Panaca climate

Panaca Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cathedral Gorge SP, 2.2 km from Panaca

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.73 in over about 5 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 Panaca, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
0.73 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
96°FMay 29, 1984
Record low
16°FMay 1, 2011
Chance of a freeze
80%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 14 h 35 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
37%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
10.1 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 171°F36°F82°F 198116°F 201115%0%
May 271°F36°F82°F 197618°F 200816%0%
May 371°F37°F84°F 200423°F 196716%0%
May 472°F37°F84°F 200424°F 195916%0%
May 572°F37°F83°F 198924°F 195016%0%
May 672°F37°F87°F 198925°F 196516%0%
May 773°F38°F85°F 198923°F 196815%0%
May 873°F38°F87°F 198926°F 195015%0%
May 973°F38°F88°F 201821°F 200215%0%
May 1074°F38°F87°F 196025°F 195015%0%
May 1174°F39°F88°F 199625°F 195315%0%
May 1275°F39°F91°F 199622°F 200015%0%
May 1375°F39°F89°F 199627°F 196714%0%
May 1475°F39°F89°F 197626°F 196714%0%
May 1576°F40°F87°F 202229°F 195614%0%
May 1676°F40°F87°F 199726°F 195514%0%
May 1776°F40°F88°F 200626°F 196814%0%
May 1877°F40°F91°F 200928°F 201713%0%
May 1977°F41°F90°F 200825°F 196013%0%
May 2077°F41°F89°F 200825°F 195913%0%
May 2178°F41°F88°F 201225°F 196213%0%
May 2278°F41°F91°F 196727°F 200213%0%
May 2379°F42°F93°F 200032°F 201012%0%
May 2479°F42°F90°F 200127°F 200212%0%
May 2579°F42°F90°F 200127°F 201012%0%
May 2680°F42°F91°F 195128°F 198012%0%
May 2780°F43°F90°F 198633°F 199511%0%
May 2880°F43°F95°F 198429°F 200611%0%
May 2981°F43°F96°F 198428°F 195311%0%
May 3081°F43°F94°F 200229°F 202210%0%
May 3182°F44°F93°F 200232°F 198810%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Panaca, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00261590 (Cathedral Gorge SP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093129, 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.