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Typical May weather
Death Valley
California · May
101° days
75° nights
rain is rare · 14 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
What May feels like
The heat turns serious in May and the park's own advice shifts to staying near your vehicle through the afternoon. This is when the drives come into their own — Artist's Drive, Dante's View, the road out to Ubehebe Crater — with the air conditioning running and every bottle full.
Rain is genuinely rare — most years, May stays dry start to finish. Most afternoons push past 90°.
The numbers
| Typical high | 101° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 75° |
| Days with real rain | 0 |
| Total rain | under 0.1 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 5:40 am / 7:47 pm |