Long Beach climate

Long Beach Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Laporte, 17.7 km from Long Beach

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.33 in over about 13 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 Long Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.33 in
Record high
96°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
23°FMay 2, 1897
Chance of a freeze
16%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
10.3 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°F45°F90°F 189926°F 189743%1%
May 265°F46°F90°F 189923°F 189743%1%
May 366°F46°F91°F 189928°F 189743%1%
May 466°F46°F89°F 194928°F 195443%1%
May 567°F47°F92°F 195930°F 195443%1%
May 667°F47°F92°F 194928°F 196843%1%
May 767°F47°F86°F 196431°F 197443%1%
May 868°F48°F89°F 201428°F 194843%1%
May 968°F48°F90°F 196328°F 196643%1%
May 1068°F48°F87°F 199325°F 196643%0%
May 1169°F48°F91°F 202231°F 196643%0%
May 1269°F49°F91°F 190033°F 196043%0%
May 1369°F49°F91°F 190034°F 195443%0%
May 1469°F49°F93°F 190035°F 189743%0%
May 1570°F50°F91°F 190034°F 189743%0%
May 1670°F50°F92°F 196233°F 196742%0%
May 1770°F50°F94°F 196232°F 197342%0%
May 1871°F51°F95°F 196234°F 195542%0%
May 1971°F51°F91°F 199637°F 196842%0%
May 2071°F51°F95°F 197735°F 195442%0%
May 2172°F52°F90°F 197533°F 195442%0%
May 2272°F52°F92°F 195633°F 189742%0%
May 2372°F52°F90°F 196434°F 196942%0%
May 2473°F53°F91°F 201035°F 195641%0%
May 2573°F53°F90°F 197732°F 189741%0%
May 2673°F53°F89°F 190033°F 189741%0%
May 2774°F54°F96°F 201229°F 196141%0%
May 2874°F54°F94°F 201836°F 196541%0%
May 2974°F54°F92°F 201832°F 196641%0%
May 3074°F55°F95°F 195339°F 189740%0%
May 3175°F55°F89°F 195431°F 189740%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Long Beach, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:15 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00124837 (Laporte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124837, 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.