Lake Havasu City weather in May

In May, Lake Havasu City sees average daytime highs of 92°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 0.1 in of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 88°F in the first days to 96°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lake Havasu City's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lake Havasu City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
92°
5th warmest
Overnight low
68°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.1 in
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:40 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
7 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Lake Havasu City is city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Density
447/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 88°F in the first days to 96°F by the end.

A typical May day in Lake Havasu City reaches about 92°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 101°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Lake Havasu City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 24 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
24
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lake Havasu City weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 43°0.93.2107.3
Feb69° / 47°1.13.710.77.7
Mar76° / 53°0.62.311.78.5
Apr83° / 59°0.21.212.87.5
May92° / 68°0.10.513.84.5
Jun101° / 77°0.00.214.31.1
Jul105° / 84°0.31.914.10.0
Aug104° / 83°0.42.413.30.1
Sep98° / 76°0.41.912.22.2
Oct86° / 62°0.41.611.16.4
Nov73° / 50°0.51.410.28.6
Dec64° / 43°0.72.79.77.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lake Havasu City gets around 0.1 in of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
7991
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11991
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:547:15
213.45:527:16
313.45:517:17
413.55:507:18
513.55:497:19
613.55:487:19
713.55:477:20
813.65:467:21
913.65:467:22
1013.65:457:23
1113.75:447:23
1213.75:437:24
1313.75:427:25
1413.75:417:26
1513.85:407:27
1613.85:407:27
1713.85:397:28
1813.85:387:29
1913.95:387:30
2013.95:377:30
2113.95:367:31
2213.95:367:32
2314.05:357:33
2414.05:347:33
2514.05:347:34
2614.05:337:35
2714.05:337:35
2814.15:327:36
2914.15:327:37
3014.15:327:37
3114.15:317:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 8.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 8.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
48.0Intense
58.0Intense
68.0Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
98.0Intense
108.1Intense
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318.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lake Havasu City?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lake Havasu City in May

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

In May, Lake Havasu City sees daytime highs around 92°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lake Havasu City 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 Lake Havasu City peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 22UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lake Havasu City?

Lake Havasu City sits at 34.5°N, 114.3°W, 738 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bullhead City, 48 mi away.

Topography around Lake Havasu City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lake Havasu City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,590 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,995 ft.

The land around Lake Havasu City is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (74%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
705 ft
10 miles
4,590 ft
50 miles
7,995 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Bullhead City 48 mi · Kingman 51 mi · Blythe 62 mi · Twentynine Palms 102 mi · Prescott 106 mi · Boulder City 107 mi · Henderson 114 mi · Prescott Valley 114 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 Lake Havasu City (34.4839°, -114.3225°, elevation 738 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).