El Dorado Hills weather in May

In May, El Dorado Hills sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 2.0 in of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 74°F in the first days to 80°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is El Dorado Hills's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Dorado Hills's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
5th warmest
Overnight low
53°
8th coldest
Rainfall
2.0 in
5.4 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:58 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
40%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

El Dorado Hills is census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States.

Density
320/km²
people per km²

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 74°F in the first days to 80°F by the end.

A typical May day in El Dorado Hills reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 64°F and 89°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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27451
37451
47451
57451
67551
77551
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107552
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127652
137652
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277955
288055
298055
308055
318156

How May really feels in El Dorado Hills

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.

El Dorado Hills 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan56° / 40°7.010.60.39.63.8
Feb59° / 42°6.810.80.910.54.5
Mar64° / 44°6.210.60.611.75.7
Apr69° / 47°3.37.80.1136.8
May77° / 53°2.05.4014.17.9
Jun86° / 58°0.51.6014.76.6
Jul91° / 63°0.00.1014.44.8
Aug91° / 62°0.00.1013.55.0
Sep86° / 58°0.31.1012.36.7
Oct76° / 51°2.13.70118.3
Nov63° / 44°4.180.19.95.9
Dec56° / 39°7.111.10.49.33.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26535
36535
46535
56634
66634
76634
86634
96535
106535
116535
126535
136634
146634
156634
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176634
186634
196733
206733
216832
226832
236931
247030
257129
267129
277228
287327
297327
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

El Dorado Hills gets around 2.0 in of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
418
518
618
718
818
918
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1818
1918
2018
2118
2217
2317
2416
2515
2614
2713
2812
2912
3011
3110

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17955
18955
19955
20955
21946
22946
23946
24937
25937
26928
27928
28919
29919
309010
319010

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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:14 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:146:49
213.65:126:50
313.75:116:51
413.75:106:52
513.75:096:53
613.85:086:54
713.85:076:55
813.85:066:56
913.95:046:57
1013.95:036:58
1113.95:026:59
1214.05:017:00
1314.05:007:01
1414.04:597:02
1514.14:587:03
1614.14:587:04
1714.14:577:04
1814.24:567:05
1914.24:557:06
2014.24:547:07
2114.24:537:08
2214.34:537:09
2314.34:527:10
2414.34:517:11
2514.34:517:11
2614.44:507:12
2714.44:497:13
2814.44:497:14
2914.44:487:15
3014.54:487:15
3114.54:477:16

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.3Intense
197.3Intense
207.3Intense
217.3Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.6Intense
307.7Intense
317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for El Dorado Hills

In seasonPeak

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

El Dorado Hills'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 El Dorado Hills?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Dorado Hills in May

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

In May, El Dorado Hills sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 53°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in El Dorado Hills 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 El Dorado Hills peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 10Dec 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in El Dorado Hills 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 El Dorado Hills is worst in August — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 2366 µg/m³Jan 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul24Moderate
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is El Dorado Hills?

El Dorado Hills sits at 38.7°N, 121.1°W, 768 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Folsom, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around El Dorado Hills

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around El Dorado Hills has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 896 ft around an average of 745 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,962 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,564 ft.

The land around El Dorado Hills is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and trees (50%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
896 ft
10 miles
1,962 ft
50 miles
9,564 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Folsom 5.0 mi · Cameron Park 5.0 mi · Granite Bay 6.8 mi · Orangevale 7.5 mi · Fair Oaks 11 mi · Citrus Heights 11 mi · Rocklin 11 mi · Roseville 12 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 El Dorado Hills (38.6857°, -121.0822°, elevation 768 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).