Climate averages 1991–2020
Lancaster weather
in May.
A warm, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Lancaster: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes May a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 57 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Palmdale (13 km away). In May its highs average 25.7°C, 1.0°C cooler than Lancaster, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lancaster ranks joint 134th of 498 for the warmest May highs and 11th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Lancaster is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.9°C to 31.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.6 mm to 1.3 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lancaster climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 41 | 4.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.3°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 47 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.6°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 31 | 4.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.1°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 11 | 1.9 | 13.013 h |
| May, selected | 26.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 3.6 | 1.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 31.6°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.414 h |
| July | 34.7°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 3.8 | 1.0 | 14.214 h |
| August | 34.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 31.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.0°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.3 | 1.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.3°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 9.7 | 1.9 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.3°C4.1°C | 4.1°C | 30 | 3.6 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Palmdale in MayUnited States · 13 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 12.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Santa Clarita in MayUnited States · 50 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Valencia, United States in MayUnited States · 52 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Burbank in MayUnited States · 60 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 13.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Pasadena (California), United States in MayUnited States · 61 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.6°C · 12 mm rain
- Glendale (California), United States in MayUnited States · 63 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 12 mm rain
- El Monte in MayUnited States · 71 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 12.9°C · 9.6 mm rain
- West Covina in MayUnited States · 72 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 9.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lancaster) is explained once on the Lancaster year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.