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May Weather in Milpitas California, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 73°F to 77°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 88°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 52°F to 55°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 61°F.

For reference, on August 23, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Milpitas typically range from 60°F to 83°F, while on December 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 43°F to 58°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Milpitas

Average High and Low Temperature in May in MilpitasMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313140°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°FAprJunMay 173°FMay 173°F52°F52°FMay 3177°FMay 3177°F55°F55°FMay 1175°FMay 1175°F53°F53°FMay 2175°FMay 2175°F54°F54°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Milpitas

Average Hourly Temperature in May in MilpitasMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJuncoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Canguçu, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (6,528 miles away); Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa (10,249 miles); and Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (8,099 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Milpitas (view comparison).

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The month of May in Milpitas experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 39% to 28%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 72% of the time.

For reference, on January 11, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 56%, while on July 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 91%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Milpitas

Cloud Cover Categories in May in MilpitasMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 161%May 161%May 3172%May 3172%May 1164%May 1164%May 2167%May 2167%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Milpitas, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is decreasing, starting the month at 10% and ending it at 4%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 30% on February 21, and its lowest chance is -0% on July 21.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Milpitas

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Milpitas is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 0.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.0 inches, and ending the month at 0.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Milpitas

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May in Milpitas, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 48 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 36 seconds, and weekly increase of 11 minutes, 11 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 46 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 34 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Milpitas

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Milpitas is 6:11 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 23 minutes earlier at 5:48 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:58 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 25 minutes later at 8:22 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Milpitas during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets 14 hours, 45 minutes later, at 8:31 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:18 AM and sets 9 hours, 35 minutes later, at 4:53 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Milpitas

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Milpitas

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in MilpitasMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun001010202020303040405050506060700001010202030303040405050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Milpitas

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in MilpitasMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 811:22 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 234:50 PMApr 234:50 PMMay 78:23 PMMay 78:23 PMMay 236:54 AMMay 236:54 AMJun 65:38 AMJun 65:38 AMJun 216:09 PMJun 216:09 PM6:38 AM6:38 AM7:58 PM7:58 PM7:56 PM7:56 PM6:32 AM6:32 AM5:35 AM5:35 AM8:04 PM8:04 PM7:53 PM7:53 PM5:37 AM5:37 AM5:31 AM5:31 AM9:18 PM9:18 PM8:54 PM8:54 PM6:01 AM6:01 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%2:38 AMESE12:42 PMWSW-7:40 AMS231,848 mi
2
37%3:12 AMESE1:55 PMWSW-8:33 AMS229,552 mi
3
26%3:42 AMESE3:08 PMW-9:24 AMS227,622 mi
4
16%4:10 AME4:20 PMW-10:13 AMS226,263 mi
5
8%4:37 AME5:33 PMW-11:02 AMS225,672 mi
6
3%5:05 AMENE6:48 PMWNW-11:52 AMS225,996 mi
7
0%5:35 AMENE8:04 PMWNW-12:45 PMS227,294 mi
8
1%6:11 AMENE9:19 PMWNW-1:41 PMS229,512 mi
9
4%6:53 AMENE10:31 PMNW-2:39 PMS232,482 mi
10
10%7:43 AMNE11:36 PMNW-3:39 PMS235,942 mi
11
18%8:41 AMNE--4:37 PMS239,579 mi
12
27%-12:30 AMNW9:44 AMNE5:32 PMS243,080 mi
13
36%-1:14 AMWNW10:49 AMENE6:23 PMS246,171 mi
14
46%-1:49 AMWNW11:52 AMENE7:09 PMS248,645 mi
15
50%-2:19 AMWNW12:53 PMENE7:52 PMS250,367 mi
16
66%-2:43 AMWNW1:53 PMENE8:32 PMS251,276 mi
17
74%-3:06 AMW2:50 PME9:10 PMS251,377 mi
18
82%-3:27 AMW3:48 PME9:49 PMS250,737 mi
19
89%-3:48 AMW4:46 PME10:29 PMS249,464 mi
20
95%-4:10 AMWSW5:46 PMESE11:10 PMS247,699 mi
21
98%-4:34 AMWSW6:48 PMESE11:55 PMS245,597 mi
22
99%-5:03 AMWSW7:53 PMESE--
23
100%-5:37 AMWSW9:00 PMSE12:45 AMS243,312 mi
24
99%-6:19 AMSW10:04 PMSE1:39 AMS240,986 mi
25
96%-7:11 AMSW11:04 PMSE2:38 AMS238,730 mi
26
91%-8:13 AMSW11:55 PMSE3:38 AMS236,621 mi
27
83%-9:21 AMWSW-4:38 AMS234,705 mi
28
74%12:38 AMESE10:33 AMWSW-5:36 AMS233,000 mi
29
63%1:14 AMESE11:45 AMWSW-6:30 AMS231,521 mi
30
50%1:45 AMESE12:57 PMWSW-7:20 AMS230,294 mi
31
40%2:13 AME2:07 PMW-8:09 AMS229,370 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Milpitas is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on September 8, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Milpitas

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in MilpitasMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Milpitas is gradually increasing during May, increasing from 8.0 miles per hour to 8.6 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 7, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.7 miles per hour, while on October 20, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May in Milpitas

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Milpitas throughout May is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 85% on May 31.

Wind Direction in May in Milpitas

Wind Direction in May in MilpitasMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Milpitas is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Milpitas is essentially constant during May, remaining around 53°F throughout.

The lowest average surface water temperature during May is 53°F on May 4.

Average Water Temperature in May in Milpitas

Average Water Temperature in May in MilpitasMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313150°F50°F51°F51°F52°F52°F53°F53°F54°F54°F55°F55°F56°F56°F57°F57°F58°F58°FAprJunMay 453°FMay 453°FMay 3154°FMay 3154°FMay 2153°FMay 2153°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Milpitas over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 1, with a 75% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Milpitas

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Milpitasgrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun100%May 16100%May 16coldcoolcomfortablewarmhotvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Milpitas are increasing during May, increasing by 385°F, from 735°F to 1,120°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Milpitas

Growing Degree Days in May in MilpitasMay1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131600°F600°F700°F700°F800°F800°F900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°FAprJunMay 1735°FMay 1735°FMay 311,120°FMay 311,120°FMay 11853°FMay 11853°FMay 21981°FMay 21981°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Milpitas is gradually increasing during May, rising by 1.0 kWh, from 7.0 kWh to 8.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Milpitas

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in MilpitasMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhAprJunMay 17.0 kWhMay 17.0 kWhMay 318.0 kWhMay 318.0 kWhMay 117.4 kWhMay 117.4 kWhMay 217.7 kWhMay 217.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Milpitas are 37.428 deg latitude, -121.907 deg longitude, and 16 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Milpitas contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 217 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 30 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,294 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (4,324 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Milpitas is covered by artificial surfaces (89%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (27%), and within 50 miles by water (27%) and grassland (21%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Milpitas, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Milpitas.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Milpitas according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Milpitas is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Milpitas and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Milpitas and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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