Reno Weather in May
Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 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
- 72°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 0.62 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 99°FMay 31, 2025
- Record low
- 18°FMay 2, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 40%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 53 min to 14 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 59%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 67°F | 41°F | 90°F 1947 | 19°F 1973 | 15% | 2% |
| May 2 | 68°F | 42°F | 88°F 2004 | 18°F 1964 | 15% | 2% |
| May 3 | 68°F | 42°F | 89°F 2004 | 20°F 1965 | 15% | 2% |
| May 4 | 68°F | 42°F | 88°F 2017 | 24°F 1959 | 15% | 2% |
| May 5 | 69°F | 43°F | 87°F 1947 | 22°F 1960 | 15% | 2% |
| May 6 | 69°F | 43°F | 87°F 1987 | 21°F 1964 | 15% | 1% |
| May 7 | 70°F | 43°F | 89°F 1954 | 20°F 1950 | 15% | 1% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 44°F | 91°F 2018 | 24°F 1943 | 15% | 1% |
| May 9 | 70°F | 44°F | 88°F 2020 | 24°F 1948 | 15% | 1% |
| May 10 | 71°F | 44°F | 92°F 2026 | 24°F 1953 | 15% | 1% |
| May 11 | 71°F | 44°F | 92°F 2026 | 23°F 1953 | 15% | 1% |
| May 12 | 71°F | 45°F | 91°F 2026 | 24°F 1943 | 15% | 1% |
| May 13 | 72°F | 45°F | 91°F 1976 | 24°F 1943 | 15% | 1% |
| May 14 | 72°F | 45°F | 90°F 1987 | 25°F 1968 | 15% | 1% |
| May 15 | 72°F | 46°F | 90°F 2007 | 26°F 1968 | 15% | 1% |
| May 16 | 72°F | 46°F | 95°F 1970 | 25°F 1943 | 15% | 1% |
| May 17 | 73°F | 46°F | 96°F 2008 | 26°F 1978 | 15% | 1% |
| May 18 | 73°F | 46°F | 96°F 2008 | 19°F 1974 | 15% | 1% |
| May 19 | 73°F | 47°F | 94°F 2008 | 23°F 1960 | 15% | 1% |
| May 20 | 74°F | 47°F | 90°F 2023 | 24°F 1974 | 15% | 1% |
| May 21 | 74°F | 47°F | 94°F 1967 | 31°F 1964 | 15% | 1% |
| May 22 | 74°F | 47°F | 95°F 1967 | 19°F 1960 | 15% | 1% |
| May 23 | 75°F | 48°F | 94°F 2001 | 26°F 1960 | 15% | 1% |
| May 24 | 75°F | 48°F | 94°F 2001 | 27°F 1968 | 15% | 1% |
| May 25 | 75°F | 48°F | 92°F 1943 | 26°F 1978 | 15% | 1% |
| May 26 | 75°F | 48°F | 92°F 2020 | 27°F 1980 | 14% | 1% |
| May 27 | 76°F | 49°F | 95°F 2003 | 31°F 1961 | 14% | 0% |
| May 28 | 76°F | 49°F | 97°F 2003 | 31°F 1977 | 14% | 0% |
| May 29 | 76°F | 49°F | 96°F 1986 | 30°F 1971 | 14% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 49°F | 96°F 1986 | 29°F 1979 | 13% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 49°F | 99°F 2025 | 30°F 1951 | 13% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00266791 (Reno WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023185, 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.