Chinle climate

Chinle Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Canyon De Chelly, 1.2 km from Chinle

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in over about 3 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 Chinle, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.51 in
Record high
92°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
13°FMay 2, 2008
Chance of a freeze
63%
Days of 90°F or more
2.8
Daylight
13 h 41 min to 14 h 27 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
35%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.0 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 173°F40°F83°F 202119°F 20109%0%
May 274°F40°F80°F 202013°F 20089%0%
May 374°F41°F80°F 200014°F 20119%0%
May 474°F41°F80°F 200021°F 20139%0%
May 575°F41°F83°F 201725°F 20029%0%
May 675°F41°F85°F 202022°F 19999%0%
May 775°F42°F83°F 201819°F 20269%0%
May 876°F42°F87°F 201828°F 20249%0%
May 976°F42°F87°F 201826°F 20139%0%
May 1077°F42°F88°F 201818°F 20039%0%
May 1177°F43°F83°F 202621°F 20039%0%
May 1277°F43°F87°F 202619°F 20109%0%
May 1378°F43°F85°F 200618°F 20009%0%
May 1478°F43°F84°F 202220°F 20149%0%
May 1579°F43°F89°F 202223°F 20259%0%
May 1679°F44°F84°F 202227°F 20109%0%
May 1779°F44°F84°F 200327°F 19999%0%
May 1880°F44°F85°F 202227°F 19999%0%
May 1980°F44°F86°F 200829°F 20259%0%
May 2081°F45°F88°F 200519°F 20259%0%
May 2181°F45°F87°F 200526°F 19999%0%
May 2281°F45°F89°F 200522°F 20029%0%
May 2382°F45°F89°F 200022°F 20028%0%
May 2482°F46°F87°F 200023°F 20218%0%
May 2583°F46°F86°F 200526°F 20108%0%
May 2683°F46°F87°F 202229°F 20108%0%
May 2784°F46°F88°F 202023°F 20128%0%
May 2884°F47°F90°F 201425°F 20128%0%
May 2984°F47°F91°F 200025°F 20068%0%
May 3085°F47°F91°F 200228°F 20067%0%
May 3185°F48°F92°F 200224°F 20117%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chinle, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00021248 (Canyon De Chelly), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003029, 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.