Pacifica Weather in May
Pacifica in May
The short of it: Pacifica in May averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 24 mm (0.94 in) of rain and about 14 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 64° · low 48° · rain 0.9 in. · daylight 14 h 11 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Pacifica an average May high of 64°, a low of 48° and some 0.9 in. of rain. Much like April: highs about 64°, nights near 48°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 0.9 in., the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 11 min in mid-May, 63 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Pacifica runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. San Bruno, 4 mi to the ENE, is 4° warmer by day.
May in Pacifica, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 1.4 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 11 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San BrunoCalifornia | 4 mi ENE | 68° | 50° | 0.6 in. |
| South San FranciscoCalifornia | 5 mi ENE | 68° | 50° | 0.6 in. |
| Daly CityCalifornia | 6 mi NNE | 66° | 49° | 1.0 in. |
| BurlingameCalifornia | 7 mi ESE | 69° | 50° | 0.6 in. |
| San MateoCalifornia | 10 mi ESE | 69° | 50° | 0.6 in. |
| Bayview-Hunters PointCalifornia | 10 mi NE | 68° | 50° | 0.8 in. |
| Mission DistrictCalifornia | 11 mi NNE | 68° | 50° | 1.0 in. |
| San FranciscoCalifornia | 12 mi NNE | 68° | 50° | 1.0 in. |