Hawthorne weather in May

In May, Hawthorne sees average daytime highs of 76°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 0.3 in of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 76°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hawthorne's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hawthorne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
76°
6th warmest
Overnight low
57°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.3 in
1.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:57 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Hawthorne is city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density
5,606/km²
people per km²
Founded
1922

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 76°F through the month.

A typical May day in Hawthorne reaches about 76°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 67°F and 86°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°F warmer than April and about 4°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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Hawthorne 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 46°3.25.5106.9
Feb66° / 48°3.45.910.76.8
Mar69° / 50°2.25.211.77.3
Apr73° / 53°0.82.512.88.3
May76° / 57°0.31.513.78.9
Jun80° / 60°0.10.314.28.7
Jul85° / 64°0.10.4147.0
Aug87° / 65°0.00.113.36.4
Sep85° / 63°0.10.512.27.0
Oct80° / 58°0.6211.18.4
Nov72° / 51°0.82.210.28.4
Dec65° / 46°2.04.69.87.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97525
107525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hawthorne gets around 0.3 in of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188120
287130
387130
486140
586140
685150
784160
883161
982171
1081181
1181181
1280191
1379201
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1973261
2072271
2170291
2269301
2368311
2467321
2566331
2664351
2763361
2862371
2960391
3059401
3157412

Wind in May

Winds average 5 mph in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 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 4:49 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:116:31
213.45:096:31
313.45:086:32
413.45:076:33
513.55:066:34
613.55:056:35
713.55:056:35
813.55:046:36
913.65:036:37
1013.65:026:38
1113.65:016:39
1213.75:006:39
1313.74:596:40
1413.74:586:41
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1613.84:576:42
1713.84:566:43
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1913.84:556:45
2013.94:546:45
2113.94:546:46
2213.94:536:47
2313.94:526:48
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2514.04:516:49
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2714.04:506:50
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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 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.3Intense
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317.7Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Hawthorne?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hawthorne in May

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

In May, Hawthorne sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 57°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Hawthorne in May

The nearest coast averages about 62°F in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 68°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Sep 13 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Bracing
Feb59Bracing
Mar59Bracing
Apr59Cool
May62Cool
Jun65Cool
Jul67Cool
Aug68Refreshing
Sep68Refreshing
Oct66Cool
Nov63Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Hawthorne in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hawthorne peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne is worst in November — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateNov 1736 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hawthorne?

Hawthorne sits at 33.9°N, 118.4°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Lennox, 1.2 mi away.

Topography around Hawthorne

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hawthorne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 ft around an average of 79 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,250 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,013 ft.

The land around Hawthorne is covered by artificial surfaces (96%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (70%) and water (22%) within 10 miles, and water (42%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
95 ft
10 miles
1,250 ft
50 miles
10,013 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Lennox 1.2 mi · Lawndale 1.9 mi · Inglewood 3.1 mi · Gardena 3.1 mi · Westmont 3.1 mi · El Segundo 3.7 mi · Manhattan Beach 3.7 mi · Hermosa Beach 4.3 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 Hawthorne (33.9164°, -118.3526°, elevation 72 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. 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).