South Yuba City weather in May

In May, South Yuba City sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 58°F, with 0.9 in of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is South Yuba City's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see South Yuba City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 85°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 58°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 0.9 in; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 06 min; 4:59 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

South Yuba City is unincorporated community and former census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in South Yuba City reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 58°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 71°F and 98°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	86	86	86	87	87	87	88	88	89	89
Avg low (°F)	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	81	56
2	81	56
3	82	56
4	82	56
5	82	56
6	82	57
7	83	57
8	83	57
9	83	57
10	83	57
11	83	57
12	83	58
13	84	58
14	84	58
15	84	58
16	84	58
17	85	58
18	85	58
19	85	59
20	85	59
21	85	59
22	86	59
23	86	60
24	86	60
25	87	60
26	87	60
27	87	60
28	88	60
29	88	61
30	89	61
31	89	61

How May really feels in South Yuba City

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

South Yuba City 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.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	59° / 42°	4.4	9.8	9.6	4.5
Feb	63° / 45°	4.0	8.9	10.5	5.6
Mar	68° / 48°	3.3	8.9	11.7	6.6
Apr	75° / 52°	1.5	5.5	13	7.6
May	85° / 58°	0.9	3.6	14.1	6.5
Jun	93° / 64°	0.2	1	14.7	3.9
Jul	97° / 65°	0.0	0.1	14.5	2.5
Aug	96° / 64°	0.0	0.2	13.5	3.2
Sep	91° / 61°	0.1	0.6	12.3	5.0
Oct	80° / 55°	1.1	3.1	11	7.9
Nov	67° / 47°	2.3	6.2	9.9	6.8
Dec	58° / 42°	4.1	9.7	9.3	4.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	74	74	74	75	75	76	76
Cloudier (%)	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

South Yuba City gets around 0.9 in of rain over 3.6 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	7
31	7

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9

Wind in May

Winds average 6 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 4:48 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:19 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:55	4:54	4:53	4:52	4:52	4:51	4:51	4:50	4:49	4:49	4:48
Sunset (PM)	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:19

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.6	5:15	6:52
2	13.7	5:14	6:53
3	13.7	5:13	6:54
4	13.7	5:11	6:55
5	13.8	5:10	6:56
6	13.8	5:09	6:57
7	13.8	5:08	6:58
8	13.9	5:07	6:59
9	13.9	5:06	7:00
10	13.9	5:05	7:01
11	14.0	5:04	7:02
12	14.0	5:03	7:03
13	14.0	5:02	7:04
14	14.1	5:01	7:05
15	14.1	5:00	7:06
16	14.1	4:59	7:07
17	14.2	4:58	7:08
18	14.2	4:57	7:09
19	14.2	4:56	7:10
20	14.3	4:55	7:10
21	14.3	4:55	7:11
22	14.3	4:54	7:12
23	14.3	4:53	7:13
24	14.4	4:52	7:14
25	14.4	4:52	7:15
26	14.4	4:51	7:16
27	14.4	4:51	7:16
28	14.5	4:50	7:17
29	14.5	4:49	7:18
30	14.5	4:49	7:19
31	14.5	4:48	7:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.21 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.1	Intense
9	7.1	Intense
10	7.1	Intense
11	7.1	Intense
12	7.2	Intense
13	7.2	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.2	Intense
16	7.3	Intense
17	7.3	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.4	Intense
21	7.4	Intense
22	7.4	Intense
23	7.5	Intense
24	7.5	Intense
25	7.5	Intense
26	7.6	Intense
27	7.6	Intense
28	7.6	Intense
29	7.7	Intense
30	7.7	Intense
31	7.7	Intense

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for South Yuba City

In seasonPeak

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

South Yuba City's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Is May a good time to visit South Yuba City?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit South Yuba City for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for South Yuba City in May

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

In May, South Yuba City sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 58°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in South Yuba City 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 South Yuba City peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 2 (low).

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	3	4	6	8	10	10	9	6	5	2	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	5	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in South Yuba City 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 South Yuba City is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 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)	13	15	18	15	11	11	21	37	41	21	31	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	15	Moderate
May	11	Good
Jun	11	Good
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is South Yuba City?

South Yuba City sits at 39.1°N, 121.6°W, 52 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Yuba City, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around South Yuba City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around South Yuba City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 ft around an average of 56 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,040 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,538 ft.

The land around South Yuba City is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (35%) within 2 miles, cropland (40%), grassland (28%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (43%), grassland (28%) and cropland (22%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

49 ft

artificial surfaces 44%

10 miles

1,040 ft

cropland 40%

50 miles

5,538 ft

trees 43%

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← April South Yuba City year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Yuba City 1.9 mi · Linda 5.0 mi · Lincoln 24 mi · Oroville 28 mi · Woodland 31 mi · Rio Linda 31 mi · Rocklin 31 mi · Roseville 32 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 South Yuba City (39.1166°, -121.6391°, elevation 52 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	81	56
2	81	56
3	82	56
4	82	56
5	82	56
6	82	57
7	83	57
8	83	57
9	83	57
10	83	57
11	83	57
12	83	58
13	84	58
14	84	58
15	84	58
16	84	58
17	85	58
18	85	58
19	85	59
20	85	59
21	85	59
22	86	59
23	86	60
24	86	60
25	87	60
26	87	60
27	87	60
28	88	60
29	88	61
30	89	61
31	89	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	81	56
2	81	56
3	82	56
4	82	56
5	82	56
6	82	57
7	83	57
8	83	57
9	83	57
10	83	57
11	83	57
12	83	58
13	84	58
14	84	58
15	84	58
16	84	58
17	85	58
18	85	58
19	85	59
20	85	59
21	85	59
22	86	59
23	86	60
24	86	60
25	87	60
26	87	60
27	87	60
28	88	60
29	88	61
30	89	61
31	89	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	81	56
2	81	56
3	82	56
4	82	56
5	82	56
6	82	57
7	83	57
8	83	57
9	83	57
10	83	57
11	83	57
12	83	58
13	84	58
14	84	58
15	84	58
16	84	58
17	85	58
18	85	58
19	85	59
20	85	59
21	85	59
22	86	59
23	86	60
24	86	60
25	87	60
26	87	60
27	87	60
28	88	60
29	88	61
30	89	61
31	89	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	65	35
2	66	34
3	66	34
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	75	25
29	75	25
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	12
9	12
10	12
11	12
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	11
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	7
31	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	96	4
8	96	4
9	95	5
10	95	5
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	95	5
24	94	6
25	94	6
26	94	6
27	93	7
28	93	7
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	91	9