Tonto Basin climate

Tonto Basin Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Punkin Ctr, 2.8 km from Tonto Basin

Average highs run from 84°F on May 1 to 96°F on May 31, and lows from 51°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 in over about 2 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 Tonto Basin, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
90°F
Average low
55°F
Precipitation
0.37 in
Record high
99°FMay 12, 1996
Record low
22°FMay 6, 1975
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
17.5
Daylight
13 h 33 min to 14 h 14 min
Cloud cover
31%
Humidity
33%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
6.0 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 184°F51°F88°F 196625°F 19535%0%
May 285°F51°F89°F 200024°F 19675%0%
May 385°F52°F90°F 200025°F 19555%0%
May 485°F52°F89°F 198925°F 19595%0%
May 586°F52°F91°F 198925°F 19505%0%
May 686°F52°F92°F 198922°F 19755%0%
May 786°F53°F95°F 198925°F 19755%0%
May 887°F53°F94°F 198925°F 19655%0%
May 987°F53°F89°F 201826°F 19655%0%
May 1087°F53°F94°F 196024°F 19535%0%
May 1188°F54°F98°F 199624°F 19535%0%
May 1288°F54°F99°F 199627°F 19805%0%
May 1389°F54°F92°F 198427°F 19535%0%
May 1489°F54°F90°F 199630°F 19535%0%
May 1589°F54°F91°F 202228°F 19565%0%
May 1690°F55°F90°F 199725°F 19555%0%
May 1790°F55°F92°F 195628°F 19535%0%
May 1890°F55°F93°F 195626°F 19775%0%
May 1991°F55°F92°F 200829°F 19715%0%
May 2091°F55°F91°F 196328°F 19745%0%
May 2192°F56°F93°F 196730°F 19815%0%
May 2292°F56°F98°F 200026°F 19755%0%
May 2392°F56°F97°F 200029°F 20215%0%
May 2493°F56°F93°F 198432°F 20195%0%
May 2593°F56°F94°F 195124°F 19805%0%
May 2694°F57°F98°F 195132°F 19654%0%
May 2794°F57°F95°F 195131°F 19874%0%
May 2895°F57°F99°F 200029°F 19534%0%
May 2995°F57°F99°F 200026°F 19534%0%
May 3095°F58°F97°F 200230°F 19534%0%
May 3196°F58°F98°F 200231°F 19684%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tonto Basin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0123451102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

May 1
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:09 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 7:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00026840 (Punkin Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093139, 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.