Ashland weather in May

In May, Ashland sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 3.1 in of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 14.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ashland's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashland's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
5th warmest
Overnight low
42°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.1 in
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:56 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
56%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Ashland is city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,213/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical May day in Ashland reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Ashland

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ashland weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 31°5.013.87.89.30.8
Feb48° / 31°4.013.17.710.31.5
Mar52° / 33°4.815.57.711.62.4
Apr57° / 36°3.914.45.213.13.6
May65° / 42°3.110.81.114.45.8
Jun72° / 47°1.66.30157.6
Jul82° / 54°0.52.8014.87.8
Aug82° / 53°0.62.7013.78.0
Sep75° / 48°0.93.5012.38.4
Oct64° / 40°2.47.40.510.86.2
Nov50° / 34°4.513.54.99.62.1
Dec43° / 30°6.215.19.790.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54852
64753
74852
84753
94753
104654
114753
124654
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Ashland gets around 3.1 in of rain and snow over 10.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1376
2366
3366
4355
5355
6355
7355
8355
9364
10364
11364
12374
13374
14374
15374
16374
17374
18374
19374
20374
21363
22353
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24343
25333
26323
27312
28302
29302
30292
31292

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
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151000
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20991
21991
22991
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24982
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27982
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
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54calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 4:44 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:147:02
213.95:127:03
313.95:117:05
413.95:107:06
514.05:087:07
614.05:077:08
714.15:067:09
814.15:057:10
914.15:037:11
1014.25:027:12
1114.25:017:13
1214.25:007:14
1314.34:597:15
1414.34:587:17
1514.44:577:18
1614.44:567:19
1714.44:547:20
1814.54:547:21
1914.54:537:22
2014.54:527:23
2114.54:517:24
2214.64:507:25
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2714.74:467:29
2814.74:457:30
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3014.84:447:32
3114.84:447:33

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Ashland

In seasonPeak

In May, Ashland sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ashland's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Ashland?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Ashland for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ashland in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Ashland sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 42°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ashland in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ashland peaks around June 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 13UV 9Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ashland in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ashland is worst in September — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 25.0× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 11106 µg/m³Jan 175 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul24Moderate
Aug89Unhealthy
Sep110Unhealthy
Oct8Good
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ashland?

Ashland sits at 42.2°N, 122.7°W, 1,946 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Medford, 12 mi away.

Topography around Ashland

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Ashland.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Ashland has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,667 ft around an average of 2,280 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,070 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,596 ft.

The land around Ashland is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (28%) within 2 miles, trees (68%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (77%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
2,667 ft
10 miles
6,070 ft
50 miles
8,596 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Medford 12 mi · Central Point 16 mi · Grants Pass 36 mi · Klamath Falls 47 mi · Altamont 50 mi · Roseburg 78 mi · Coos Bay 111 mi · McKinleyville 112 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ashland (42.1946°, -122.7095°, elevation 1,946 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).