Lodi weather in May

In May, Lodi sees average daytime highs of 80°F and overnight lows near 55°F, with 1.0 in of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 78°F in the first days to 83°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lodi's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lodi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
80°
5th warmest
Overnight low
55°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1.0 in
3.8 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:00 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
37%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Lodi is city in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Density
1,796/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 78°F in the first days to 83°F by the end.

A typical May day in Lodi reaches about 80°F in the afternoon and slips back to 55°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 69°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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37853
47853
57853
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How May really feels in Lodi

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.

Lodi 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
Jan57° / 41°4.59.29.74.2
Feb62° / 44°4.49.410.55.2
Mar67° / 47°3.7911.76.4
Apr72° / 50°1.85.5137.6
May80° / 55°1.03.8147.9
Jun87° / 59°0.20.914.66.3
Jul90° / 60°0.00.114.45.4
Aug89° / 60°0.10.213.55.6
Sep86° / 58°0.10.712.36.8
Oct77° / 53°1.33.2118.4
Nov65° / 45°2.36.29.96.5
Dec57° / 41°4.39.39.44.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46733
56931
66931
76931
86931
96832
106832
116832
126832
137030
147030
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187129
197129
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217228
227228
237327
247327
257426
267525
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297624
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lodi gets around 1.0 in of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
213
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2212
2312
2411
2510
2610
279
289
298
308
317

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39460
49460
59460
69460
79460
89550
99550
109550
119550
129550
139550
149550
159640
169541
179541
189451
199451
209451
219451
229361
239361
249271
259181
269181
279091
289091
2989101
3089101
3188111

Wind in May

Winds average 6 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 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 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 5:15 AM to 4:50 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:156:49
213.65:146:50
313.65:136:51
413.75:126:52
513.75:116:53
613.75:106:54
713.85:086:55
813.85:076:56
913.85:066:57
1013.95:056:58
1113.95:046:59
1213.95:036:59
1314.05:027:00
1414.05:017:01
1514.05:017:02
1614.15:007:03
1714.14:597:04
1814.14:587:05
1914.14:577:06
2014.24:567:07
2114.24:567:07
2214.24:557:08
2314.24:547:09
2414.34:547:10
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2814.44:517:13
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3014.44:507:15
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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 7.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 8.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Lodi

In seasonPeak

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

Lodi's rainy season runs November–March, 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 Lodi?

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
7.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lodi in May

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

In May, Lodi sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 55°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Lodi 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 Lodi peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Lodi 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 Lodi is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateAug 2126 µg/m³Jun 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug27Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lodi?

Lodi sits at 38.1°N, 121.3°W, 49 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Galt, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Lodi

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lodi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 ft around an average of 52 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,787 ft.

The land around Lodi is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 2 miles, cropland (50%) within 10 miles, and grassland (38%), trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
82 ft
10 miles
210 ft
50 miles
4,787 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Galt 8.7 mi · Stockton 12 mi · Elk Grove 20 mi · Lathrop 21 mi · Laguna 22 mi · Manteca 23 mi · Vineyard 24 mi · Oakley 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 Lodi (38.1302°, -121.2725°, elevation 49 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).