San Francisco in May
Mild and dry, as the days lengthen.
May in San Francisco is mild: highs near 70°F, lows near 51°F. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days lengthen by 46 minutes from the first week to the last.May in San Francisco is mild: highs near 21°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on about one day a week, and the days lengthen by 46 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 70°F21°Caverage
- Low
- 51°F11°Caverage
- Wet days
- 1a week · 10% of days
- Daylight
- 14h 12mon average
Is May a good time to visit San Francisco?
A good month, just outside San Francisco's best months, which run from July to October.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 70°F in May, against 60°F to 77°F through the year.Highs near 21°C in May, against 16°C to 25°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
10% of days in May, against 0% to 34% through the year.
Cloud cover
37% cover in May, against 11% to 61% through the year.
Daylight
14h 12m in May, against 9h 35m to 14h 44m through the year.
Either side
Where San Francisco sits, in May
America/Los Angeles- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 6:00 AMsets 8:11 PM
- Above the sea
- 20 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 37.8°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Napa58 km north
The land around San Francisco, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.