Central Point weather in May

In May, Central Point sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 2.3 in of rain across 8.9 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 66°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Central Point's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Central Point's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
5th warmest
Overnight low
45°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2.3 in
8.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
4:56 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
57%
6th clearest
Wind
3 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Central Point is city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.

Density
1,777/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 66°F in the first days to 72°F by the end.

A typical May day in Central Point reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26642
36642
46643
56743
66743
76743
86744
96744
106844
116844
126845
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196946
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217046
227047
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257147
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277147
287248
297248
307248
317248

How May really feels in Central Point

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.

Central Point 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
Jan48° / 32°4.713.83.59.31.6
Feb52° / 33°3.612.32.910.32.4
Mar56° / 36°4.214.62.411.63.4
Apr61° / 39°3.313.31.313.14.6
May69° / 45°2.38.9014.46.6
Jun76° / 50°1.14.90157.9
Jul86° / 56°0.31.1014.86.5
Aug86° / 55°0.31.5013.76.5
Sep79° / 49°0.73.1012.38.1
Oct67° / 42°2.27.4010.86.7
Nov53° / 36°4.513.31.39.62.8
Dec46° / 32°6.014.93.991.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54852
64951
74951
84951
94852
104852
114753
124654
134654
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194654
204654
214753
224951
234951
245050
255050
265248
275248
285248
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Central Point gets around 2.3 in of rain over 8.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
331
431
530
630
729
829
929
1029
1129
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2229
2329
2428
2527
2627
2726
2825
2925
3024
3124

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23964
24964
25955
26955
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 3 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 7:03 PM to 7:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:147:03
213.95:137:05
313.95:117:06
413.95:107:07
514.05:097:08
614.05:087:09
714.15:067:10
814.15:057:11
914.15:047:12
1014.25:037:14
1114.25:017:15
1214.35:007:16
1314.34:597:17
1414.34:587:18
1514.44:577:19
1614.44:567:20
1714.44:557:21
1814.54:547:22
1914.54:537:23
2014.54:527:24
2114.64:517:25
2214.64:507:26
2314.64:497:27
2414.74:497:28
2514.74:487:29
2614.74:477:30
2714.74:467:31
2814.84:467:32
2914.84:457:33
3014.84:447:33
3114.84:447:34

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Central Point

In seasonPeak

None of Central Point's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Central Point's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Central Point?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Central Point for sightseeing.

What to pack for Central Point in May

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

In May, Central Point sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 45°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Central Point 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 Central Point peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Central Point 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 Central Point is worst in September — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.4× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 1452 µg/m³Jan 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Central Point?

Central Point sits at 42.4°N, 122.9°W, 1,273 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Medford, 3.7 mi away.

Topography around Central Point

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Central Point has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 ft around an average of 1,276 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,412 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,875 ft.

The land around Central Point is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (31%) within 2 miles, trees (50%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and trees (86%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
456 ft
10 miles
3,412 ft
50 miles
8,875 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Medford 3.7 mi · Ashland 16 mi · Grants Pass 22 mi · Klamath Falls 59 mi · Altamont 62 mi · Roseburg 62 mi · Coos Bay 95 mi · Springfield 116 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 Central Point (42.376°, -122.9164°, elevation 1,273 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).