Gila Bend climate

Gila Bend Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gila Bend 2SE, 3.5 km from Gila Bend

Average highs run from 93°F on May 1 to 103°F on May 31, and lows from 59°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.35 in over about 1 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 Gila Bend, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
98°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
0.35 in
Record high
116°FMay 27, 1896
Record low
39°FMay 1, 1915
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
27.3
Daylight
13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 min
Cloud cover
26%
Humidity
23%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
8.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 193°F59°F106°F 194739°F 19152%
May 293°F59°F111°F 194743°F 19152%
May 394°F59°F112°F 194741°F 19342%
May 494°F60°F113°F 194745°F 19152%
May 594°F60°F110°F 194744°F 19642%
May 694°F60°F110°F 194744°F 19752%
May 795°F60°F108°F 194744°F 19322%
May 895°F61°F110°F 196343°F 19652%
May 995°F61°F112°F 193445°F 19082%
May 1096°F61°F115°F 193445°F 18962%
May 1196°F62°F115°F 193445°F 19222%
May 1296°F62°F111°F 192744°F 19532%
May 1397°F62°F110°F 192745°F 19332%
May 1497°F62°F115°F 192746°F 19672%
May 1597°F63°F110°F 193743°F 19121%
May 1698°F63°F110°F 192742°F 19531%
May 1798°F63°F112°F 197043°F 19531%
May 1898°F63°F112°F 193246°F 19081%
May 1999°F64°F111°F 200846°F 19031%
May 2099°F64°F112°F 200844°F 19031%
May 2199°F64°F110°F 194243°F 19031%
May 22100°F64°F112°F 200542°F 19031%
May 23100°F65°F112°F 200146°F 19031%
May 24101°F65°F113°F 195844°F 19031%
May 25101°F65°F113°F 189647°F 19161%
May 26101°F65°F115°F 197447°F 19341%
May 27102°F66°F116°F 189651°F 19341%
May 28102°F66°F116°F 198447°F 19291%
May 29102°F66°F114°F 195849°F 19131%
May 30103°F66°F111°F 192247°F 19341%
May 31103°F67°F112°F 195849°F 19341%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gila Bend, in percent.00.511.521102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

May 1
sunrise 5:43 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:24 AM, sunset 7:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00023393 (Gila Bend 2SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00023393, 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.