 198455°F 20111%
May 3199°F66°F115°F 201249°F 20111%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Thermal, in percent.00.511.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:49 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003104 (Desert Resorts Rgnl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003104, 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.