San Jacinto weather in May

In May, San Jacinto sees average daytime highs of 74°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 0.5 in of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 73°F in the first days to 77°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 San Jacinto's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Jacinto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
74°
6th warmest
Overnight low
53°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.5 in
2.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
4:52 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
31%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

San Jacinto is city in Riverside County, California, United States.

Density
694/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 73°F in the first days to 77°F by the end.

A typical May day in San Jacinto reaches about 74°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 63°F and 86°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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San Jacinto weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan61° / 40°2.96.60.7105.6
Feb61° / 42°3.57.7110.75.5
Mar64° / 44°2.26.60.611.76.5
Apr69° / 48°1.14.50.312.87.6
May74° / 53°0.52.7013.78.6
Jun82° / 60°0.10.6014.28.1
Jul88° / 66°0.21.20145.8
Aug89° / 67°0.11013.35.5
Sep85° / 62°0.21012.26.9
Oct77° / 54°0.72.9011.18.6
Nov68° / 46°1.13.30.110.27.7
Dec60° / 40°2.35.50.49.85.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

San Jacinto gets around 0.5 in of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
311
411
511
611
710
810
910
1010
1110
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
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248
258
267
277
286
296
305
315

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7973
8973
9973
10973
11964
12964
13964
14955
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20946
21937
22937
23928
24928
25928
26919
279010
289010
298911
308911
318812

Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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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 5:05 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:056:25
213.45:046:26
313.45:036:26
413.45:026:27
513.45:016:28
613.55:006:29
713.54:596:30
813.54:586:30
913.64:576:31
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1213.64:556:33
1313.74:546:34
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1713.84:516:37
1813.84:506:38
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2013.84:496:39
2113.94:486:40
2213.94:486:41
2313.94:476:42
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2513.94:466:43
2614.04:466:44
2714.04:456:44
2814.04:456:45
2914.04:446:46
3014.04:446:46
3114.14:436:47

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit San Jacinto?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Jacinto in May

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

In May, San Jacinto sees daytime highs around 74°F and nights near 53°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto is worst in September — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.4× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1437 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct10Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Jacinto?

San Jacinto sits at 33.8°N, 117.0°W, 1,565 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hemet, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around San Jacinto

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around San Jacinto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 ft around an average of 1,568 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,350 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,598 ft.

The land around San Jacinto is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (23%) within 2 miles, shrubs (41%) and grassland (29%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
522 ft
10 miles
4,350 ft
50 miles
11,598 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Hemet 2.5 mi · East Hemet 3.1 mi · Beaumont 9.9 mi · Banning 11 mi · Menifee 11 mi · Sun City 15 mi · Perris 16 mi · Yucaipa 18 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 San Jacinto (33.7839°, -116.9586°, elevation 1,565 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).