Smith Valley Weather in May
Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 4 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
- 74°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 0.69 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 29, 1910
- Record low
- 16°FMay 10, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 93%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.1
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 47%
- Dew point
- 31°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 69°F | 36°F | 89°F 1947 | 17°F 1954 | 10% | 0% |
| May 2 | 69°F | 36°F | 88°F 1947 | 19°F 1942 | 10% | 0% |
| May 3 | 69°F | 37°F | 88°F 2004 | 19°F 1938 | 11% | 0% |
| May 4 | 70°F | 37°F | 90°F 2004 | 22°F 1959 | 11% | 0% |
| May 5 | 70°F | 37°F | 87°F 1934 | 19°F 1984 | 11% | 0% |
| May 6 | 70°F | 38°F | 87°F 1990 | 23°F 1977 | 11% | 0% |
| May 7 | 71°F | 38°F | 88°F 1992 | 19°F 1950 | 11% | 0% |
| May 8 | 71°F | 38°F | 88°F 2001 | 21°F 1950 | 11% | 0% |
| May 9 | 71°F | 38°F | 89°F 1940 | 20°F 1908 | 11% | 0% |
| May 10 | 72°F | 39°F | 89°F 2026 | 16°F 1948 | 12% | 0% |
| May 11 | 72°F | 39°F | 90°F 1996 | 22°F 1909 | 12% | 0% |
| May 12 | 72°F | 39°F | 90°F 1996 | 19°F 2000 | 12% | 0% |
| May 13 | 73°F | 39°F | 90°F 1927 | 22°F 2000 | 12% | 0% |
| May 14 | 73°F | 40°F | 92°F 1927 | 22°F 1943 | 12% | 0% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 40°F | 92°F 1927 | 20°F 1908 | 12% | 0% |
| May 16 | 74°F | 40°F | 92°F 1924 | 19°F 1943 | 12% | 0% |
| May 17 | 74°F | 41°F | 95°F 2006 | 23°F 1971 | 12% | 0% |
| May 18 | 74°F | 41°F | 97°F 2008 | 21°F 1974 | 12% | 0% |
| May 19 | 75°F | 41°F | 97°F 2008 | 24°F 1941 | 12% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 41°F | 97°F 2008 | 24°F 1974 | 12% | 0% |
| May 21 | 75°F | 42°F | 91°F 2000 | 25°F 1927 | 12% | 0% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 42°F | 95°F 2001 | 21°F 1986 | 12% | 0% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 42°F | 92°F 2001 | 20°F 1989 | 12% | 0% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 42°F | 92°F 1924 | 25°F 1909 | 12% | 0% |
| May 25 | 77°F | 42°F | 93°F 1936 | 25°F 1978 | 12% | 0% |
| May 26 | 77°F | 43°F | 90°F 1974 | 25°F 1980 | 12% | 0% |
| May 27 | 77°F | 43°F | 93°F 2005 | 26°F 1929 | 12% | 0% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 43°F | 95°F 1919 | 21°F 2006 | 12% | 0% |
| May 29 | 78°F | 43°F | 98°F 1910 | 27°F 1998 | 11% | 0% |
| May 30 | 78°F | 44°F | 97°F 1910 | 22°F 1985 | 11% | 0% |
| May 31 | 78°F | 44°F | 97°F 2001 | 29°F 1923 | 11% | 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 7:50 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267612 (Smith 6 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00265191, 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.