Average May Temperature in San Jose by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in San Jose, California for the month of May each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in San Jose?

1997 was the warmest May in the history of San Jose, California. The average daily high temperature was 82.6 °F, and the average low was 56.9 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in San Jose?

1917 was the coolest May in the history of San Jose, California. The average daily high temperature was 67.1 °F, and the average low was 44.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	62	70.7	53.1
2022	26	76.2	51.5
2021	39	74.6	51.6
2020	5	78.5	54.2
2019	74	69.9	52.6
2018	38	72.4	53.8
2017	15	75.5	54.3
2016	17	74.7	54.5
2015	85	68.6	52.8
2014	13	77.0	53.4
2013	30	74.8	52.5
2012	33	74.8	52.0
2011	101	69.7	49.2
2010	98	70.0	49.4
2009	14	76.2	53.8
2008	48	74.5	51.4
2007	42	74.4	51.8
2006	24	75.0	52.9
2005	45	72.7	53.4
2004	47	73.6	52.4
2003	60	72.6	51.8
2002	73	72.1	50.4
2001	3	80.9	54.6
2000	35	73.6	53.1
1999	109	68.4	48.4
1998	94	69.1	51.0
1997	1	82.6	56.9
1996	6	78.3	53.5
1995	52	72.6	52.7
1994	41	73.7	52.5
1993	11	76.2	54.4
1992	2	80.4	55.2
1991	81	71.4	50.3
1990	32	74.5	52.5
1989	27	75.3	52.1
1988	51	74.1	51.4
1987	4	77.6	55.6
1986	36	75.3	51.3
1985	57	74.0	50.8
1984	10	79.1	51.9
1983	50	73.9	51.5
1982	40	74.9	51.3
1981	34	74.7	52.1
1980	87	70.7	50.5
1979	12	77.7	52.8
1978	9	79.1	52.4
1977	112	68.0	48.4
1976	25	77.0	50.7
1975	28	77.5	49.9
1974	82	73.4	48.0
1973	20	77.6	51.3
1972	29	76.5	50.8
1971	96	70.5	49.4
1970	8	79.1	52.5
1969	22	77.2	51.0
1968	86	73.1	48.1
1967	55	75.6	49.5
1966	37	76.1	50.4
1965	88	73.7	47.3
1964	111	68.7	47.8
1963	66	70.6	52.8
1962	91	70.4	50.0
1961	105	67.9	49.9
1960	84	71.5	49.8
1959	79	72.1	50.0
1958	19	75.4	53.5
1957	65	71.2	52.3
1956	58	73.4	51.4
1955	75	72.9	49.6
1954	61	74.0	49.9
1953	102	69.6	48.6
1952	49	76.0	49.8
1951	53	74.3	50.9
1950	71	74.1	48.7
1949	78	71.5	50.8
1948	106	68.7	48.9
1947	18	77.3	51.7
1946	80	72.1	50.0
1945	95	69.1	50.9
1944	64	74.3	49.2
1943	46	76.9	49.1
1942	99	70.8	48.5
1941	23	74.6	53.5
1940	43	75.5	50.6
1939	69	73.5	49.5
1938	68	73.6	49.5
1937	67	74.9	48.4
1936	21	76.4	52.0
1935	77	73.0	49.3
1934	44	74.4	51.6
1933	123	67.2	46.1
1932	70	72.8	50.1
1931	7	77.9	53.9
1930	117	68.6	46.5
1929	92	73.3	47.0
1928	56	74.9	50.2
1927	100	73.5	45.4
1926	63	75.7	48.1
1925	76	71.8	50.6
1924	54	76.8	48.3
1923	107	72.4	45.0
1922	90	74.4	46.0
1921	120	67.8	46.3
1920	110	73.0	43.7
1919	83	74.0	47.4
1918	121	69.7	44.3
1917	126	67.1	44.5
1916	118	70.2	44.6
1915	114	66.8	49.3
1914	89	71.1	49.6
1913	93	72.8	47.3
1912	97	72.3	47.6
1911	124	69.2	43.8
1910	59	75.9	48.7
1909	122	70.2	43.6
1908	125	69.1	42.6
1907	104	71.0	46.9
1905	103	71.4	46.5
1904	31	78.6	48.5
1902	116	70.9	44.6
1900	16	79.0	50.6
1897	72	75.7	47.0
1896	119	72.7	41.7
1895	113	73.8	42.4
1894	108	73.0	44.0
1893	115	73.6	42.2

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1999–2024	San Jose 2	location
1893–1998	San Jose	location