Dinuba weather in May

In May, Dinuba sees average daytime highs of 82°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 0.8 in of rain across 3 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 79°F in the first days to 85°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Dinuba's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dinuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
82°
5th warmest
Overnight low
58°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.8 in
3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:56 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Dinuba is city in Tulare County, California, United States.

Density
1,414/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 79°F in the first days to 85°F by the end.

A typical May day in Dinuba reaches about 82°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 93°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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208359
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How May really feels in Dinuba

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.

Dinuba 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
Jan59° / 42°3.97.89.84.8
Feb62° / 44°3.5910.65.5
Mar67° / 48°3.48.511.76.6
Apr73° / 51°1.64.912.97.8
May82° / 58°0.8313.97.6
Jun91° / 65°0.20.714.44.9
Jul96° / 71°0.10.314.22.9
Aug96° / 70°0.00.113.43.2
Sep90° / 64°0.10.512.25.4
Oct79° / 56°1.02.811.18.3
Nov66° / 47°1.74.810.17.1
Dec58° / 41°3.17.29.64.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57525
67426
77426
87426
97426
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Dinuba gets around 0.8 in of rain over 3 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
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311
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511
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911
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39640
49640
59640
69640
79640
89640
99550
109550
119550
129460
139460
149460
159370
169370
179370
189280
199280
209190
219190
2290100
2390100
2490100
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2788111
2888111
2987121
3087121
3187121

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
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
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115calm
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135calm
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315calm

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 5:11 AM to 4:46 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:116:39
213.55:096:40
313.55:086:41
413.65:076:42
513.65:066:42
613.65:056:43
713.75:046:44
813.75:036:45
913.75:026:46
1013.85:016:47
1113.85:006:48
1213.84:596:49
1313.94:586:49
1413.94:576:50
1513.94:566:51
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1714.04:556:53
1814.04:546:54
1914.04:536:54
2014.04:536:55
2114.14:526:56
2214.14:516:57
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2414.14:506:58
2514.24:496:59
2614.24:497:00
2714.24:487:01
2814.24:487:01
2914.24:477:02
3014.34:477:03
3114.34:467:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.51 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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87.3Intense
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297.8Intense
307.9Intense
317.9Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Dinuba?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dinuba in May

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

In May, Dinuba sees daytime highs around 82°F and nights near 58°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dinuba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dinuba peaks around June 21 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 21UV 10Dec 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Dinuba 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 Dinuba is worst in September — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 16.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodSep 16118 µg/m³Dec 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep126Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dinuba?

Dinuba sits at 36.5°N, 119.4°W, 335 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Reedley, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Dinuba

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dinuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 ft around an average of 338 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,565 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13,301 ft.

The land around Dinuba is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, cropland (41%), trees (26%) and grassland (24%) within 10 miles, and trees (36%), grassland (29%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
167 ft
10 miles
1,565 ft
50 miles
13,301 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Reedley 5.0 mi · Parlier 9.3 mi · Selma 12 mi · Sanger 15 mi · Visalia 16 mi · Hanford 21 mi · Tulare 23 mi · Fresno 25 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 Dinuba (36.5433°, -119.3871°, elevation 335 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).