Humboldt County climate

Humboldt County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Orovada 3 W, 29 km from Humboldt County

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.31 in over about 7 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 Humboldt County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
1.31 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
100°FMay 29, 2020
Record low
10°FMay 8, 2002
Chance of a freeze
97%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 14 h 57 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
7.4 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 167°F35°F89°F 194713°F 200821%1%
May 268°F35°F92°F 194715°F 195321%0%
May 368°F35°F90°F 194716°F 195921%0%
May 468°F35°F89°F 200414°F 195921%0%
May 569°F36°F90°F 194716°F 196121%0%
May 669°F36°F91°F 199213°F 196521%0%
May 770°F36°F90°F 198716°F 198121%0%
May 870°F37°F91°F 197410°F 200222%0%
May 970°F37°F87°F 194020°F 195022%0%
May 1071°F37°F91°F 202612°F 195322%0%
May 1171°F37°F93°F 202613°F 195322%0%
May 1271°F38°F94°F 202617°F 188722%0%
May 1372°F38°F94°F 197620°F 191622%0%
May 1472°F38°F91°F 192720°F 199922%0%
May 1572°F38°F93°F 192723°F 188222%0%
May 1673°F39°F93°F 197618°F 199922%0%
May 1773°F39°F95°F 200823°F 197122%0%
May 1873°F39°F96°F 200820°F 197122%0%
May 1974°F39°F96°F 195419°F 196022%0%
May 2074°F39°F91°F 195425°F 200322%0%
May 2174°F40°F95°F 197926°F 202422%0%
May 2274°F40°F95°F 197920°F 198622%0%
May 2375°F40°F95°F 200123°F 201021%0%
May 2475°F40°F97°F 200127°F 201321%0%
May 2575°F40°F94°F 199226°F 201021%0%
May 2676°F41°F96°F 197428°F 199721%0%
May 2776°F41°F94°F 198325°F 196120%0%
May 2876°F41°F98°F 200324°F 195420%0%
May 2977°F41°F100°F 202026°F 192720%0%
May 3077°F41°F96°F 188725°F 198519%0%
May 3177°F41°F100°F 202527°F 195119%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Humboldt County, 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 5:49 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00265818 (Orovada 3 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024128, 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.