Orcutt weather in May

In May, Orcutt sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 62°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Orcutt's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orcutt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
62°
7th warmest
Overnight low
53°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
1.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:03 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
11 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Orcutt is census designated place in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Density
1,003/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 62°F through the month.

A typical May day in Orcutt reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 9°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 67°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°F warmer than April and about 2°F cooler than June.

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Orcutt weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 49°3.579.95.2
Feb59° / 50°3.47.510.75.0
Mar60° / 51°2.66.111.75.4
Apr60° / 51°0.92.912.96.1
May62° / 53°0.41.413.86.8
Jun64° / 55°0.10.314.37.8
Jul67° / 57°0.00.214.18.2
Aug68° / 58°0.00.113.38.5
Sep68° / 58°0.00.312.28.5
Oct67° / 57°0.61.811.18.1
Nov64° / 53°1.23.310.27.0
Dec60° / 49°2.669.75.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Orcutt gets around 0.4 in of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 5:17 AM to 4:55 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:176:40
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313.45:156:42
413.55:146:43
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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 7.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 8.2 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
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Orcutt?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Orcutt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Orcutt in May

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

In May, Orcutt sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 53°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

Sea temperature near Orcutt in May

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 11 mi away) is warmest in October at about 60°F and coldest in April near 54°F.

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

52°54°56°58°60°62°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan56Bracing
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Mar55Bracing
Apr54Bracing
May54Bracing
Jun56Bracing
Jul58Bracing
Aug59Cool
Sep60Cool
Oct60Cool
Nov59Bracing
Dec57Bracing

UV index in Orcutt 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 Orcutt peaks around June 22 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Orcutt 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 Orcutt is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.4× the cleanest month (June, 4 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Jun 134 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr5Good
May5Good
Jun4Good
Jul6Good
Aug9Good
Sep21Moderate
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Orcutt?

Orcutt sits at 34.9°N, 120.4°W, 358 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Santa Maria, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Orcutt

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Orcutt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 ft around an average of 430 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,644 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,788 ft.

The land around Orcutt is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and grassland (37%) within 2 miles, grassland (49%) and cropland (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (37%) and water (35%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
768 ft
10 miles
1,644 ft
50 miles
6,788 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Santa Maria 6.2 mi · Nipomo 12 mi · Lompoc 16 mi · Arroyo Grande 19 mi · San Luis Obispo 32 mi · Atascadero 45 mi · Isla Vista 45 mi · Goleta 45 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 Orcutt (34.8653°, -120.436°, elevation 358 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).