Average May Temperature in Watsonville by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Watsonville, California for the month of May each year between 1908 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Watsonville?

1997 was the warmest May in the history of Watsonville, California. The average daily high temperature was 76.1 °F, and the average low was 51.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Watsonville?

1909 was the coolest May in the history of Watsonville, California. The average daily high temperature was 61.9 °F, and the average low was 43.7 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	73	64.6	49.1
2022	57	70.6	44.4
2021	40	69.2	47.4
2020	7	72.6	50.1
2019	51	65.6	49.9
2018	61	66.4	48.3
2017	46	68.1	48.2
2016	30	66.6	50.7
2015	72	64.6	49.2
2014	4	75.6	49.3
2013	23	71.6	47.5
2012	13	71.4	49.3
2011	80	66.9	46.4
2010	86	66.2	46.1
2009	44	67.1	49.3
2008	39	69.0	47.6
2007	64	67.6	46.8
2006	32	68.3	48.8
2005	18	70.2	49.8
2004	9	73.6	48.7
2003	38	69.5	47.1
2002	70	67.6	46.2
2001	12	71.9	48.8
2000	15	71.7	48.5
1998	63	65.9	48.6
1997	1	76.1	51.1
1996	11	71.7	49.8
1995	65	64.1	50.2
1994	43	66.6	49.8
1993	10	71.2	50.6
1992	6	70.0	53.0
1991	103	66.5	42.1
1990	48	67.7	48.6
1989	52	68.8	46.6
1988	47	70.7	45.6
1987	14	69.5	50.9
1986	36	69.4	47.4
1985	34	69.0	47.9
1984	2	77.1	48.9
1983	21	70.4	49.2
1981	29	69.5	48.5
1980	82	65.3	47.7
1979	20	69.8	50.0
1978	16	72.7	47.4
1977	97	64.8	45.5
1976	45	69.1	47.3
1975	75	66.3	47.2
1974	95	65.3	45.6
1973	50	67.6	48.3
1972	56	67.7	47.5
1971	101	63.7	45.9
1970	41	69.3	47.2
1969	59	66.7	48.2
1968	77	66.6	46.7
1967	49	68.8	47.4
1966	79	64.9	48.3
1965	91	66.1	45.6
1964	105	63.3	44.8
1963	78	65.2	48.1
1962	81	68.5	44.4
1961	94	65.9	45.3
1960	60	69.0	45.7
1959	84	67.1	45.3
1958	27	68.4	49.9
1957	55	65.5	49.8
1956	58	66.5	48.4
1955	83	67.0	45.7
1954	71	66.8	47.0
1953	87	67.2	44.6
1952	54	69.4	46.0
1951	74	66.3	47.3
1950	102	64.0	45.4
1949	67	66.4	47.6
1948	93	66.2	45.1
1946	90	64.7	47.0
1945	69	66.1	47.8
1943	62	68.8	45.8
1942	68	67.4	46.6
1937	89	66.4	45.3
1936	17	72.9	47.2
1935	42	69.3	47.2
1934	8	73.7	48.7
1933	100	66.6	43.1
1932	37	67.4	49.3
1931	5	73.2	51.2
1930	88	66.8	45.0
1929	66	68.3	46.0
1928	22	70.9	48.3
1927	26	74.2	44.3
1924	24	73.6	45.2
1923	33	72.8	44.2
1922	28	75.9	42.3
1921	85	66.6	45.8
1920	25	73.6	45.2
1919	53	68.3	47.1
1918	98	66.7	43.5
1917	92	65.9	45.5
1916	76	71.0	42.4
1915	19	76.7	43.3
1914	31	71.1	46.1
1913	35	73.4	43.4
1912	104	69.7	38.4
1911	99	67.6	42.1
1910	3	69.7	55.5
1909	106	61.9	43.7
1908	96	66.7	43.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1998–2024	Watsonville Municipal Airport	location
1908–1998	Watsonville Water Works	location