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26
Times of clouds and sun
57°
44°
27
Cloudy
60°
47°
28
Cloudy
59°
49°
29
Mostly cloudy
58°
48°
30
Decreasing clouds
61°
49°
1
A little rain in the morning
62°
48°
2
Mostly cloudy
59°
49°
3
Partial sunshine
62°
50°
4
Mostly cloudy
62°
49°
5
Sun and some clouds
56°
45°
6
Partly sunny
54°
43°
7
Times of clouds and sun
54°
43°
8
Cloudy
55°
44°
9
Cloudy
56°
45°
10
Mostly sunny
56°
45°
11
Mostly cloudy
60°
49°
12
Partly sunny
62°
48°
13
Cloudy
60°
49°
14
Clouds and sun
57°
46°
15
Mainly cloudy
56°
44°
16
Rather cloudy
56°
47°
17
Cloudy
58°
49°
18
Periods of rain
57°
47°
19
Couple of thunderstorms
57°
48°
20
Afternoon thunderstorms
58°
48°
21
A shower and thunderstorm
57°
46°
22
Times of sun and clouds
56°
48°
23
Intervals of clouds and sun
58°
45°
24
Clouds and sun, a few showers
57°
46°
25
Mostly cloudy, showers around
56°
47°
26
Mostly cloudy, afternoon rain
58°
48°
27
Periods of rain
56°
47°
28
A.M. rain; otherwise, cloudy
57°
51°
29
Times of clouds and sun
59°
49°
30
Cloudy
57°
50°
31
Increasing amounts of sun
61°
50°
1
Mostly sunny
64°
47°
2
Increasing amounts of sun
61°
49°
3
Clouds, a little rain
57°
45°
4
A shower and thunderstorm
57°
48°
5
Partly sunny
58°
50°
6
Mostly sunny
60°
54°

Temperature Graph

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70° 64° 58° 52° 46° May
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May Weather in Arcata

Arcata's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 54° to 64°, with overnight lows between 43° and 54°. The average high for May is 58° with an average low of 47°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how May weather will actually feel in Arcata. See also: June | July | August.

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