Yosemite Valley Weather in May
Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.92 in over about 6 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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 1.92 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 81°FMay 19, 2008
- Record low
- 13°FMay 11, 2000
- Chance of a freeze
- 28%
- Daylight
- 13 h 47 min to 14 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 4.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 67°F | 41°F | 71°F 1996 | 15°F 2002 | 22% | 2% |
| May 2 | 67°F | 41°F | 69°F 1996 | 23°F 2002 | 22% | 1% |
| May 3 | 67°F | 41°F | 71°F 2004 | 20°F 2001 | 22% | 1% |
| May 4 | 67°F | 42°F | 73°F 2004 | 22°F 1999 | 22% | 1% |
| May 5 | 68°F | 42°F | 69°F 2004 | 24°F 2003 | 22% | 1% |
| May 6 | 68°F | 42°F | 69°F 2001 | 17°F 2007 | 22% | 1% |
| May 7 | 68°F | 43°F | 73°F 2001 | 23°F 2010 | 22% | 1% |
| May 8 | 68°F | 43°F | 71°F 2001 | 23°F 2002 | 22% | 1% |
| May 9 | 69°F | 43°F | 75°F 2018 | 15°F 2003 | 21% | 1% |
| May 10 | 69°F | 43°F | 73°F 2001 | 15°F 2005 | 21% | 1% |
| May 11 | 69°F | 44°F | 72°F 1994 | 13°F 2000 | 21% | 1% |
| May 12 | 69°F | 44°F | 75°F 1996 | 18°F 2000 | 21% | 1% |
| May 13 | 70°F | 44°F | 77°F 1996 | 21°F 1998 | 21% | 0% |
| May 14 | 70°F | 44°F | 74°F 1997 | 25°F 1998 | 21% | 0% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 44°F | 74°F 2006 | 20°F 2011 | 20% | 0% |
| May 16 | 70°F | 45°F | 72°F 1997 | 18°F 1995 | 20% | 0% |
| May 17 | 71°F | 45°F | 78°F 2008 | 24°F 1995 | 20% | 0% |
| May 18 | 71°F | 45°F | 80°F 2008 | 23°F 1998 | 20% | 0% |
| May 19 | 71°F | 45°F | 81°F 2008 | 25°F 2020 | 20% | 0% |
| May 20 | 72°F | 46°F | 79°F 2008 | 24°F 1994 | 20% | 0% |
| May 21 | 72°F | 46°F | 75°F 2000 | 21°F 2002 | 19% | 0% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 46°F | 76°F 2001 | 22°F 2002 | 19% | 0% |
| May 23 | 72°F | 46°F | 78°F 2001 | 20°F 2010 | 19% | 0% |
| May 24 | 73°F | 46°F | 76°F 2001 | 24°F 1996 | 18% | 0% |
| May 25 | 73°F | 47°F | 75°F 2001 | 24°F 2010 | 18% | 0% |
| May 26 | 73°F | 47°F | 75°F 1994 | 24°F 1998 | 18% | 0% |
| May 27 | 74°F | 47°F | 76°F 2003 | 21°F 1998 | 17% | 0% |
| May 28 | 74°F | 47°F | 80°F 2003 | 23°F 2006 | 17% | 0% |
| May 29 | 74°F | 47°F | 80°F 2003 | 21°F 2011 | 16% | 0% |
| May 30 | 75°F | 48°F | 79°F 2001 | 18°F 2011 | 16% | 0% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 48°F | 81°F 2001 | 27°F 1998 | 16% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00049855 (Yosemite Park Hq), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00045280, 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.