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San Jose May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in San Jose, California from 1893–2023.

Rainiest May in San Jose History

The rainiest May in San Jose, California history happened in 1915, with 2.69 inches of total precipitation.

Driest May in San Jose History

There have been 26 times where no rain was recorded in San Jose, California for the entire month of May. The most recent time this happened was 2022.

San Jose Average May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	0.44
2022	0.00
2021	0.00
2020	0.13
2019	1.44
2018	0.00
2017	0.00
2016	0.32
2015	0.50
2014	0.00
2013	0.01
2012	0.00
2011	0.40
2010	0.35
2009	0.09
2008	0.00
2007	0.09
2006	0.45
2005	1.02
2004	0.07
2003	0.67
2002	0.44
2001	0.00
2000	0.29
1999	0.02
1998	1.93
1997	0.55
1996	1.42
1995	1.27
1994	1.21
1993	0.47
1992	0.00
1991	0.15
1990	2.38
1989	0.09
1988	0.66
1987	0.00
1986	0.16
1985	0.23
1984	0.00
1983	0.15
1982	0.00
1981	0.20
1980	0.13
1979	0.10
1978	0.00
1977	1.70
1976	0.00
1975	0.01
1974	0.00
1973	0.01
1972	0.00
1971	0.08
1970	0.02
1969	0.03
1968	0.18
1967	0.03
1966	0.06
1965	0.00
1964	0.38
1963	0.52
1962	0.00
1961	0.59
1960	0.28
1959	0.01
1958	0.53
1957	1.21
1956	1.15
1955	0.74
1954	0.12
1953	0.38
1952	0.08
1951	0.53
1950	0.16
1949	0.43
1948	0.56
1947	0.22
1946	0.86
1945	0.28
1944	0.28
1943	0.00
1942	0.48
1941	0.36
1940	0.10
1939	0.29
1938	0.00
1937	0.03
1936	0.75
1935	0.00
1934	1.23
1933	0.37
1932	0.48
1931	1.08
1930	1.01
1929	0.11
1928	0.15
1927	0.08
1926	0.21
1925	1.96
1924	0.05
1923	0.02
1922	0.50
1921	0.82
1920	0.00
1919	0.01
1918	0.00
1917	0.22
1916	0.01
1915	2.69
1914	0.19
1913	0.77
1912	0.70
1911	0.21
1910	0.00
1909	0.00
1908	0.67
1907	0.08
1906	0.75
1905	1.77
1904	0.26
1903	0.00
1902	0.88
1901	0.82
1900	0.96
1899	0.65
1897	0.16
1896	0.44
1895	1.36
1894	1.48
1893	0.25

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded