Los Angeles Downtown, CA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 66.1°F in Los Angeles Downtown, CA, the warmest May since 2025, 37th warmest of 149.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 66.1°F; Warmest since 2025; 37th warmest of 149
Precipitation: 0.00 in; Ties the record; Driest of 149, provisional

A normal May in Los Angeles Downtown, CA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.7°F, between 64°F and 69.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.05 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 0.86 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Los Angeles Downtown, CA since 1878: 66.1°F in 2026; the highest is 72.6°F, in 1997.

Normal range, 64 to 69.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Los Angeles Downtown, CA from 1878 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	66.1	37	75.2	37	57.1	51	0.00	124	0
2025	66.9	29	76.7	18	57	54	0.03	84	0
2024	64	75	70.8	112	57.2	49	0.13	57	0
2023	63.9	79	69.8	129	58.1	35	0.55	25	0
2022	64.8	56	72.7	73	56.9	58	0.00	124	0
2021	66.3	34	73.1	66	59.5	14	0.00	124	0
2020	70.5	4	79.3	4	61.7	6	0.14	56	0
2019	63.3	94	69.9	127	56.7	62	0.81	18	0
2018	64.9	55	72	87	57.9	39	0.09	65	0
2017	67	28	75.4	33	58.7	23	0.32	34	0
2016	65	52	71.6	95	58.5	27	0.05	71	0
2015	64.1	72	71.5	98	56.8	59	0.93	15	0
2014	70.5	4	80	3	60.9	7	0.00	124	0
2013	68.3	12	76.5	20	60.2	11	0.71	19	0
2012	65.5	43	73.2	65	57.7	41	0.01	103	0
2011	64.8	56	73.6	58	56	73	0.45	29	0
2010	65.5	43	73.6	58	57.4	43	0.05	71	0
2009	67.5	19	75.4	33	59.7	12	trace	107	0
2008	65.8	39	74.3	43	57.4	43	0.11	61	0
2007	65.1	50	73.6	58	56.7	62	0.00	124	0
2006	66.9	29	74.3	43	59.5	14	0.85	17	0
2005	67.3	24	75.9	28	58.6	24	0.19	51	0
2004	69.7	6	79	5	60.5	10	0.00	124	0
2003	64.4	63	73	68	55.8	76	1.02	12	0
2002	64.4	63	72.5	77	56.4	68	0.05	71	0
2001	67.3	24	75.5	32	59.1	18	0.00	124	0
2000	67.7	17	76.2	26	59.2	17	trace	107	0
1999	63.3	94	70.4	117	56.2	71	0.02	92	0
1998	64.2	68	71.2	101	57.2	49	3.10	2	0
1997	72.6	1	81.5	2	63.8	1	0.00	124	0
1996	69	7	77.1	13	60.8	8	0.04	78	0
1995	64	75	71	106	57	54	0.18	54	0
1994	65.1	50	72.1	85	58.1	35	0.28	39	0
1993	68.9	9	77	15	60.7	9	0.02	92	0
1992	69	7	75.8	29	62.2	4	0.04	78	0
1991	63.9	79	72.2	82	55.5	82	0.00	124	0
1990	66.9	29	75	39	58.8	20	1.17	10	0
1989	66.2	35	74	49	58.4	29	0.05	71	0
1988	67.2	27	76.4	24	58	38	0.00	124	0
1987	68.1	13	76.9	16	59.3	16	0.00	124	0
1986	68.1	13	77.2	12	59	19	0.00	124	0
1985	66.2	35	74.1	47	58.4	29	0.23	44	0
1984	72.4	2	82.2	1	62.5	3	0.00	124	0
1983	70.7	3	77.6	10	63.8	1	0.36	32	0
1982	64.4	63	70.4	117	58.4	29	0.12	59	0
1981	68.9	9	75.8	29	62	5	0.00	124	0
