May is one of the warmer months of the year in Clovis, with average highs near 23°C and lows around 8.8°C (mean 15.9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 22 mm of rainfall and 51% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Clovis. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Clovis was 2001 — when the month averaged 21°C — while the coldest was 1998 at 9.8°C. Typical May days reach 23°C with nights near 8.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Clovis, averaging 22 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2019 with 89 mm, while the driest was 2022 at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Clovis during May averages 51%. The most humid May was 1998 at 75%, and the least humid was 2021 at 34%.
May receives about 7.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Clovis. The sunniest Mays were 2012 and 2021 at 8.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1998 at 6.5.
Average wind speed in Clovis during May is 0.9 m/s. The windiest Mays were 2013 and 2022 at 1.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2018, 2019 and 2023, among others at 0.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.7°C | 14.9°C | 17.1°C | 15.2°C | 17.0°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg High | 23.0°C | 21.7°C | 24.4°C | 22.0°C | 24.3°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Low | 8.3°C | 8.1°C | 9.9°C | 8.4°C | 9.8°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 13 mm | 31 mm | 27 mm | 23 mm | 10 mm | -3 mm |
May temperatures in Clovis have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of -2°C (2022) to a record high of 36.6°C (1984).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 22 mm, with a wettest year of 89 mm.
A good time to visit Clovis
May is a good time to visit Clovis, with days averaging 23°C and nights around 8.8°C (mean 15.9°C, warmer than Clovis's yearly average) and low rainfall. September and June are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.0°C | 17.7°C | 10.3°C | 36.6°C | 3.6°C | 3 mm | 48% | 0.9 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 24.1°C | 16.8°C | 9.6°C | 30.0°C | 0.4°C | 17 mm | 51% | 0.9 m/s | 8 |
| 2023 | 21.7°C | 15.6°C | 9.6°C | 30.0°C | 3.2°C | 12 mm | 66% | 0.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2022 | 24.5°C | 16.7°C | 8.9°C | 33.7°C | -2.0°C | 0 mm | 39% | 1.1 m/s | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 25.7°C | 18.0°C | 10.4°C | 35.4°C | 3.5°C | 2 mm | 34% | 1 m/s | 8.3 |
| 2020 | 24.7°C | 17.3°C | 9.9°C | 35.8°C | 3.8°C | 24 mm | 48% | 0.9 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2019 🌧️ | 18.8°C | 13.1°C | 7.5°C | 25.8°C | 0.5°C | 89 mm | 68% | 0.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 22.8°C | 16.1°C | 9.3°C | 31.1°C | 4.6°C | 7 mm | 58% | 0.8 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 22.9°C | 16.2°C | 9.5°C | 31.0°C | 2.2°C | 7 mm | 60% | 0.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 22.2°C | 15.5°C | 8.9°C | 32.2°C | 0.9°C | 22 mm | 57% | 0.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2015 | 21.5°C | 15.0°C | 8.6°C | 32.7°C | 3.2°C | 26 mm | 50% | 0.9 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2014 | 25.0°C | 17.5°C | 10.0°C | 32.6°C | 3.5°C | 12 mm | 39% | 1 m/s | 7.9 |
| 2013 | 24.9°C | 17.3°C | 9.7°C | 32.1°C | 4.5°C | 9 mm | 40% | 1.1 m/s | 7.8 |
| 2012 | 25.0°C | 17.1°C | 9.1°C | 33.8°C | 2.2°C | 1 mm | 43% | 1 m/s | 8.3 |
| 2011 | 18.3°C | 12.0°C | 5.7°C | 26.8°C | 1.2°C | 45 mm | 63% | 0.9 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 18.5°C | 11.9°C | 5.3°C | 26.5°C | 0.4°C | 16 mm | 60% | 0.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2009 | 26.6°C | 19.2°C | 11.9°C | 35.2°C | 6.8°C | 31 mm | 48% | 0.9 m/s | 7.7 |
| 2008 | 23.4°C | 16.0°C | 8.6°C | 35.3°C | 1.8°C | 22 mm | 46% | 1 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 25.4°C | 17.7°C | 10.0°C | 29.6°C | 0.5°C | 4 mm | 36% | 1 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2006 | 23.1°C | 16.6°C | 10.0°C | 30.2°C | 2.8°C | 34 mm | 61% | 0.8 m/s | 7.6 |
