Fresno, CA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 71.8°F in Fresno, CA, the warmest May since 2025, tied 20th warmest of 139 (with 1987).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 71.8°F; Warmest since 2025; 20th warmest of 139
Precipitation: 0.02 in; Driest since 2025; 40th driest of 145

A normal May in Fresno, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.6°F, between 66°F and 75.3°F in eight years of ten and 0.23 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 1.31 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Fresno, CA since 1888: 71.8°F in 2026; the highest is 77.3°F, in 2001.

Normal range, 66 to 75.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Fresno, CA from 1882 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	71.8	20	84.6	46	58.9	9	0.02	100	0
2025	72.5	13	86.4	27	58.5	11	trace	111	0
2024	71.6	22	85.4	38	57.8	17	0.34	53	0
2023	70.7	38	83.4	69	58	15	0.35	50	0
2022	71.5	23	85.2	41	57.7	18	0.00	132	0
2021	73.4	8	87.6	14	59.1	8	0.00	132	0
2020	73.4	8	87	18	59.9	6	0.12	75	0
2019	66.7	104	77.2	127	56.2	34	2.38	2	0
2018	70.9	32	84.1	58	57.7	18	trace	111	0
2017	71	30	84	61	57.9	16	0.12	75	0
2016	71.3	26	84.5	48	58.2	13	0.29	57	0
2015	68.5	74	81.5	97	55.5	47	0.57	31	0
2014	74.2	6	88.3	10	60.2	5	0.04	90	0
2013	73	10	86.6	22	59.5	7	0.07	82	0
2012	72.3	15	87.2	17	57.5	20	0.00	132	0
2011	65.1	115	78.7	117	51.5	111	0.35	50	0
2010	65.1	115	78	121	52.3	102	0.21	64	0
2009	75.3	3	89.4	6	61.2	2	0.46	39	0
2008	70.3	44	83.7	67	56.9	25	0.30	55	0
2007	71.5	23	86.8	19	56.1	35	0.05	87	0
2006	71.9	18	85.6	35	58.1	14	0.36	49	0
2005	69.4	61	82.2	85	56.5	28	1.62	6	0
2004	70.8	36	85.2	41	56.5	28	0.07	82	0
2003	69.4	61	83.3	74	55.6	44	0.68	28	0
2002	69.6	54	84.1	58	55	57	0.38	47	0
2001	77.3	1	92.9	1	61.6	1	0.00	132	0
2000	71	30	84.5	48	57.4	23	0.05	87	0
1999	68	86	82.2	85	53.7	78	0.03	93	0
1998	62	138	72.5	139	51.5	111	1.37	12	0
1997	75.3	3	90	4	60.6	4	trace	111	0
1996	69.9	45	83.4	69	56.3	31	0.38	47	0
1995	66.2	105	79	113	53.4	82	1.19	16	0
1994	68.5	74	81.2	99	55.7	40	1.30	13	0
1993	69.9	45	83.9	63	55.9	38	0.25	61	0
1992	76	2	90.9	2	61.1	3	trace	111	0
1991	66.1	106	79.9	108	52.2	103	0.03	93	0
1990	68.1	83	82.1	88	54.1	71	1.65	5	0
1989	69.5	57	83.4	69	55.7	40	0.89	22	0
1988	67	100	81.7	93	52.2	103	0.45	40	0
1987	71.8	20	86.1	28	57.5	20	0.87	23	0
1986	71.2	28	86.8	19	55.6	44	0.16	73	0
1985	69.4	61	83.8	65	54.9	59	0.00	132	0
1984	74.8	5	90.8	3	58.8	10	0.02	100	0
1983	69.6	54	84.2	57	55.1	56	0.01	107	0
1982	69.3	68	84.7	44	53.9	73	0.00	132	0
1981	70.9	32	85.7	34	56.1	35	trace	111	0
1980	67.1	96	81.1	101	53.2	86	0.18	70	0
