West Point climate

West Point Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Calaveras Big Trees, 23.2 km from West Point

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.79 in over about 6 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 West Point, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.79 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
100°FMay 17, 2008
Record low
31°FMay 16, 1999
Chance of a freeze
60%
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 40 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
63%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
5.6 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 158°F38°F84°F 201538°F 200222%5%
May 258°F38°F86°F 200439°F 199922%5%
May 358°F39°F90°F 200439°F 200722%5%
May 459°F39°F95°F 200439°F 199922%5%
May 559°F39°F89°F 200439°F 199922%5%
May 659°F39°F87°F 201342°F 200021%4%
May 760°F40°F90°F 202140°F 200621%4%
May 860°F40°F89°F 200142°F 199921%4%
May 960°F40°F92°F 200138°F 202221%4%
May 1061°F40°F92°F 200136°F 202220%4%
May 1161°F41°F91°F 200135°F 202220%4%
May 1261°F41°F93°F 200138°F 201020%4%
May 1362°F41°F91°F 201343°F 201520%3%
May 1462°F41°F92°F 202141°F 201520%3%
May 1562°F42°F90°F 201439°F 199919%3%
May 1663°F42°F99°F 200831°F 199919%3%
May 1763°F42°F100°F 200844°F 200519%3%
May 1863°F42°F100°F 200942°F 200719%3%
May 1964°F43°F100°F 200841°F 200718%3%
May 2064°F43°F94°F 200841°F 201918%3%
May 2164°F43°F94°F 200141°F 201918%3%
May 2265°F43°F96°F 200140°F 200217%2%
May 2365°F43°F94°F 200037°F 201017%2%
May 2465°F44°F94°F 200142°F 200917%2%
May 2566°F44°F94°F 200144°F 200916%2%
May 2666°F44°F98°F 202239°F 200816%2%
May 2766°F44°F96°F 202043°F 200615%2%
May 2867°F44°F99°F 202040°F 201015%2%
May 2967°F45°F98°F 202041°F 200515%2%
May 3067°F45°F92°F 200343°F 201114%2%
May 3168°F45°F96°F 200146°F 201114%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at West Point, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:40 AM, sunset 8:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00041277 (Calaveras Big Trees), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048713, 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.