1980	63.2	99	70.4	117	56	73	0.13	57	0
1979	65.4	48	73.7	55	57.1	51	0.00	124	0
1978	68.6	11	78.9	6	58.3	33	0.00	124	0
1977	61.8	124	69.2	134	54.5	96	3.03	3	0
1976	64.2	68	72.2	82	56.3	69	0.05	71	0
1975	62.7	110	70.3	123	55.1	85	0.09	65	0
1974	65.6	41	72.5	77	58.8	20	0.08	67	0
1973	65.8	39	74.1	47	57.4	43	trace	107	0
1972	67.5	19	76.5	20	58.6	24	0.03	84	0
1971	63.9	79	71.1	103	56.8	59	0.22	45	0
1970	67.4	23	76.3	25	58.5	27	0.00	124	0
1969	66.6	33	74.3	43	58.8	20	0.03	84	0
1968	65.5	43	73.3	63	57.6	42	0.00	124	0
1967	67.3	24	76.5	20	58.1	35	0.01	103	0
1966	64.5	62	71.6	95	57.3	46	0.22	45	0
1965	63.4	92	72	87	54.8	90	0.00	124	0
1964	61.7	126	70.4	117	53	119	0.01	103	0
1963	64.1	72	70.9	109	57.3	46	trace	107	0
1962	62.9	106	71.1	103	54.6	92	0.02	92	0
1961	63.3	94	71.1	103	55.6	78	trace	107	0
1960	67.7	17	77.1	13	58.3	33	0.05	71	0
1959	65	52	72.8	71	57.1	51	trace	107	0
1958	68	15	77.4	11	58.6	24	0.04	78	0
1957	64.2	68	71.9	91	56.5	67	0.63	22	0
1956	64.3	66	72.7	73	56	73	0.46	27	0
1955	63	102	71	106	54.9	89	1.43	9	0
1954	63.8	86	72	87	55.6	78	0.02	92	0
1953	63.9	79	73.5	62	54.2	98	0.03	84	0
1952	66.7	32	76.8	17	56.6	65	trace	107	0
1951	63.1	101	72.9	70	53.3	113	0.24	42	0
1950	62.2	118	70.1	124	54.2	98	trace	107	0
1949	64.3	66	73.6	58	55	87	0.46	27	0
1948	63.9	79	74.2	46	53.6	108	trace	107	0
1947	64.1	72	72.5	77	55.6	78	0.11	61	0
1946	61.1	134	68.4	143	53.8	104	0.04	78	0
1945	61.9	123	71	106	52.8	123	trace	107	0
1944	62.4	117	70.9	109	53.9	103	0.02	92	0
1943	65.5	43	74.8	40	56.2	71	trace	107	0
1942	62.8	108	72.2	82	53.5	110	trace	107	0
1941	67.9	16	78	8	57.8	40	trace	107	0
1940	66	38	75.3	36	56.6	65	0.02	92	0
1939	63.7	87	71.7	94	55.6	78	0.02	92	0
1938	63.3	94	71.6	95	55	87	0.02	92	0
1937	64	75	71.2	101	56.7	62	0.28	39	0
1936	65.6	41	73.9	51	57.3	46	0.00	124	0
1935	62	121	69.3	132	54.6	92	0.03	84	0
1934	67.5	19	76.6	19	58.4	29	0.00	124	0
1933	60.4	140	68.6	141	52.2	132	0.21	47	0
1932	63.6	90	71.5	98	55.7	77	0.02	92	0
1931	67.5	19	75.4	33	59.6	13	0.52	26	0
1930	61.8	124	70.4	117	53.2	116	1.04	11	0
1929	65	52	73.7	55	56.3	69	trace	107	0
1928	64.2	68	71.4	100	57	54	0.29	38	0
1927	63.9	79	73.1	66	54.6	92	trace	107	0
1926	65.3	49	73.7	55	57	54	0.18	54	0
1925	62.9	106	70.5	115	55.3	84	0.32	34	0
1924	64.8	56	72.7	73	56.8	59	0.00	124	0
1923	64.6	60	73.8	54	55.4	83	0.00	124	0
1922	62.6	111	71.8	92	53.3	113	0.65	21	0
1921	58.8	148	65.1	149	52.5	128	3.57	1	0
1920	62.1	120	70.4	117	53.8	104	0.10	63	0
1919	61.6	127	68.2	144	55.1	85	0.19	51	0
1918	61.3	132	69.1	137	53.4	111	0.40	31	0
1917	58.7	149	65.8	148	51.6	138	0.21	47	0
1916	61.3	132	70.1	124	52.5	128	0.03	84	0
1915	61.5	128	69.8	129	53.2	116	0.88	16	0