1979	71.1	29	86.8	19	55.3	52	0.06	84	0
1978	69.9	45	85.6	35	54.2	67	0.00	132	0
1977	63.6	129	75.7	134	51.5	111	1.16	17	0
1976	69.7	52	85.9	31	53.5	81	trace	111	0
1975	68.4	78	85.1	43	51.7	108	trace	111	0
1974	69.4	61	86.1	28	52.8	94	0.00	132	0
1973	72.9	12	88.9	7	56.9	25	trace	111	0
1972	69.9	45	86	30	53.8	75	0.15	74	0
1971	64.2	123	77.1	128	51.2	116	1.40	11	0
1970	70.8	36	87.8	13	53.8	75	0.00	132	0
1969	70.4	42	86.6	22	54.2	67	0.06	84	0
1968	68	86	84.3	55	51.8	107	0.24	62	0
1967	68.7	72	84.4	52	53.1	90	0.19	69	0
1966	70.9	32	87.4	16	54.4	62	0.10	78	0
1965	67.5	91	84.5	48	50.4	127	trace	111	0
1964	64.9	119	80.2	107	49.6	132	0.35	50	0
1963	67.6	90	81.1	101	54.1	71	0.39	45	0
1962	65	118	79.1	112	50.8	121	0.20	66	0
1961	63.9	126	77.3	126	50.5	126	0.40	43	0
1960	66.1	106	81.2	99	51	119	0.02	100	0
1959	64.9	119	79	113	50.8	121	0.09	80	0
1958	69.9	45	84.4	52	55.4	51	0.79	25	0
1957	65.1	115	77.1	128	53	91	1.56	8	0
1956	66.8	102	80.3	106	53.4	82	0.81	24	0
1955	65.6	111	79.3	111	51.9	106	0.63	29	0
1954	69.7	52	85.5	37	53.8	75	0.09	80	0
1953	61.7	139	74.8	137	48.6	139	0.48	38	0
1952	69.6	54	85.8	32	53.4	82	trace	111	0
1951	68.3	82	83.4	69	53.2	86	0.02	100	0
1950	68.4	78	84.6	46	52.2	103	0.05	87	0
1949	68.5	74	83.2	76	53.9	73	0.39	45	0
1948	65.2	113	79.7	110	50.7	124	0.96	21	0
1947	73	10	89.5	5	56.5	28	0.20	66	0
1946	68.5	74	84	61	53	91	1.02	19	0
1945	66.8	102	81	103	52.6	97	0.04	90	0
1944	69.5	57	84.3	55	54.8	60	0.29	57	0
1943	70.4	42	86.5	26	54.3	64	0.00	132	0
1942	65.4	112	79.8	109	50.9	120	0.27	60	0
1941	69.8	50	84.1	58	55.5	47	trace	111	0
1940	72.2	16	88.5	9	55.9	38	trace	111	0
1939	69.5	57	83.4	69	55.5	47	0.02	100	0
1938	69.4	61	83.2	76	55.6	44	0.01	107	0
1937	70.5	40	85.4	38	55.7	40	0.00	132	0
1936	70.7	38	85.3	40	56.1	35	0.04	90	0
1935	67.5	91	81.8	91	53.2	86	trace	111	0
1934	71.3	26	85.8	32	56.8	27	0.03	93	0
1933	62.8	136	75.6	135	50	130	0.34	53	0
1932	68.9	69	82.5	82	55.3	52	0.40	43	0
1931	73.6	7	88.7	8	58.5	11	1.22	15	0
1930	63.3	133	76.3	131	50.2	129	0.29	57	0
1929	69.4	61	84.5	48	54.3	64	0.01	107	0
1928	72	17	86.6	22	57.5	20	trace	111	0
1927	67.1	96	81.7	93	52.5	99	0.18	70	0
1926	70.5	40	84.7	44	56.3	31	0.03	93	0
1925	68.8	70	82.2	85	55.5	47	1.29	14	0
1924	72.5	13	88	12	57.1	24	trace	111	0
1923	67.1	96	81.4	98	52.8	94	0.20	66	0
1922	68.6	73	83	78	54.2	67	0.49	37	0
1921	63.6	129	75.9	133	51.3	115	0.69	27	0
1920	68.1	83	83.3	74	53	91	0.00	132	0
1919	69.8	50	84.4	52	55.2	54	0.10	78	0
1918	63.8	128	77.9	122	49.7	131	0.51	35	0
1917	62.4	137	75.6	135	49.2	136	0.18	70	0
1916	64.3	122	78.9	115	49.6	132	trace	111	0
