Climate averages 1991–2020
Modesto weather
in May.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th 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 Modesto: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 11 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Turlock (21 km away). In May its highs average 27.6°C, about as warm as Modesto, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Modesto ranks joint 118th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 112th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Modesto is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.9°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 20 mm to 3.6 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
Modesto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 92 | 8.4 | 9.910 h |
| February | 15.8°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 85 | 8.8 | 10.811 h |
| March | 18.7°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 72 | 8.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.1°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 36 | 4.7 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 27.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 20 | 3.0 | 14.214 h |
| June | 32.3°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 3.6 | 0.8 | 14.715 h |
| July | 35.1°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.514 h |
| August | 34.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.614 h |
| September | 31.3°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 12.512 h |
| October | 25.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 22 | 2.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 18.3°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 45 | 5.5 | 10.210 h |
| December | 13.7°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 86 | 8.3 | 9.610 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
- Turlock in MayUnited States · 21 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 13.3°C · 19 mm rain
- Manteca in MayUnited States · 26 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 12.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Tracy in MayUnited States · 39 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Stockton in MayUnited States · 44 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Merced in MayUnited States · 59 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 13.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Livermore in MayUnited States · 68 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 10.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Pleasanton in MayUnited States · 77 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 10.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Antioch in MayUnited States · 82 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.9°C · 16 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 Modesto) is explained once on the Modesto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.