1914	60.3	141	67.3	147	53.3	113	0.43	30	0
1913	60.9	135	69.2	134	52.6	125	0.05	71	0
1912	63	102	71.8	92	54.2	98	0.12	59	0
1911	61.4	130	69.9	127	52.9	120	0.02	92	0
1910	63	102	72.4	80	53.4	111	0.00	124	1
1909	60.3	141	68	145	52.6	125	0.00	124	0
1908	59.8	146	69.1	137	50.5	145	0.25	41	0
1907	61.4	130	70.5	115	52.4	131	0.07	68	0
1906	60.1	144	67.7	146	52.5	128	1.02	12	0
1905	60.5	138	69.2	134	51.9	135	0.95	14	0
1904	62.2	118	70.6	114	53.8	104	trace	107	0
1903	60.8	136	68.6	141	52.9	120	trace	107	0
1902	60.7	137	70.9	109	50.5	145	0.03	84	0
1901	60.5	138	68.8	140	52.1	134	1.50	8	0
1900	64	75	74.4	42	53.6	108	1.81	6	0
1899	59.5	147	68.9	139	50.2	148	0.04	78	0
1898	60	145	69.3	132	50.8	144	1.75	7	0
1897	62.5	115	70.8	112	54.3	97	0.10	63	0
1896	63	102	74.5	41	51.5	139	0.30	37	0
1895	63.5	91	73.9	51	53.2	116	0.19	51	0
1894	60.3	141	70	126	50.5	145	0.20	49	0
1893	62.6	111	73	68	52.2	132	0.06	69	0
1892	62.5	115	72.1	85	52.9	120	2.06	4	0
1891	61.5	128	69.4	131	53.7	107	0.31	36	0
1890	63.2	99	72.3	81	54.1	102	0.03	84	0
1889	62.6	111	73.3	63	51.8	136	0.62	24	0
1888	62.8	108	72.8	71	52.8	123	0.02	92	0
1887	64.6	60	77.7	9	51.5	139	0.20	49	0
1886	64.8	56	78.6	7	51	143	0.00	124	0
1885	65.5	43	76.5	20	54.6	92	0.06	69	0
1884	63.4	92	72.6	76	54.2	98	0.35	33	0
1883	63.7	87	75.7	31	51.7	137	2.02	5	0
1882	63.7	87	76	27	51.4	141	0.63	22	0
1881	63.9	79	75.1	38	52.6	125	0.01	103	0
1880	62.6	111	74	49	51.2	142	0.04	78	0
1879	62	121	73.9	51	50.1	149	0.24	42	0
1878	63.3	94	72	87	54.7	91	0.66	20	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1997	72.6
1984	72.4
1983	70.7
2020	70.5
2014	70.5
2004	69.7
1996	69
1992	69
1993	68.9
1981	68.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	58.7
1921	58.8
1899	59.5
1908	59.8
1898	60
1906	60.1
1914	60.3
1909	60.3
1894	60.3
1933	60.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1921	3.57
1998	3.10
1977	3.03
1892	2.06
1883	2.02
1900	1.81
1898	1.75
1901	1.50
1955	1.43
1990	1.17

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2026	0.00
2022	0.00
2021	0.00
2014	0.00
2007	0.00
2004	0.00
2001	0.00
1997	0.00
1991	0.00
1988	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 88°F; 20 May 2026
Coldest night: 52°F; 28 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.00 in of precipitation in Los Angeles Downtown, CA, tying the record for the driest May, set in 2022, 2021, 2014 and 22 other years, in 149 years since 1878; provisional.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Los Angeles Downtown, CA: 88°F on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Los Angeles Downtown, CA: a low of 52°F on Thursday 28 May 2026.