Tonopah Weather in May
Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in.
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
- 69°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 0.69 in
- Record high
- 96°FMay 28, 2003
- Record low
- 19°FMay 3, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 47%
- Daylight
- 13 h 48 min to 14 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 34%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 9.4 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 39°F | 89°F 1981 | 22°F 2008 | |
| May 2 | 65°F | 39°F | 84°F 1981 | 25°F 1964 | |
| May 3 | 65°F | 40°F | 87°F 2004 | 19°F 1964 | |
| May 4 | 65°F | 40°F | 87°F 2004 | 27°F 1964 | |
| May 5 | 66°F | 40°F | 85°F 1989 | 25°F 1961 | |
| May 6 | 66°F | 41°F | 87°F 1989 | 24°F 1965 | |
| May 7 | 66°F | 41°F | 86°F 1989 | 25°F 1965 | |
| May 8 | 67°F | 41°F | 90°F 2018 | 24°F 1965 | |
| May 9 | 67°F | 42°F | 88°F 2018 | 24°F 2003 | |
| May 10 | 67°F | 42°F | 90°F 1960 | 26°F 1991 | |
| May 11 | 68°F | 42°F | 91°F 1960 | 27°F 1982 | |
| May 12 | 68°F | 42°F | 92°F 1996 | 25°F 2022 | |
| May 13 | 68°F | 43°F | 89°F 1996 | 29°F 1956 | |
| May 14 | 69°F | 43°F | 88°F 1997 | 30°F 1956 | |
| May 15 | 69°F | 43°F | 87°F 1997 | 31°F 1955 | |
| May 16 | 69°F | 44°F | 89°F 1970 | 30°F 1955 | |
| May 17 | 70°F | 44°F | 91°F 2008 | 28°F 1981 | |
| May 18 | 70°F | 44°F | 92°F 2008 | 27°F 1977 | |
| May 19 | 70°F | 45°F | 92°F 2008 | 25°F 1960 | |
| May 20 | 71°F | 45°F | 91°F 1984 | 30°F 1960 | |
| May 21 | 71°F | 45°F | 90°F 2012 | 27°F 1972 | |
| May 22 | 71°F | 46°F | 92°F 1967 | 31°F 1960 | |
| May 23 | 72°F | 46°F | 93°F 1984 | 31°F 2010 | |
| May 24 | 72°F | 46°F | 91°F 2001 | 24°F 1978 | |
| May 25 | 72°F | 47°F | 93°F 1986 | 28°F 1980 | |
| May 26 | 73°F | 47°F | 91°F 1986 | 31°F 1980 | |
| May 27 | 73°F | 47°F | 94°F 2003 | 29°F 1998 | |
| May 28 | 74°F | 48°F | 96°F 2003 | 30°F 1971 | |
| May 29 | 74°F | 48°F | 94°F 2000 | 32°F 2011 | |
| May 30 | 74°F | 48°F | 94°F 1972 | 34°F 1985 | |
| May 31 | 75°F | 49°F | 94°F 2025 | 28°F 1971 |
Chance of rain
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:52 AM, sunset 7:40 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00268160 (Tonopah), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023153, 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.