Washoe County climate

Washoe County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Smoke Creek Espil, 9.7 km from Washoe County

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.68 in over about 5 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 Washoe County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
0.68 in
Record high
96°FMay 18, 1954
Record low
20°FMay 4, 1959
Chance of a freeze
75%
Days of 90°F or more
2.9
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
7.6 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 168°F35°F89°F 194721°F 196717%0%
May 269°F36°F86°F 191423°F 195317%0%
May 369°F36°F86°F 191423°F 196517%0%
May 470°F36°F85°F 191420°F 195917%0%
May 570°F37°F86°F 193124°F 196017%0%
May 670°F37°F87°F 199020°F 196817%0%
May 771°F37°F86°F 197425°F 197717%0%
May 871°F38°F86°F 196923°F 195017%0%
May 972°F38°F87°F 196920°F 194817%0%
May 1072°F39°F88°F 193423°F 195317%0%
May 1172°F39°F86°F 193422°F 195317%0%
May 1273°F39°F88°F 195925°F 190917%0%
May 1373°F40°F90°F 192724°F 194717%0%
May 1474°F40°F91°F 192724°F 191117%0%
May 1574°F41°F92°F 192724°F 195917%0%
May 1674°F41°F89°F 198724°F 191717%0%
May 1775°F41°F93°F 200828°F 196017%0%
May 1875°F42°F96°F 195425°F 197717%0%
May 1976°F42°F91°F 191426°F 196017%0%
May 2076°F43°F90°F 191420°F 202517%0%
May 2176°F43°F92°F 196727°F 190516%0%
May 2277°F43°F92°F 196724°F 196016%0%
May 2377°F44°F90°F 193629°F 195516%0%
May 2478°F44°F91°F 192829°F 196816%0%
May 2578°F44°F90°F 193624°F 195516%0%
May 2678°F45°F91°F 195129°F 190816%0%
May 2779°F45°F91°F 198325°F 195316%0%
May 2879°F45°F92°F 198328°F 194815%0%
May 2979°F46°F93°F 198329°F 197615%0%
May 3080°F46°F96°F 191430°F 197915%0%
May 3180°F46°F96°F 198632°F 192915%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washoe County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 8:23 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00267618 (Smoke Creek Espil), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00048702, 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.