Butte climate

Butte Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lazy Mtn, 9.4 km from Butte

Average highs run from 53°F on May 1 to 61°F on May 31, and lows from 31°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.84 in over about 7 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Butte, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
0.84 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
80°FMay 29, 2013
Record low
22°FMay 2, 2012
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
16 h 19 min to 18 h 49 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
4.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 153°F31°F69°F 200928°F 201218%4%
May 254°F32°F73°F 200922°F 201219%4%
May 354°F32°F72°F 200924°F 199919%4%
May 454°F32°F73°F 200426°F 200119%4%
May 555°F33°F69°F 200427°F 200020%3%
May 655°F33°F71°F 200429°F 200020%3%
May 755°F33°F69°F 200430°F 200120%3%
May 856°F33°F67°F 200528°F 199920%3%
May 956°F33°F72°F 202030°F 199921%2%
May 1056°F34°F70°F 202029°F 202221%2%
May 1157°F34°F71°F 200529°F 200021%2%
May 1257°F34°F71°F 201631°F 199822%2%
May 1357°F34°F75°F 201630°F 200122%2%
May 1457°F35°F76°F 201629°F 201322%2%
May 1558°F35°F74°F 201633°F 201122%1%
May 1658°F35°F73°F 201431°F 201223%1%
May 1758°F35°F74°F 201431°F 201323%1%
May 1858°F35°F75°F 200226°F 201323%1%
May 1959°F36°F77°F 200226°F 201324%1%
May 2059°F36°F77°F 200229°F 201324%1%
May 2159°F36°F77°F 200230°F 201324%1%
May 2259°F36°F72°F 201535°F 201325%1%
May 2359°F37°F75°F 200635°F 202625%1%
May 2460°F37°F76°F 200631°F 202625%1%
May 2560°F37°F77°F 200637°F 200026%1%
May 2660°F37°F79°F 200634°F 200126%1%
May 2760°F38°F79°F 200632°F 200126%0%
May 2861°F38°F78°F 201333°F 200027%0%
May 2961°F38°F80°F 201336°F 200027%0%
May 3061°F38°F75°F 201534°F 201727%0%
May 3161°F39°F77°F 201537°F 201728%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Butte, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 10:04 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:30 AM, sunset 11:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505464 (Lazy Mtn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.