Coos Bay weather in May

In May, Coos Bay sees average daytime highs of 60°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 2.5 in of rain across 9.5 wet days and about 14.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 61°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Coos Bay's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coos Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 60°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 49°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 2.5 in; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 30 min; 4:58 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 6th clearest
Wind: 8 mph; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Coos Bay is city in Coos County, Oregon, United States.

Density: 393/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1853

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 61°F by the end.

A typical May day in Coos Bay reaches about 60°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 11°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 66°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°F warmer than April and about 4°F cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61
Avg low (°F)	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	47
2	58	47
3	58	47
4	58	47
5	58	47
6	59	47
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	60	49
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	60	49
19	60	49
20	60	49
21	60	49
22	60	49
23	60	49
24	61	50
25	61	50
26	61	50
27	61	50
28	61	50
29	61	50
30	61	50
31	61	50

Coos Bay weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	51° / 43°	8.1	17.3	0.4	9.2	2.1
Feb	52° / 43°	6.2	14.8	0.5	10.2	2.4
Mar	53° / 44°	6.6	16.8	0.4	11.6	2.6
Apr	56° / 45°	4.6	14.8	0.1	13.2	3.3
May	60° / 49°	2.5	9.5	0	14.5	4.8
Jun	63° / 52°	1.3	5.9	0	15.2	6.3
Jul	67° / 54°	0.2	1.4	0	14.9	8.0
Aug	68° / 55°	0.4	1.9	0	13.8	8.0
Sep	67° / 53°	1.1	4.2	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	61° / 50°	3.5	9.4	0	10.8	5.4
Nov	55° / 46°	7.6	16.8	0.1	9.5	2.9
Dec	51° / 43°	9.5	17.6	0.2	8.8	2.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	45	44	44	42	42	42	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	44	45	45	46	46	47
Cloudier (%)	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	55	56	56	58	58	58	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	56	55	55	54	54	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Coos Bay gets around 2.5 in of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	36	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in May

Winds average 8 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	9	light breeze
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28	9	light breeze
29	9	light breeze
30	9	light breeze
31	9	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of May to 14 h 54 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 5:18 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.9	14.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:18	5:16	5:15	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:53	4:52	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48	4:47	4:47	4:46
Sunset (PM)	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.9	5:18	7:11
2	13.9	5:16	7:12
3	14.0	5:15	7:13
4	14.0	5:13	7:14
5	14.1	5:12	7:15
6	14.1	5:11	7:16
7	14.1	5:09	7:18
8	14.2	5:08	7:19
9	14.2	5:07	7:20
10	14.3	5:05	7:21
11	14.3	5:04	7:22
12	14.3	5:03	7:23
13	14.4	5:02	7:24
14	14.4	5:01	7:26
15	14.5	5:00	7:27
16	14.5	4:58	7:28
17	14.5	4:57	7:29
18	14.6	4:56	7:30
19	14.6	4:55	7:31
20	14.6	4:54	7:32
21	14.7	4:53	7:33
22	14.7	4:53	7:34
23	14.7	4:52	7:35
24	14.8	4:51	7:36
25	14.8	4:50	7:37
26	14.8	4:49	7:38
27	14.8	4:49	7:39
28	14.9	4:48	7:40
29	14.9	4:47	7:41
30	14.9	4:47	7:42
31	14.9	4:46	7:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Coos Bay

In seasonPeak

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

Coos Bay's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Dec

Is May a good time to visit Coos Bay?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Coos Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Coos Bay in May

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

In May, Coos Bay sees daytime highs around 60°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Coos Bay in May

The nearest coast averages about 53°F in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 8 mi away) is warmest in September at about 56°F and coldest in February near 51°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	51	51	51	52	53	55	55	56	56	55	53	52
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	51	Bracing
Feb	51	Bracing
Mar	51	Bracing
Apr	52	Bracing
May	53	Bracing
Jun	55	Bracing
Jul	55	Bracing
Aug	56	Bracing
Sep	56	Bracing
Oct	55	Bracing
Nov	53	Bracing
Dec	52	Bracing

UV index in Coos Bay 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 Coos Bay peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	5	9	8	9	7	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	9	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Coos Bay?

Coos Bay sits at 43.4°N, 124.2°W, 23 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Roseburg, 45 mi away.

Topography around Coos Bay

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Coos Bay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 600 ft around an average of 112 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,742 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,088 ft.

The land around Coos Bay is covered by trees (54%) and water (20%) within 2 miles, trees (65%) and water (23%) within 10 miles, and trees (64%) and water (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

600 ft

trees 54%

10 miles

1,742 ft

trees 65%

50 miles

4,088 ft

trees 64%

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← April Coos Bay year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Roseburg 45 mi · Eugene 74 mi · Springfield 76 mi · Grants Pass 78 mi · Central Point 95 mi · Corvallis 96 mi · Medford 99 mi · Albany 104 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

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 Coos Bay (43.3665°, -124.2179°, elevation 23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	47
2	58	47
3	58	47
4	58	47
5	58	47
6	59	47
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	60	49
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	60	49
19	60	49
20	60	49
21	60	49
22	60	49
23	60	49
24	61	50
25	61	50
26	61	50
27	61	50
28	61	50
29	61	50
30	61	50
31	61	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	47
2	58	47
3	58	47
4	58	47
5	58	47
6	59	47
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	60	49
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	60	49
19	60	49
20	60	49
21	60	49
22	60	49
23	60	49
24	61	50
25	61	50
26	61	50
27	61	50
28	61	50
29	61	50
30	61	50
31	61	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	58	47
2	58	47
3	58	47
4	58	47
5	58	47
6	59	47
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	48
10	59	48
11	59	48
12	59	48
13	59	48
14	59	48
15	60	49
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	60	49
19	60	49
20	60	49
21	60	49
22	60	49
23	60	49
24	61	50
25	61	50
26	61	50
27	61	50
28	61	50
29	61	50
30	61	50
31	61	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	47	53
3	47	53
4	47	53
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	44	56
16	42	58
17	42	58
18	42	58
19	41	59
20	41	59
21	42	58
22	42	58
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	45	55
29	46	54
30	46	54
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)
1	36
2	35
3	34
4	34
5	33
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	32
11	32
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	31
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	31
20	31
21	31
22	31
23	30
24	30
25	30
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3