Carbondale climate

Carbondale Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Glenwood Spgs #2, 15.8 km from Carbondale

Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.69 in over about 6 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 Carbondale, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
1.69 in
Record high
95°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
17°FMay 16, 1916
Chance of a freeze
87%
Daylight
13 h 53 min to 14 h 45 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 164°F36°F88°F 192519°F 190722%1%
May 265°F36°F89°F 194720°F 191522%1%
May 365°F37°F92°F 194720°F 190722%1%
May 465°F37°F91°F 194719°F 196722%1%
May 566°F37°F87°F 200025°F 190822%0%
May 666°F37°F89°F 192523°F 191722%0%
May 767°F38°F86°F 193423°F 198222%0%
May 867°F38°F85°F 194725°F 193822%0%
May 968°F38°F85°F 195424°F 200222%0%
May 1068°F38°F84°F 194123°F 193022%0%
May 1168°F39°F86°F 194119°F 191122%0%
May 1269°F39°F87°F 199625°F 195322%0%
May 1369°F39°F88°F 199626°F 191222%0%
May 1470°F39°F87°F 198420°F 196722%0%
May 1570°F40°F87°F 199627°F 190822%0%
May 1671°F40°F92°F 194817°F 191622%0%
May 1771°F40°F88°F 194825°F 191022%0%
May 1872°F40°F85°F 194827°F 191121%0%
May 1972°F40°F89°F 195425°F 193121%0%
May 2072°F41°F89°F 200526°F 197121%0%
May 2173°F41°F90°F 192529°F 191121%0%
May 2273°F41°F92°F 192528°F 191121%0%
May 2374°F41°F88°F 196727°F 192721%0%
May 2474°F41°F87°F 195828°F 197121%0%
May 2575°F42°F88°F 194230°F 191621%0%
May 2675°F42°F90°F 194228°F 191621%0%
May 2775°F42°F90°F 194326°F 191621%0%
May 2876°F42°F88°F 202225°F 196521%0%
May 2976°F42°F93°F 200029°F 190821%0%
May 3077°F43°F93°F 200227°F 192721%0%
May 3177°F43°F95°F 200230°F 198221%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carbondale, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053359 (Glenwood Spgs #2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053359, 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.