Bent County climate

Bent County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John Martin Dam, 17.3 km from Bent County

Average highs run from 73°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 42°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.62 in over about 5 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 Bent County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
1.62 in
Record high
106°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
23°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
29%
Days of 90°F or more
5.8
Daylight
13 h 47 min to 14 h 37 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
11.0 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 173°F42°F95°F 202028°F 201017%0%
May 273°F43°F94°F 200625°F 201317%0%
May 373°F43°F88°F 201423°F 201317%0%
May 474°F43°F93°F 201424°F 201317%0%
May 574°F44°F94°F 200426°F 201317%0%
May 674°F44°F94°F 200431°F 202617%0%
May 775°F44°F99°F 202230°F 202617%0%
May 875°F45°F95°F 201129°F 202417%0%
May 976°F45°F97°F 202230°F 200217%0%
May 1076°F46°F94°F 201834°F 200817%0%
May 1176°F46°F99°F 202227°F 200817%0%
May 1277°F46°F92°F 202232°F 200517%0%
May 1377°F47°F94°F 201329°F 201017%0%
May 1478°F47°F97°F 201328°F 201417%0%
May 1578°F48°F94°F 201336°F 201417%0%
May 1679°F48°F96°F 201930°F 201118%0%
May 1779°F49°F98°F 202238°F 200618%0%
May 1880°F49°F97°F 201236°F 200018%0%
May 1980°F49°F97°F 200631°F 200018%0%
May 2080°F50°F96°F 200535°F 201118%0%
May 2181°F50°F102°F 200534°F 201918%0%
May 2281°F51°F100°F 201226°F 201918%0%
May 2382°F51°F97°F 200041°F 200418%0%
May 2482°F51°F97°F 201335°F 201718%0%
May 2583°F52°F100°F 201334°F 200218%0%
May 2683°F52°F100°F 201337°F 202018%0%
May 2784°F53°F100°F 200640°F 202418%0%
May 2884°F53°F98°F 200637°F 201218%0%
May 2984°F53°F102°F 200041°F 201918%0%
May 3085°F54°F101°F 202039°F 201918%0%
May 3185°F54°F106°F 200233°F 200418%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bent County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054388 (John Martin Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003013, 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.