Lake Montezuma Weather in May
Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 93°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.40 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
- 88°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 0.40 in
- Record high
- 104°FMay 31, 2002
- Record low
- 24°FMay 6, 1975
- Chance of a freeze
- 13%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 15.2
- Daylight
- 13 h 35 min to 14 h 18 min
- Cloud cover
- 31%
- Humidity
- 33%
- Dew point
- 32°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 | 83°F | 44°F | 94°F 1947 | 26°F 1967 | 7% |
| May 2 | 83°F | 44°F | 97°F 1947 | 30°F 1988 | 7% |
| May 3 | 83°F | 45°F | 99°F 1947 | 33°F 1967 | 7% |
| May 4 | 83°F | 45°F | 98°F 1947 | 35°F 1959 | 7% |
| May 5 | 84°F | 45°F | 96°F 1947 | 31°F 1964 | 7% |
| May 6 | 84°F | 45°F | 94°F 1947 | 24°F 1975 | 7% |
| May 7 | 84°F | 46°F | 92°F 1947 | 28°F 1975 | 7% |
| May 8 | 85°F | 46°F | 95°F 1989 | 28°F 1965 | 7% |
| May 9 | 85°F | 46°F | 94°F 2001 | 32°F 1971 | 7% |
| May 10 | 85°F | 46°F | 94°F 1960 | 31°F 1979 | 7% |
| May 11 | 86°F | 47°F | 99°F 1996 | 34°F 1977 | 7% |
| May 12 | 86°F | 47°F | 100°F 1996 | 35°F 1963 | 7% |
| May 13 | 86°F | 47°F | 95°F 1984 | 37°F 1956 | 7% |
| May 14 | 87°F | 47°F | 96°F 1976 | 37°F 1951 | 7% |
| May 15 | 87°F | 47°F | 94°F 2006 | 37°F 1951 | 7% |
| May 16 | 87°F | 48°F | 95°F 1997 | 33°F 1968 | 7% |
| May 17 | 88°F | 48°F | 96°F 2003 | 36°F 1981 | 7% |
| May 18 | 88°F | 48°F | 95°F 1970 | 31°F 1977 | 7% |
| May 19 | 89°F | 48°F | 98°F 2008 | 33°F 1971 | 7% |
| May 20 | 89°F | 48°F | 98°F 2008 | 30°F 1974 | 7% |
| May 21 | 89°F | 48°F | 96°F 1967 | 35°F 1962 | 7% |
| May 22 | 90°F | 49°F | 100°F 2005 | 30°F 1975 | 7% |
| May 23 | 90°F | 49°F | 100°F 2000 | 34°F 1965 | 6% |
| May 24 | 91°F | 49°F | 98°F 2001 | 34°F 1965 | 6% |
| May 25 | 91°F | 49°F | 99°F 1951 | 32°F 1980 | 6% |
| May 26 | 91°F | 49°F | 100°F 1951 | 34°F 2010 | 6% |
| May 27 | 92°F | 49°F | 102°F 2003 | 39°F 1969 | 6% |
| May 28 | 92°F | 49°F | 100°F 1984 | 35°F 1953 | 6% |
| May 29 | 93°F | 50°F | 101°F 1984 | 35°F 1953 | 5% |
| May 30 | 93°F | 50°F | 102°F 2002 | 35°F 1971 | 5% |
| May 31 | 93°F | 50°F | 104°F 2002 | 40°F 1945 | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 7:12 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 7:34 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00025635 (Montezuma Castle Nm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00027708, 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.