Coalinga weather in May

In May, Coalinga sees average daytime highs of 83°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 81°F in the first days to 86°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Coalinga's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coalinga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
83°
5th warmest
Overnight low
58°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
2.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:00 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Coalinga is city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Density
955/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 81°F in the first days to 86°F by the end.

A typical May day in Coalinga reaches about 83°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 94°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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How May really feels in Coalinga

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.

Coalinga weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 42°2.26.79.85.2
Feb63° / 44°2.17.610.65.9
Mar68° / 48°1.96.811.77.0
Apr75° / 52°0.8412.98.1
May83° / 58°0.52.413.97.3
Jun91° / 65°0.10.614.44.8
Jul96° / 70°0.00.314.23.2
Aug94° / 69°0.00.313.43.7
Sep89° / 64°0.10.512.25.8
Oct79° / 56°0.52.111.18.5
Nov67° / 47°0.73.510.17.4
Dec59° / 42°1.66.19.65.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Coalinga gets around 0.5 in of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
48
58
68
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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 100% 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
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 4:51 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:156:42
213.55:146:43
313.55:136:44
413.65:126:45
513.65:116:46
613.65:106:47
713.65:096:47
813.75:086:48
913.75:076:49
1013.75:066:50
1113.85:056:51
1213.85:046:52
1313.85:036:53
1413.95:026:53
1513.95:016:54
1613.95:006:55
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1814.04:596:57
1914.04:586:57
2014.04:576:58
2114.04:576:59
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2714.24:537:04
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3114.34:517:06

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.6 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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318.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Coalinga?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Coalinga for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Coalinga in May

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

In May, Coalinga sees daytime highs around 83°F and nights near 58°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Coalinga in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coalinga peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 3 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Coalinga 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 Coalinga is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2317 µg/m³Jun 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Coalinga?

Coalinga sits at 36.1°N, 120.4°W, 673 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lemoore, 34 mi away.

Topography around Coalinga

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Coalinga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft around an average of 699 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,491 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,092 ft.

The land around Coalinga is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (80%) within 10 miles, and grassland (58%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
440 ft
10 miles
3,491 ft
50 miles
5,092 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Lemoore 34 mi · Paso Robles 40 mi · Hanford 42 mi · Corcoran 45 mi · Atascadero 48 mi · Greenfield 51 mi · Selma 51 mi · Fresno 53 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 Coalinga (36.1397°, -120.3602°, elevation 673 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).