Crested Butte climate

Crested Butte Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crested Butte, 1 km from Crested Butte

Average highs run from 52°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 25°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.52 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 Crested Butte, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.52 in
Snowfall
6.7 in
Record high
87°FMay 30, 1936
Record low
7°FMay 7, 1968
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 14 h 42 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
5.8 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 152°F25°F77°F 20209°F 190930%21%
May 252°F25°F78°F 194012°F 197029%20%
May 353°F26°F81°F 195213°F 191529%19%
May 453°F26°F80°F 193612°F 190729%19%
May 554°F26°F79°F 193614°F 195329%18%
May 654°F26°F80°F 200012°F 197528%18%
May 754°F27°F80°F 19347°F 196828%17%
May 855°F27°F80°F 195413°F 196828%17%
May 955°F27°F83°F 190014°F 195028%16%
May 1056°F28°F80°F 193417°F 194827%15%
May 1156°F28°F81°F 194110°F 195327%15%
May 1257°F28°F81°F 196016°F 199927%14%
May 1357°F28°F82°F 202615°F 193327%13%
May 1457°F28°F82°F 189917°F 190926%13%
May 1558°F29°F80°F 195415°F 191626%12%
May 1658°F29°F80°F 199612°F 191626%11%
May 1759°F29°F81°F 193714°F 196726%11%
May 1859°F29°F80°F 195614°F 195725%10%
May 1960°F29°F85°F 190117°F 196825%10%
May 2060°F30°F82°F 195417°F 193125%9%
May 2161°F30°F83°F 200515°F 197425%9%
May 2261°F30°F82°F 193214°F 195725%8%
May 2361°F30°F82°F 198419°F 189924%8%
May 2462°F30°F82°F 200319°F 190724%7%
May 2562°F30°F84°F 200316°F 198024%7%
May 2663°F30°F82°F 190021°F 196024%6%
May 2763°F31°F85°F 190019°F 195724%6%
May 2864°F31°F84°F 190019°F 195723%5%
May 2964°F31°F84°F 200321°F 197823%5%
May 3064°F31°F87°F 193620°F 192723%5%
May 3165°F31°F87°F 195621°F 193223%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Crested Butte, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051959 (Crested Butte), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053662, 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.