Black Diamond climate

Black Diamond Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Palmer 3 Ese, 11.4 km from Black Diamond

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.87 in over about 17 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 Black Diamond, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
45°F
Precipitation
5.87 in
Record high
92°FMay 14, 2023
Record low
37°FMay 1, 2011
Chance of a freeze
12%
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 15 h 40 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
45°F
Wind
3.6 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 161°F41°F87°F 201437°F 201161%
May 261°F42°F87°F 201638°F 200660%
May 361°F42°F80°F 202640°F 200160%
May 461°F42°F81°F 202638°F 202060%
May 562°F42°F80°F 201341°F 199959%
May 662°F43°F85°F 201338°F 200259%
May 762°F43°F81°F 201637°F 200258%
May 862°F43°F82°F 202038°F 199958%
May 963°F43°F86°F 202039°F 200658%
May 1063°F43°F88°F 202037°F 199957%
May 1163°F44°F85°F 201939°F 201257%
May 1263°F44°F83°F 202638°F 201157%
May 1364°F44°F85°F 202340°F 201156%0%
May 1464°F44°F92°F 202341°F 199956%0%
May 1564°F45°F91°F 202342°F 200256%0%
May 1664°F45°F83°F 200639°F 200256%0%
May 1764°F45°F91°F 200837°F 201156%0%
May 1864°F45°F80°F 202339°F 200356%0%
May 1964°F45°F78°F 202339°F 200356%0%
May 2065°F45°F78°F 202342°F 202256%0%
May 2165°F46°F79°F 201543°F 202256%0%
May 2265°F46°F85°F 200143°F 201355%0%
May 2365°F46°F87°F 200144°F 200555%0%
May 2465°F46°F78°F 202542°F 201055%0%
May 2565°F46°F78°F 200146°F 200055%0%
May 2665°F46°F90°F 200547°F 199955%0%
May 2765°F47°F88°F 200545°F 202055%0%
May 2865°F47°F84°F 201747°F 200754%0%
May 2965°F47°F82°F 200944°F 199954%0%
May 3065°F47°F86°F 200742°F 201054%0%
May 3165°F47°F86°F 200143°F 202454%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Black Diamond, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0204060801102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00456295 (Palmer 3 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094248, 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.