Searchlight Weather in May
Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 52°F to 61°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.15 in over about 1 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
- 82°F
- Average low
- 57°F
- Precipitation
- 0.15 in
- Record high
- 118°FMay 28, 1983
- Record low
- 47°FMay 1, 1999
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 6.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 38 min to 14 h 23 min
- Cloud cover
- 29%
- Humidity
- 28%
- Dew point
- 30°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 77°F | 52°F | 106°F 1985 | 47°F 1999 | 4% | 0% |
| May 2 | 77°F | 52°F | 106°F 1985 | 51°F 1983 | 4% | 0% |
| May 3 | 77°F | 52°F | 106°F 1985 | 51°F 1988 | 4% | 0% |
| May 4 | 78°F | 53°F | 107°F 2004 | 53°F 1991 | 4% | 0% |
| May 5 | 78°F | 53°F | 107°F 1989 | 55°F 1980 | 4% | 0% |
| May 6 | 78°F | 53°F | 109°F 1989 | 49°F 1978 | 4% | 0% |
| May 7 | 79°F | 54°F | 111°F 1989 | 52°F 1995 | 4% | 0% |
| May 8 | 79°F | 54°F | 111°F 1989 | 55°F 1981 | 4% | 0% |
| May 9 | 79°F | 54°F | 110°F 1989 | 51°F 1979 | 4% | 0% |
| May 10 | 80°F | 55°F | 110°F 2001 | 50°F 1982 | 4% | 0% |
| May 11 | 80°F | 55°F | 111°F 1996 | 51°F 1991 | 4% | 0% |
| May 12 | 80°F | 55°F | 115°F 1996 | 50°F 1982 | 4% | 0% |
| May 13 | 81°F | 56°F | 112°F 1996 | 55°F 1980 | 4% | 0% |
| May 14 | 81°F | 56°F | 111°F 1997 | 52°F 1998 | 4% | 0% |
| May 15 | 81°F | 56°F | 109°F 1997 | 51°F 1998 | 4% | 0% |
| May 16 | 82°F | 57°F | 110°F 1997 | 52°F 2015 | 4% | 0% |
| May 17 | 82°F | 57°F | 110°F 1997 | 56°F 2011 | 4% | 0% |
| May 18 | 83°F | 57°F | 111°F 2006 | 56°F 2011 | 4% | 0% |
| May 19 | 83°F | 57°F | 117°F 2008 | 52°F 2011 | 4% | 0% |
| May 20 | 83°F | 58°F | 116°F 2008 | 57°F 1991 | 4% | 0% |
| May 21 | 84°F | 58°F | 111°F 2008 | 57°F 1981 | 4% | 0% |
| May 22 | 84°F | 58°F | 116°F 2000 | 55°F 2002 | 4% | 0% |
| May 23 | 84°F | 59°F | 113°F 2000 | 59°F 1987 | 4% | 0% |
| May 24 | 85°F | 59°F | 115°F 2001 | 54°F 1980 | 3% | 0% |
| May 25 | 85°F | 59°F | 115°F 1984 | 53°F 2010 | 3% | 0% |
| May 26 | 86°F | 60°F | 113°F 1984 | 53°F 1980 | 3% | 0% |
| May 27 | 86°F | 60°F | 116°F 1984 | 57°F 2008 | 3% | 0% |
| May 28 | 86°F | 60°F | 118°F 1983 | 58°F 1980 | 3% | 0% |
| May 29 | 87°F | 61°F | 116°F 1984 | 55°F 1990 | 3% | 0% |
| May 30 | 87°F | 61°F | 116°F 2002 | 55°F 1990 | 3% | 0% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 61°F | 114°F 2002 | 54°F 1980 | 3% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267369 (Searchlight), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00021050, 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.