Cheyenne County climate

Cheyenne County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kit Carson 9NNE, 12.3 km from Cheyenne County

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 81°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.17 in over about 8 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 Cheyenne County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
2.17 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
101°FMay 29, 2000
Record low
25°FMay 1, 2005
Chance of a freeze
74%
Days of 90°F or more
2.8
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.6 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 169°F37°F91°F 200125°F 200522%1%
May 269°F37°F83°F 200626°F 202622%1%
May 369°F38°F84°F 201426°F 200822%1%
May 470°F38°F90°F 201427°F 201323%1%
May 570°F39°F91°F 200426°F 201323%1%
May 670°F39°F91°F 200431°F 202023%1%
May 771°F39°F91°F 200030°F 199923%1%
May 871°F40°F90°F 201133°F 202423%1%
May 971°F40°F88°F 200128°F 200223%1%
May 1072°F41°F87°F 200529°F 200823%1%
May 1172°F41°F95°F 202227°F 200824%1%
May 1273°F42°F89°F 202231°F 201423%1%
May 1373°F42°F89°F 200128°F 200023%0%
May 1473°F42°F93°F 201328°F 201124%0%
May 1574°F43°F89°F 200132°F 200624%0%
May 1674°F43°F92°F 201931°F 201124%0%
May 1775°F44°F91°F 202237°F 200624%0%
May 1875°F44°F93°F 201238°F 200024%0%
May 1975°F45°F93°F 200933°F 200024%0%
May 2076°F45°F93°F 200534°F 200124%0%
May 2176°F45°F95°F 200534°F 201924%0%
May 2277°F46°F94°F 201234°F 201924%0%
May 2377°F46°F95°F 200037°F 201724%0%
May 2478°F47°F92°F 201332°F 200225%0%
May 2578°F47°F92°F 201332°F 200125%0%
May 2678°F47°F95°F 201236°F 201125%0%
May 2779°F48°F96°F 200641°F 202425%0%
May 2879°F48°F96°F 202238°F 201225%0%
May 2980°F48°F101°F 200041°F 201225%0%
May 3080°F49°F93°F 200336°F 200425%0%
May 3181°F49°F100°F 200235°F 200425%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cheyenne County, 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 5:53 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:28 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 USC00054606 (Kit Carson 9NNE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003026, 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.