Menlo Park in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Menlo Park sees average daytime highs around 64°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 5.6 in of rain over about 18 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 60°F in early March to 67°F by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Menlo Park's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Menlo Park's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 64°F; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 50°F
Rainfall: 5.6 in; 18 wet days
Avg wind: 6 mph
Travel score: 6.4; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Menlo Park in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 60°F in early March to 67°F by late May.

A typical spring day in Menlo Park reaches about 64°F and drops to 50°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

Menlo Park weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 45°	3.9	9.4	9.7	4.1
Feb	59° / 47°	4.2	9.3	10.6	4.5
Mar	61° / 48°	3.2	9.1	11.7	5.3
Apr	63° / 49°	1.6	5.6	12.9	6.4
May	66° / 52°	0.8	3.3	14	7.4
Jun	70° / 54°	0.2	0.9	14.5	8.5
Jul	73° / 56°	0.0	0.2	14.3	9.1
Aug	74° / 57°	0.0	0.1	13.4	9.2
Sep	74° / 57°	0.1	0.4	12.3	9.2
Oct	71° / 54°	0.9	3	11	8.2
Nov	63° / 49°	2.0	6	10	6.1
Dec	57° / 46°	3.7	9.3	9.5	4.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Menlo Park gets around 5.6 in of rain over 18 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 mph across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Menlo Park

In seasonPeak

In spring, Menlo Park overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Menlo Park's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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May

Jun

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Aug

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Is spring a good time to visit Menlo Park?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.4

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Menlo Park for sightseeing.

What to pack for Menlo Park in Spring

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

In spring, Menlo Park sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 50°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 18 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Menlo Park in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 54°F across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 12 mi away) is warmest in August at about 59°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	54	54	54	54	54	55	57	59	59	58	56	55
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	54	Bracing
Feb	54	Bracing
Mar	54	Bracing
Apr	54	Bracing
May	54	Bracing
Jun	55	Bracing
Jul	57	Bracing
Aug	59	Bracing
Sep	59	Bracing
Oct	58	Bracing
Nov	56	Bracing
Dec	55	Bracing

UV index in Menlo Park in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Menlo Park peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	5	7	8	10	10	10	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Menlo Park in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Menlo Park is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	18	16	12	10	10	11	25	17	20	18	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	12	Moderate
May	10	Good
Jun	10	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Menlo Park?

Menlo Park sits at 37.5°N, 122.2°W, 72 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Palo Alto, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Menlo Park

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Menlo Park has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 ft around an average of 72 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,949 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,449 ft.

The land around Menlo Park is covered by trees (61%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 2 miles, trees (39%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 10 miles, and water (38%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

177 ft

trees 61%

10 miles

2,949 ft

trees 39%

50 miles

4,449 ft

water 38%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Palo Alto 2.5 mi · East Palo Alto 2.5 mi · Redwood City 3.7 mi · San Carlos 5.6 mi · Los Altos 6.2 mi · Belmont 6.8 mi · Mountain View 7.5 mi · Foster City 8.7 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

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 Menlo Park (37.4538°, -122.1822°, 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.