Corcoran weather in May

In May, Corcoran sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 2.6 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 88°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 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Corcoran's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Corcoran's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
5th warmest
Overnight low
60°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
2.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:57 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
31%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Corcoran is city in Kings County, California, United States.

Density
1,162/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

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 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in Corcoran reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 73°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°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 Corcoran

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.

Corcoran 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° / 43°2.46.99.85.3
Feb64° / 46°2.27.810.66.1
Mar69° / 50°2.26.811.77.1
Apr76° / 54°1.04.312.98.0
May84° / 60°0.52.613.96.9
Jun93° / 67°0.10.614.44.1
Jul99° / 73°0.00.214.22.0
Aug98° / 72°0.00.213.42.3
Sep92° / 67°0.00.412.24.6
Oct81° / 58°0.62.211.18.0
Nov68° / 49°1.0410.17.5
Dec60° / 43°1.96.29.65.3

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 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47723
57723
67723
77723
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Corcoran gets around 0.5 in of rain over 2.6 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 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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49
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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49550
59550
69550
79550
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
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44calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 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 5:12 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:126:39
213.55:116:40
313.55:106:41
413.55:096:42
513.65:086:42
613.65:076:43
713.65:056:44
813.75:046:45
913.75:036:46
1013.75:036:47
1113.85:026:48
1213.85:016:48
1313.85:006:49
1413.94:596:50
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1613.94:576:52
1713.94:566:53
1814.04:566:53
1914.04:556:54
2014.04:546:55
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.51 kWh/m² to a high of 8.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Corcoran?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Corcoran for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Corcoran in May

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

In May, Corcoran sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 60°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Corcoran 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 Corcoran peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Corcoran 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 Corcoran is worst in September — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateSep 1665 µg/m³May 2410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Corcoran?

Corcoran sits at 36.1°N, 119.6°W, 207 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Tulare, 14 mi away.

Topography around Corcoran

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Corcoran has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 ft around an average of 190 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,786 ft.

The land around Corcoran is covered by artificial surfaces (24%), cropland (23%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, cropland (61%) within 10 miles, and grassland (43%) and cropland (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
30 ft
10 miles
92 ft
50 miles
8,786 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Tulare 14 mi · Hanford 17 mi · Lemoore 19 mi · Visalia 22 mi · Delano 29 mi · Porterville 30 mi · Dinuba 32 mi · Selma 33 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 Corcoran (36.098°, -119.5604°, elevation 207 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).