Eureka Weather in May
Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.18 in over about 5 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 1.18 in
- Snowfall
- 0.8 in
- Record high
- 95°FMay 28, 2003
- Record low
- 11°FMay 1, 2008
- Chance of a freeze
- 97%
- Daylight
- 13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 44%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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 | 59°F | 32°F | 80°F 2000 | 11°F 2008 | 18% | 3% |
| May 2 | 59°F | 32°F | 80°F 2015 | 17°F 2008 | 18% | 3% |
| May 3 | 60°F | 33°F | 84°F 2000 | 18°F 2001 | 18% | 3% |
| May 4 | 60°F | 33°F | 86°F 2004 | 19°F 2001 | 18% | 3% |
| May 5 | 60°F | 33°F | 82°F 2004 | 20°F 1999 | 18% | 2% |
| May 6 | 61°F | 34°F | 83°F 2021 | 15°F 2010 | 18% | 2% |
| May 7 | 61°F | 34°F | 81°F 2018 | 13°F 2010 | 18% | 2% |
| May 8 | 62°F | 34°F | 87°F 2018 | 14°F 2002 | 18% | 2% |
| May 9 | 62°F | 35°F | 83°F 2012 | 21°F 1999 | 18% | 2% |
| May 10 | 62°F | 35°F | 85°F 2025 | 16°F 1999 | 18% | 2% |
| May 11 | 63°F | 35°F | 88°F 2026 | 17°F 2000 | 18% | 2% |
| May 12 | 63°F | 35°F | 88°F 2026 | 17°F 2000 | 18% | 2% |
| May 13 | 64°F | 36°F | 87°F 2013 | 19°F 2008 | 18% | 2% |
| May 14 | 64°F | 36°F | 86°F 2013 | 21°F 1999 | 17% | 2% |
| May 15 | 64°F | 36°F | 85°F 2022 | 24°F 1999 | 17% | 2% |
| May 16 | 65°F | 37°F | 84°F 2007 | 19°F 1999 | 17% | 2% |
| May 17 | 65°F | 37°F | 87°F 2008 | 23°F 2026 | 17% | 2% |
| May 18 | 65°F | 37°F | 91°F 2008 | 25°F 1998 | 17% | 2% |
| May 19 | 66°F | 37°F | 91°F 2008 | 22°F 2026 | 17% | 2% |
| May 20 | 66°F | 38°F | 87°F 2008 | 26°F 2022 | 17% | 1% |
| May 21 | 67°F | 38°F | 88°F 2012 | 21°F 2024 | 17% | 1% |
| May 22 | 67°F | 38°F | 88°F 2000 | 21°F 2007 | 17% | 1% |
| May 23 | 67°F | 38°F | 87°F 2001 | 22°F 2007 | 16% | 1% |
| May 24 | 68°F | 39°F | 88°F 2001 | 22°F 2010 | 16% | 1% |
| May 25 | 68°F | 39°F | 87°F 2001 | 28°F 2010 | 16% | 1% |
| May 26 | 69°F | 39°F | 89°F 2022 | 30°F 1998 | 16% | 1% |
| May 27 | 69°F | 39°F | 90°F 2003 | 26°F 1998 | 15% | 1% |
| May 28 | 69°F | 40°F | 95°F 2003 | 29°F 2006 | 15% | 1% |
| May 29 | 70°F | 40°F | 93°F 2020 | 25°F 2007 | 15% | 1% |
| May 30 | 70°F | 40°F | 93°F 2002 | 26°F 1998 | 15% | 1% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 40°F | 91°F 2002 | 27°F 1999 | 14% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 7:38 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:19 AM, sunset 8:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00262708 (Eureka), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003170, 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.