Lamont weather in May

In May, Lamont sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 57°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 77°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Lamont's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lamont's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
5th warmest
Overnight low
57°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:56 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Lamont is census-designated place in Kern County, California.

Density
1,262/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 77°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical May day in Lamont reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 57°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 70°F and 90°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17754
27754
37855
47855
57855
67855
77856
87856
97956
107956
117956
127956
137957
148057
158057
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208058
218158
228159
238159
248259
258259
268260
278260
288360
298360
308361
318361

How May really feels in Lamont

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.

Lamont 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
Jan61° / 41°1.97.59.95.5
Feb64° / 44°1.97.810.76.0
Mar68° / 47°1.97.311.76.8
Apr73° / 51°1.14.712.97.9
May80° / 57°0.42.113.88.2
Jun87° / 64°0.10.314.36.4
Jul92° / 69°0.00.214.14.5
Aug92° / 68°0.0013.34.8
Sep86° / 62°0.00.312.26.8
Oct77° / 54°0.42.111.18.7
Nov67° / 46°1.04.710.17.2
Dec60° / 41°1.96.99.75.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47723
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
107822
117921
127921
137921
147921
158119
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288713
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308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lamont gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
310
410
59
69
79
89
98
108
118
128
138
148
158
167
177
187
197
207
216
226
236
245
255
265
274
284
294
303
313

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49550
59460
69460
79460
89370
99370
109280
119280
129190
139190
1490100
1590100
1689110
1788111
1887121
1987121
2087121
2185132
2285132
2385132
2483143
2582153
2681154
2780164
2879174
2978175
3077185
3177185

Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 3 mph on the calmest days to 4 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
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 5:11 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:116:35
213.45:106:36
313.55:096:37
413.55:076:38
513.55:066:38
613.65:056:39
713.65:046:40
813.65:036:41
913.75:026:42
1013.75:026:42
1113.75:016:43
1213.75:006:44
1313.84:596:45
1413.84:586:46
1513.84:576:47
1613.84:566:47
1713.94:566:48
1813.94:556:49
1913.94:546:50
2013.94:546:51
2114.04:536:51
2214.04:526:52
2314.04:526:53
2414.04:516:54
2514.14:506:54
2614.14:506:55
2714.14:496:56
2814.14:496:56
2914.14:486:57
3014.24:486:58
3114.24:486:58

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
87.6Intense
97.7Intense
107.7Intense
117.7Intense
127.7Intense
137.7Intense
147.8Intense
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217.9Intense
227.9Intense
238.0Intense
248.0Intense
258.0Intense
268.0Intense
278.1Intense
288.1Intense
298.1Intense
308.1Intense
318.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lamont?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lamont in May

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

In May, Lamont sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 57°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lamont 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 Lamont peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Lamont 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 Lamont is worst in December — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodDec 1740 µg/m³Jun 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lamont?

Lamont sits at 35.3°N, 118.9°W, 404 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Arvin, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Lamont

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lamont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 394 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,142 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8,599 ft.

The land around Lamont is covered by cropland (52%) within 2 miles, cropland (38%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and grassland (54%) and trees (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
1,142 ft
50 miles
8,599 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Arvin 6.2 mi · Bakersfield 9.9 mi · Oildale 12 mi · Shafter 26 mi · Wasco 34 mi · Delano 40 mi · Rosamond 50 mi · Castaic 56 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 Lamont (35.2597°, -118.9143°, elevation 404 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).