Temple City weather in May

In May, Temple City sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 56°F, with 0.4 in of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 75°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Temple City's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Temple City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
75°
6th warmest
Overnight low
56°
7th coldest
Rainfall
0.4 in
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:55 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
4 mph
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temple City is city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Density
3,506/km²
people per km²
Founded
1923

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 75°F through the month.

A typical May day in Temple City reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 56°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 84°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°F warmer than April and about 5°F cooler than June.

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Temple City 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan64° / 46°3.35.8106.7
Feb65° / 47°3.56.410.76.6
Mar67° / 49°2.25.911.77.0
Apr71° / 52°0.93.212.88.0
May75° / 56°0.42.113.88.7
Jun80° / 60°0.10.414.28.8
Jul85° / 64°0.10.4147.1
Aug87° / 65°0.00.113.36.5
Sep85° / 63°0.10.512.27.2
Oct79° / 58°0.62.111.18.6
Nov71° / 51°0.82.510.28.2
Dec64° / 46°2.259.86.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
47228
57228
67228
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Temple City gets around 0.4 in of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39280
49190
59190
690100
789110
889110
988120
1087130
1186140
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3066331
3165341

Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May, the windiest month of the year.

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
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44calm
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64calm
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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 5:09 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:096:30
213.45:086:31
313.45:076:31
413.45:066:32
513.55:056:33
613.55:046:34
713.55:036:35
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1613.84:556:42
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2414.04:506:47
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2614.04:496:49
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3014.14:476:52
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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 7.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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37.1Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Temple City?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Temple City in May

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

In May, Temple City sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 56°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Temple City in May

The nearest coast averages about 62°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 24 mi away) is warmest in August at about 68°F and coldest in February near 59°F.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Aug 4 to Sep 13 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 68°F.

60°65°70°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°F)Comfort
Jan59Bracing
Feb59Bracing
Mar59Bracing
Apr59Cool
May62Cool
Jun65Cool
Jul67Cool
Aug68Refreshing
Sep68Refreshing
Oct66Cool
Nov63Cool
Dec60Cool

UV index in Temple City in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Temple City peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 16UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Temple 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 Temple City is worst in September — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (May, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1447 µg/m³May 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep49Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Temple City?

Temple City sits at 34.1°N, 118.1°W, 400 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rosemead, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Temple City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Temple City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 ft around an average of 404 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,984 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10,013 ft.

The land around Temple City is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (22%) within 10 miles, and artificial surfaces (25%) and water (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
318 ft
10 miles
5,984 ft
50 miles
10,013 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Rosemead 1.9 mi · Arcadia 2.5 mi · San Gabriel 3.1 mi · El Monte 3.1 mi · South El Monte 3.7 mi · Alhambra 3.7 mi · Monrovia 4.3 mi · Monterey Park 5.0 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 Temple City (34.1072°, -118.0579°, elevation 400 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).