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Nevada City May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Nevada City, California in the month of May.

Typical Nevada City May Weather 1991–2020
Average daily high	70.5 °F
Average daily low	47.1 °F
Average monthly precipitation	2.8 inches
Average monthly snow	0.0 inches
Daily chance of precipitation	20.3%
Daily chance of snow	0.11%

Nevada City May Weather Records 1893–2024
Highest temperature	101 °F	May 30, 1910
Lowest temperature	21 °F	May 1, 1936
Highest daily low	64 °F	May 18, 2008
Lowest daily high	40 °F	May 3, 1950
Hottest average high temperature	81.2 °F	1910
Coldest average high temperature	57.5 °F	1998
Most daily precipitation	3.5 inches	May 16, 1996
Most monthly precipitation	10.8 inches	1915
Most daily snow	7.0 inches	May 9, 1922
Most monthly snow	7.0 inches	1922

Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after

Day	Average (°F)		Record (°F)
Day	High	Low	High	Low
May 1	67.4	43.8	89	21
May 2	67.7	44.1	87	25
May 3	67.9	44.4	85	25
May 4	68.1	44.6	87	27
May 5	68.3	44.8	89	22
May 6	68.4	45.0	86	25
May 7	68.6	45.2	88	26
May 8	68.8	45.3	89	21
May 9	69.1	45.5	95	29
May 10	69.4	45.8	92	25
May 11	69.7	46.0	89	29
May 12	69.7	46.2	94	29
May 13	69.9	46.4	94	25
May 14	70.0	46.6	90	29
May 15	70.2	46.9	97	30
May 16	70.4	47.0	92	25
May 17	70.6	47.3	91	29
May 18	70.9	47.5	93	28
May 19	71.3	47.8	92	27
May 20	71.6	48.0	93	25
May 21	71.9	48.3	92	25
May 22	72.1	48.4	96	29
May 23	72.4	48.6	94	30
May 24	72.6	48.8	93	30
May 25	72.9	49.0	97	28
May 26	73.1	49.2	91	28
May 27	73.3	49.4	98	29
May 28	73.5	49.6	99	29
May 29	73.7	49.8	97	27
May 30	73.9	50.0	101	30
May 31	74.2	50.2	100	29

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Nevada City	location