| 2005 | 21.2°C | 15.1°C | 9.1°C | 29.6°C | 1.1°C | 86 mm | 64% | 0.8 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 24.5°C | 16.7°C | 8.9°C | 31.5°C | 4.4°C | 11 mm | 39% | 1 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 22.7°C | 15.9°C | 9.0°C | 35.3°C | -0.4°C | 41 mm | 55% | 0.9 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2002 | 23.6°C | 16.1°C | 8.6°C | 33.5°C | 1.0°C | 19 mm | 46% | 1 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2001 🔥 | 28.7°C | 21.0°C | 13.2°C | 36.6°C | 5.6°C | 2 mm | 38% | 1 m/s | 8.1 |
| 2000 | 24.3°C | 16.9°C | 9.5°C | 34.1°C | -1.3°C | 23 mm | 49% | 0.9 m/s | 7.6 |
| 1999 | 22.3°C | 15.0°C | 7.6°C | 30.0°C | 1.4°C | 13 mm | 52% | 0.9 m/s | 7.9 |
| 1998 ❄️ | 14.9°C | 9.8°C | 4.6°C | 22.2°C | -1.2°C | 75 mm | 75% | 0.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 27.5°C | 20.0°C | 12.5°C | 33.3°C | 5.8°C | 5 mm | 42% | 1 m/s | 8.1 |
| 1996 | 22.7°C | 15.7°C | 8.7°C | 31.7°C | 4.8°C | 38 mm | 53% | 1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1995 | 17.3°C | 12.1°C | 6.9°C | 26.0°C | 1.4°C | 65 mm | 73% | 0.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 22.0°C | 15.1°C | 8.1°C | 30.6°C | 2.3°C | 35 mm | 56% | 0.9 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 21.8°C | 15.2°C | 8.5°C | 27.5°C | 1.1°C | 16 mm | 57% | 0.9 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1992 | 27.0°C | 19.4°C | 11.8°C | 31.9°C | 4.8°C | 4 mm | 47% | 0.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1991 | 19.5°C | 12.5°C | 5.5°C | 27.3°C | -0.2°C | 15 mm | 57% | 0.9 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1990 | 21.8°C | 14.5°C | 7.1°C | 29.7°C | 3.1°C | 42 mm | 46% | 0.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1989 | 22.5°C | 15.2°C | 8.0°C | 29.5°C | 2.3°C | 33 mm | 48% | 1 m/s | 7.2 |
| 1988 | 22.4°C | 14.9°C | 7.5°C | 30.4°C | -1.7°C | 19 mm | 46% | 1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1987 | 24.1°C | 16.9°C | 9.8°C | 32.5°C | 2.7°C | 24 mm | 48% | 0.9 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1986 | 22.9°C | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 31.7°C | -0.3°C | 6 mm | 52% | 0.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1985 | 22.9°C | 15.3°C | 7.8°C | 28.3°C | 3.6°C | 1 mm | 41% | 0.9 m/s | 7.4 |
| 1984 | 26.8°C | 18.7°C | 10.6°C | 36.6°C | 3.3°C | 2 mm | 40% | 1 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1983 | 21.1°C | 14.1°C | 7.2°C | 31.8°C | 0.0°C | 9 mm | 63% | 0.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 21.9°C | 15.1°C | 8.2°C | 31.0°C | 2.0°C | 5 mm | 59% | 0.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 22.6°C | 15.2°C | 7.9°C | 29.3°C | 2.0°C | 18 mm | 50% | 1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 23°C with lows near 8.8°C (mean 15.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 22 mm of rainfall in Clovis, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 89 mm in 2019.
The hottest May reached 36.6°C in 1984. The coldest dipped to -2°C in 2022.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.1°C to 24.2°C and overnight lows from 8.3°C to 9.8°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Clovis and one of the drier months, so plan for around 23°C daytime highs and 8.8°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 7th coolest month in Clovis, averaging 15.9°C.
For May in Clovis, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 23°C and lows of 8.8°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 51% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 0.9 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 1.1 m/s (2013).
The wettest May on record was 2019 with 89 mm. On average, May sees 22 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Clovis behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
