Silver Springs climate

Silver Springs Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lahontan Dam, 15 km from Silver Springs

Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.62 in over about 3 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 Silver Springs, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.62 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
101°FMay 29, 1984
Record low
22°FMay 8, 2002
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
2.5
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 45 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
41%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
7.2 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°F44°F91°F 198124°F 20088%2%
May 272°F44°F87°F 200427°F 19648%2%
May 372°F44°F92°F 200427°F 19648%2%
May 472°F45°F93°F 200431°F 19599%2%
May 573°F45°F90°F 199027°F 19759%2%
May 673°F45°F92°F 198923°F 19649%2%
May 773°F46°F92°F 198926°F 20109%2%
May 874°F46°F92°F 201822°F 20029%2%
May 974°F46°F90°F 202528°F 20229%2%
May 1074°F47°F92°F 202625°F 20229%2%
May 1175°F47°F95°F 200128°F 20149%2%
May 1275°F47°F94°F 202632°F 19679%2%
May 1375°F48°F93°F 201329°F 20089%2%
May 1475°F48°F96°F 198733°F 19569%1%
May 1576°F48°F96°F 198829°F 19559%1%
May 1676°F49°F92°F 197027°F 20119%1%
May 1776°F49°F96°F 200833°F 19749%1%
May 1877°F49°F99°F 200832°F 19559%1%
May 1977°F49°F96°F 200830°F 20269%1%
May 2077°F50°F93°F 198034°F 19459%1%
May 2178°F50°F94°F 201230°F 20229%1%
May 2278°F50°F95°F 196730°F 19609%1%
May 2378°F51°F97°F 200128°F 20139%1%
May 2479°F51°F95°F 198332°F 20139%1%
May 2579°F51°F98°F 199233°F 20109%1%
May 2679°F51°F97°F 198334°F 19989%1%
May 2780°F52°F98°F 198332°F 19989%1%
May 2880°F52°F100°F 200335°F 19829%1%
May 2980°F52°F101°F 198433°F 19989%1%
May 3081°F53°F98°F 200234°F 19989%1%
May 3181°F53°F100°F 202526°F 19559%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Silver Springs, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00264349 (Lahontan Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093102, 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.