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Typical May weather
Palm Springs
California · May
95° days
66° nights
rain is rare · 14 hours of daylight
What to pack
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
- Layers
What May feels like
May is when the seasonal crowd goes home and the room rates fall off a cliff. Hikers start before sunrise or not at all, and the tram up San Jacinto becomes the practical escape; the top is a different world entirely.
Rain is genuinely rare — most years, May stays dry start to finish. Most afternoons push past 90°.
The numbers
| Typical high | 95° |
|---|---|
| Typical low | 66° |
| Days with real rain | 0 |
| Total rain | under 0.1 in |
| Sunrise / sunset (mid-month) | 5:44 am / 7:40 pm |