Gila Bend Weather in May
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 93°F | 59°F | 106°F 1947 | 39°F 1915 | 2% |
| May 2 | 93°F | 59°F | 111°F 1947 | 43°F 1915 | 2% |
| May 3 | 94°F | 59°F | 112°F 1947 | 41°F 1934 | 2% |
| May 4 | 94°F | 60°F | 113°F 1947 | 45°F 1915 | 2% |
| May 5 | 94°F | 60°F | 110°F 1947 | 44°F 1964 | 2% |
| May 6 | 94°F | 60°F | 110°F 1947 | 44°F 1975 | 2% |
| May 7 | 95°F | 60°F | 108°F 1947 | 44°F 1932 | 2% |
| May 8 | 95°F | 61°F | 110°F 1963 | 43°F 1965 | 2% |
| May 9 | 95°F | 61°F | 112°F 1934 | 45°F 1908 | 2% |
| May 10 | 96°F | 61°F | 115°F 1934 | 45°F 1896 | 2% |
| May 11 | 96°F | 62°F | 115°F 1934 | 45°F 1922 | 2% |
| May 12 | 96°F | 62°F | 111°F 1927 | 44°F 1953 | 2% |
| May 13 | 97°F | 62°F | 110°F 1927 | 45°F 1933 | 2% |
| May 14 | 97°F | 62°F | 115°F 1927 | 46°F 1967 | 2% |
| May 15 | 97°F | 63°F | 110°F 1937 | 43°F 1912 | 1% |
| May 16 | 98°F | 63°F | 110°F 1927 | 42°F 1953 | 1% |
| May 17 | 98°F | 63°F | 112°F 1970 | 43°F 1953 | 1% |
| May 18 | 98°F | 63°F | 112°F 1932 | 46°F 1908 | 1% |
| May 19 | 99°F | 64°F | 111°F 2008 | 46°F 1903 | 1% |
| May 20 | 99°F | 64°F | 112°F 2008 | 44°F 1903 | 1% |
| May 21 | 99°F | 64°F | 110°F 1942 | 43°F 1903 | 1% |
| May 22 | 100°F | 64°F | 112°F 2005 | 42°F 1903 | 1% |
| May 23 | 100°F | 65°F | 112°F 2001 | 46°F 1903 | 1% |
| May 24 | 101°F | 65°F | 113°F 1958 | 44°F 1903 | 1% |
| May 25 | 101°F | 65°F | 113°F 1896 | 47°F 1916 | 1% |
| May 26 | 101°F | 65°F | 115°F 1974 | 47°F 1934 | 1% |
| May 27 | 102°F | 66°F | 116°F 1896 | 51°F 1934 | 1% |
| May 28 | 102°F | 66°F | 116°F 1984 | 47°F 1929 | 1% |
| May 29 | 102°F | 66°F | 114°F 1958 | 49°F 1913 | 1% |
| May 30 | 103°F | 66°F | 111°F 1922 | 47°F 1934 | 1% |
| May 31 | 103°F | 67°F | 112°F 1958 | 49°F 1934 | 1% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.