Rancho Mirage weather in May

In May, Rancho Mirage sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 56°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 79°F in the first days to 85°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rancho Mirage's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rancho Mirage's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
5th warmest
Overnight low
56°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:50 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
23%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
8.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Rancho Mirage is city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Density
277/km²
people per km²
Founded
1973

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 79°F in the first days to 85°F by the end.

A typical May day in Rancho Mirage reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 56°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 92°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 8°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Rancho Mirage

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.

Rancho Mirage 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 41°1.64.50.2105.8
Feb62° / 42°1.85.10.510.76.2
Mar67° / 46°0.93.50.211.77.5
Apr73° / 50°0.42.3012.88.6
May81° / 56°0.21.2013.78.1
Jun91° / 64°0.00.3014.25.0
Jul96° / 70°0.320143.0
Aug95° / 71°0.42.5013.33.2
Sep89° / 65°0.32012.25.4
Oct79° / 55°0.31.4011.28.6
Nov68° / 46°0.51.80.110.28.0
Dec60° / 40°1.33.80.39.85.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rancho Mirage gets around 0.2 in of rain over 1.2 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 5% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in May

Winds average 5 mph in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 5 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 18 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 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:03 AM to 4:41 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:036:23
213.45:026:23
313.45:016:24
413.45:006:25
513.44:596:26
613.54:586:27
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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 8.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.58 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 8.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rancho Mirage?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rancho Mirage in May

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

In May, Rancho Mirage sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 56°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rancho Mirage in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rancho Mirage peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Rancho Mirage 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 Rancho Mirage is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1419 µg/m³Dec 155 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep20Moderate
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rancho Mirage?

Rancho Mirage sits at 33.7°N, 116.4°W, 272 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Palm Desert, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Rancho Mirage

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Rancho Mirage has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,169 ft around an average of 505 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,198 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,614 ft.

The land around Rancho Mirage is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and bare terrain (34%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (46%), artificial surfaces (22%) and shrubs (20%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
2,169 ft
10 miles
6,198 ft
50 miles
11,614 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Palm Desert 2.5 mi · Cathedral City 4.3 mi · La Quinta 8.1 mi · Palm Springs 9.9 mi · Indio 11 mi · Coachella 14 mi · Desert Hot Springs 16 mi · Yucca Valley 26 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 Rancho Mirage (33.7397°, -116.4128°, elevation 272 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).