Carefree Weather in May
Average highs run from 86°F on May 1 to 96°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.15 in over about 2 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 91°F
- Average low
- 61°F
- Precipitation
- 0.15 in
- Record high
- 110°FMay 29, 2000
- Record low
- 47°FMay 1, 1999
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 18.8
- Daylight
- 13 h 32 min to 14 h 15 min
- Cloud cover
- 31%
- Humidity
- 29%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 86°F | 57°F | 98°F 2015 | 47°F 1999 | 5% | 0% |
| May 2 | 86°F | 57°F | 98°F 2000 | 53°F 1999 | 5% | 0% |
| May 3 | 86°F | 57°F | 98°F 2017 | 53°F 2010 | 5% | 0% |
| May 4 | 87°F | 58°F | 101°F 2017 | 50°F 1999 | 5% | 0% |
| May 5 | 87°F | 58°F | 105°F 2017 | 52°F 1999 | 5% | 0% |
| May 6 | 87°F | 58°F | 103°F 2018 | 52°F 2024 | 5% | 0% |
| May 7 | 88°F | 59°F | 102°F 2020 | 54°F 2005 | 5% | 0% |
| May 8 | 88°F | 59°F | 104°F 2001 | 53°F 2005 | 5% | 0% |
| May 9 | 88°F | 59°F | 105°F 2001 | 50°F 2015 | 5% | 0% |
| May 10 | 89°F | 59°F | 105°F 2026 | 50°F 2003 | 5% | 0% |
| May 11 | 89°F | 60°F | 107°F 2026 | 52°F 2005 | 5% | 0% |
| May 12 | 90°F | 60°F | 104°F 2026 | 49°F 2010 | 5% | 0% |
| May 13 | 90°F | 60°F | 100°F 2002 | 57°F 2022 | 5% | 0% |
| May 14 | 90°F | 61°F | 101°F 2006 | 54°F 2008 | 5% | 0% |
| May 15 | 91°F | 61°F | 103°F 2022 | 53°F 2015 | 5% | 0% |
| May 16 | 91°F | 61°F | 101°F 2012 | 53°F 2015 | 5% | 0% |
| May 17 | 91°F | 62°F | 102°F 2006 | 54°F 2017 | 5% | 0% |
| May 18 | 92°F | 62°F | 103°F 2009 | 56°F 2019 | 5% | 0% |
| May 19 | 92°F | 62°F | 108°F 2008 | 52°F 2011 | 4% | 0% |
| May 20 | 92°F | 62°F | 106°F 2008 | 53°F 2020 | 4% | 0% |
| May 21 | 93°F | 63°F | 106°F 2005 | 48°F 2019 | 4% | 0% |
| May 22 | 93°F | 63°F | 108°F 2000 | 52°F 2008 | 4% | 0% |
| May 23 | 94°F | 63°F | 107°F 2001 | 50°F 2019 | 4% | 0% |
| May 24 | 94°F | 64°F | 107°F 2001 | 49°F 2010 | 4% | 0% |
| May 25 | 94°F | 64°F | 107°F 2001 | 54°F 2010 | 4% | 0% |
| May 26 | 95°F | 64°F | 106°F 2001 | 56°F 2019 | 3% | 0% |
| May 27 | 95°F | 65°F | 106°F 2020 | 55°F 2012 | 3% | 0% |
| May 28 | 95°F | 65°F | 109°F 2000 | 56°F 2019 | 3% | 0% |
| May 29 | 96°F | 65°F | 110°F 2000 | 60°F 2006 | 3% | 0% |
| May 30 | 96°F | 65°F | 107°F 2002 | 57°F 2011 | 3% | 0% |
| May 31 | 96°F | 66°F | 108°F 2001 | 60°F 2011 | 3% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:11 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021282 (Carefree), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003184, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.