Picture Rocks climate

Picture Rocks Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tucson 17 Nw, 11.2 km from Picture Rocks

Average highs run from 87°F on May 1 to 98°F on May 31, and lows from 55°F to 64°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.20 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 Picture Rocks, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
0.20 in
Record high
108°FMay 13, 1996
Record low
33°FMay 12, 2014
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
21.1
Daylight
13 h 28 min to 14 h 08 min
Cloud cover
25%
Humidity
23%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 187°F55°F101°F 202342°F 20114%
May 288°F55°F97°F 199244°F 20144%
May 388°F55°F102°F 198644°F 19884%
May 488°F56°F100°F 198643°F 20134%
May 589°F56°F100°F 201645°F 20124%
May 689°F56°F100°F 198947°F 20074%
May 789°F57°F102°F 198941°F 20144%
May 890°F57°F105°F 201834°F 20144%
May 990°F57°F105°F 198938°F 20144%
May 1090°F57°F105°F 201835°F 20144%
May 1191°F58°F102°F 200141°F 20144%
May 1291°F58°F106°F 199633°F 20144%
May 1391°F58°F108°F 199639°F 20144%
May 1492°F59°F103°F 198845°F 20084%
May 1592°F59°F101°F 198850°F 19984%
May 1692°F59°F102°F 201254°F 19894%
May 1793°F60°F104°F 201247°F 20174%
May 1893°F60°F104°F 200346°F 20134%
May 1994°F60°F104°F 200946°F 20134%
May 2094°F60°F103°F 200843°F 20134%
May 2194°F61°F105°F 200546°F 20134%
May 2295°F61°F107°F 200540°F 20144%
May 2395°F61°F108°F 200542°F 20144%
May 2496°F62°F107°F 200543°F 20144%
May 2596°F62°F105°F 200140°F 20144%
May 2696°F62°F105°F 200151°F 20084%
May 2797°F63°F105°F 198346°F 20134%
May 2897°F63°F108°F 198341°F 20084%
May 2998°F63°F107°F 198442°F 20134%
May 3098°F64°F104°F 198445°F 20164%
May 3198°F64°F105°F 200247°F 20164%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Picture Rocks, in percent.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

May 1
sunrise 5:38 AM, sunset 7:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:19 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00028795 (Tucson 17 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00028795, 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.