Is San Francisco hot in May?
Days are typically hot at 30.6°C, while nights average 26.5°C.
Colombia · 1991–2020 normal
San Francisco in
May.
Typical May weather in San Francisco: 30.6°C by day, 26.5°C at night, 146 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high30.6°C
Typical low26.5°C
Rain146 mm
Wet days11.2
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 35 out of 100 (March leads the year at 61). Daylight is calculated as 12 h 42 from latitude 12.52°. Open-water sea temperature is 28.1°C (15 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is San Francisco like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 146 mm across about 11 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 12 h 42 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 6 of 12 in our weather comparison; March ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 28.1°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 3669843
- NOAA station
- CO000080001 · SAN ANDRES (ISLA)/S
- Station distance
- 7.6 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 22 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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