1915	63	135	74.8	137	51.2	116	0.99	20	0
1914	68.8	70	82.9	79	54.6	61	trace	111	0
1913	68.4	78	82.7	80	54.2	67	0.30	55	0
1912	67.5	91	81.8	91	53.2	86	0.41	42	0
1911	64	124	78.5	119	49.5	134	0.22	63	0
1910	70.9	32	87.5	15	54.4	62	trace	111	0
1909	65.7	109	82.1	88	49.2	136	0.00	132	0
1908	63.6	129	77.9	122	49.4	135	0.63	29	0
1907	66	108	80.4	105	51.6	109	trace	111	0
1906	63.5	132	76.2	132	50.8	121	2.88	1	0
1905	64	124	76.5	130	51.5	111	1.58	7	0
1904	71.4	25	86.6	22	56.3	31	0.12	75	0
1903	68.1	83	83.6	68	52.5	99	trace	111	0
1902	64.5	121	78.3	120	50.7	124	0.01	107	0
1901	65.7	109	78.9	115	52.5	99	0.50	36	0
1900	68.4	78	82.4	84	54.3	64	1.97	3	0
1899	63.2	134	77.5	124	49	138	0.06	84	0
1898	65.2	113	78.7	117	51.6	109	0.79	25	0
1897	71.9	18	88.1	11	55.7	40	0.00	132	0
1896	63.9	126	77.5	124	50.3	128	0.02	100	0
1895	67.4	94	82.1	88	52.7	96	0.52	34	0
1894	67.7	89	81.6	95	53.7	78	1.16	17	0
1893	66.9	101	82.6	81	51.2	116	trace	111	0
1892	67.2	95	80.8	104	53.7	78	1.44	9	0
1891	67.1	96	81.6	95	52.6	97	0.03	93	0
1890	69.4	61	83.8	65	55	57	0.45	40	0
1889	69.5	57	83.9	63	55.2	54	0.57	31	0
1888	67.9	88	82.5	82	53.4	82	0.56	33	0
1887							0.03	93	31
1886							0.03	93	31
1885							0.02	100	31
1884							1.43	10	31
1883							1.69	4	31
1882							0.21	64	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2001	77.3
1992	76
2009	75.3
1997	75.3
1984	74.8
2014	74.2
1931	73.6
2021	73.4
2020	73.4
2013	73
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1953	61.7
1998	62
1917	62.4
1933	62.8
1915	63
1899	63.2
1930	63.3
1906	63.5
1977	63.6
1921	63.6
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1906	2.88
2019	2.38
1900	1.97
1883	1.69
1990	1.65
2005	1.62
1905	1.58
1957	1.56
1892	1.44
1884	1.43

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2022	0.00
2021	0.00
2012	0.00
2001	0.00
1985	0.00
1982	0.00
1978	0.00
1974	0.00
1970	0.00
1943	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 99°F; 11 May 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 27 May 2026, 6 May 2026, 5 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.02 in; 28 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.02 in of precipitation in Fresno, CA, the driest May since 2025, tied 40th driest of 145 (with 1984, 1960, 1951 and 3 other years).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Fresno, CA: 99°F on Monday 11 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Fresno, CA: a low of 53°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026, Wednesday 6 May 2026 and Tuesday 5 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Fresno, CA: 0.02 in on Thursday 28 May 2026.