Whitney Weather in May
Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 94°F on May 31, and lows from 61°F to 71°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.07 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
- 89°F
- Average low
- 66°F
- Precipitation
- 0.07 in
- Record high
- 109°FMay 26, 1951
- Record low
- 40°FMay 3, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 15.9
- Daylight
- 13 h 41 min to 14 h 26 min
- Cloud cover
- 34%
- Humidity
- 24%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 83°F | 61°F | 97°F 1981 | 41°F 1967 | 4% | 0% |
| May 2 | 83°F | 62°F | 98°F 1985 | 43°F 1955 | 4% | 0% |
| May 3 | 84°F | 62°F | 99°F 2004 | 40°F 1964 | 4% | 0% |
| May 4 | 84°F | 62°F | 100°F 2004 | 40°F 1959 | 4% | 0% |
| May 5 | 84°F | 63°F | 100°F 1989 | 40°F 1950 | 4% | 0% |
| May 6 | 85°F | 63°F | 101°F 2020 | 43°F 1964 | 4% | 0% |
| May 7 | 85°F | 63°F | 102°F 1989 | 43°F 1964 | 4% | 0% |
| May 8 | 85°F | 64°F | 102°F 1989 | 42°F 1964 | 4% | 0% |
| May 9 | 86°F | 64°F | 105°F 2018 | 45°F 1979 | 4% | 0% |
| May 10 | 86°F | 64°F | 100°F 1960 | 43°F 1977 | 4% | 0% |
| May 11 | 87°F | 65°F | 104°F 2026 | 48°F 1953 | 4% | 0% |
| May 12 | 87°F | 65°F | 104°F 1996 | 45°F 1963 | 4% | 0% |
| May 13 | 87°F | 65°F | 103°F 1996 | 45°F 1953 | 4% | 0% |
| May 14 | 88°F | 66°F | 104°F 1976 | 45°F 1998 | 4% | 0% |
| May 15 | 88°F | 66°F | 100°F 1988 | 44°F 1968 | 4% | 0% |
| May 16 | 89°F | 66°F | 100°F 1970 | 43°F 1953 | 4% | 0% |
| May 17 | 89°F | 66°F | 102°F 1970 | 43°F 1962 | 4% | 0% |
| May 18 | 89°F | 67°F | 104°F 2008 | 45°F 1977 | 3% | 0% |
| May 19 | 90°F | 67°F | 108°F 2008 | 47°F 1974 | 3% | 0% |
| May 20 | 90°F | 67°F | 102°F 1954 | 46°F 1949 | 3% | 0% |
| May 21 | 91°F | 68°F | 104°F 2012 | 42°F 1975 | 3% | 0% |
| May 22 | 91°F | 68°F | 108°F 2000 | 45°F 1975 | 3% | 0% |
| May 23 | 91°F | 68°F | 107°F 2000 | 48°F 1980 | 3% | 0% |
| May 24 | 92°F | 69°F | 105°F 2001 | 47°F 1957 | 3% | 0% |
| May 25 | 92°F | 69°F | 105°F 1951 | 47°F 1965 | 3% | 0% |
| May 26 | 93°F | 69°F | 109°F 1951 | 50°F 1980 | 3% | 0% |
| May 27 | 93°F | 70°F | 108°F 1974 | 44°F 1953 | 3% | 0% |
| May 28 | 93°F | 70°F | 109°F 2003 | 50°F 1964 | 3% | 0% |
| May 29 | 94°F | 70°F | 108°F 1984 | 46°F 1953 | 3% | 0% |
| May 30 | 94°F | 71°F | 106°F 1969 | 48°F 1971 | 3% | 0% |
| May 31 | 94°F | 71°F | 105°F 2025 | 50°F 1991 | 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 5:47 AM, sunset 7:28 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023169 (Las Vegas Mccarran AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023169, 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.