Typical May weather
Monterey
California · May
65° days
50° nights
maybe one rainy day · 14 hours of daylight · ocean 57°
What to pack
- Light jacket
What May feels like
May brings the first real run of dry weather and the first real crowds — get to the aquarium at opening or wait. The fog starts making morning appearances that clear by midday, which is the pattern for the next four months.
Real rain shows up maybe one day all month; the rest stay dry.
Can you swim?
The ocean runs about 57° — frigid — locals in wetsuits only.
The numbers
| Typical high | 65° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 50° |
| Days with real rain | 1 |
| Total rain | 0.5 in |
| Water temperature | 57° |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 6:00 am / 8:07 pm |