Basalt Weather in May
Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.52 in over about 10 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 1.52 in
- Snowfall
- 7.0 in
- Record high
- 86°FMay 31, 2002
- Record low
- 17°FMay 6, 1999
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 13 h 53 min to 14 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 60%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 5.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 59°F | 32°F | 75°F 2020 | 20°F 2014 | 36% | 19% |
| May 2 | 59°F | 32°F | 72°F 2000 | 17°F 2013 | 36% | 18% |
| May 3 | 60°F | 32°F | 75°F 2000 | 19°F 2008 | 36% | 17% |
| May 4 | 60°F | 32°F | 75°F 2000 | 20°F 2001 | 35% | 17% |
| May 5 | 61°F | 33°F | 76°F 2000 | 22°F 1999 | 35% | 16% |
| May 6 | 61°F | 33°F | 74°F 2017 | 17°F 1999 | 35% | 15% |
| May 7 | 61°F | 33°F | 72°F 2022 | 20°F 2010 | 35% | 15% |
| May 8 | 62°F | 33°F | 73°F 2018 | 19°F 2024 | 35% | 14% |
| May 9 | 62°F | 34°F | 73°F 2018 | 17°F 2002 | 34% | 13% |
| May 10 | 62°F | 34°F | 76°F 2018 | 19°F 1999 | 34% | 13% |
| May 11 | 63°F | 34°F | 75°F 2026 | 18°F 1999 | 34% | 12% |
| May 12 | 63°F | 34°F | 78°F 2026 | 22°F 1999 | 33% | 11% |
| May 13 | 64°F | 35°F | 81°F 2026 | 21°F 2000 | 33% | 11% |
| May 14 | 64°F | 35°F | 75°F 2013 | 24°F 2014 | 33% | 10% |
| May 15 | 65°F | 35°F | 74°F 2012 | 29°F 2025 | 32% | 10% |
| May 16 | 65°F | 35°F | 75°F 2022 | 26°F 2010 | 32% | 9% |
| May 17 | 65°F | 35°F | 75°F 2003 | 24°F 1999 | 31% | 8% |
| May 18 | 66°F | 36°F | 80°F 2020 | 27°F 2017 | 31% | 8% |
| May 19 | 66°F | 36°F | 79°F 2020 | 30°F 2017 | 31% | 7% |
| May 20 | 67°F | 36°F | 81°F 2005 | 26°F 2025 | 30% | 7% |
| May 21 | 67°F | 36°F | 78°F 2005 | 23°F 2001 | 30% | 6% |
| May 22 | 67°F | 37°F | 79°F 2005 | 23°F 2024 | 29% | 6% |
| May 23 | 68°F | 37°F | 81°F 2000 | 23°F 2002 | 29% | 6% |
| May 24 | 68°F | 37°F | 78°F 2005 | 26°F 2021 | 29% | 5% |
| May 25 | 69°F | 37°F | 81°F 2018 | 22°F 2010 | 28% | 5% |
| May 26 | 69°F | 37°F | 80°F 2018 | 30°F 2010 | 28% | 4% |
| May 27 | 70°F | 38°F | 79°F 2003 | 29°F 2012 | 27% | 4% |
| May 28 | 70°F | 38°F | 83°F 2003 | 27°F 2012 | 27% | 4% |
| May 29 | 71°F | 38°F | 83°F 2000 | 27°F 2006 | 26% | 4% |
| May 30 | 71°F | 38°F | 85°F 2002 | 27°F 2010 | 26% | 3% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 38°F | 86°F 2002 | 29°F 2011 | 26% | 3% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093073 (Aspen Pitkin CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093073, 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.