Denver climate

Denver Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Denver Water Dept, 2.3 km from Denver

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.65 in over about 10 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 Denver, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
2.65 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
96°FMay 14, 2026
Record low
22°FMay 2, 1954
Chance of a freeze
48%
Days of 90°F or more
2.0
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 47 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
49%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
8.3 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 167°F40°F87°F 199224°F 195431%5%
May 267°F40°F86°F 202022°F 195431%5%
May 368°F41°F85°F 194927°F 196731%4%
May 468°F41°F85°F 198627°F 196431%4%
May 568°F41°F89°F 200028°F 195032%4%
May 669°F42°F91°F 200025°F 197832%4%
May 769°F42°F88°F 201723°F 197832%4%
May 869°F43°F89°F 202228°F 196832%3%
May 970°F43°F89°F 202629°F 196532%3%
May 1070°F44°F86°F 196127°F 201532%3%
May 1171°F44°F94°F 202628°F 201532%3%
May 1271°F44°F90°F 196223°F 195332%3%
May 1372°F45°F90°F 202628°F 195332%3%
May 1472°F45°F96°F 202630°F 196732%2%
May 1572°F46°F91°F 199631°F 197032%2%
May 1673°F46°F95°F 199632°F 195732%2%
May 1773°F46°F91°F 196429°F 195732%2%
May 1874°F47°F93°F 199628°F 198332%2%
May 1974°F47°F89°F 197432°F 196832%2%
May 2075°F48°F93°F 202032°F 201732%2%
May 2175°F48°F92°F 200531°F 200132%2%
May 2276°F48°F89°F 200531°F 201931%1%
May 2376°F49°F93°F 198933°F 201931%1%
May 2477°F49°F90°F 200032°F 200231%1%
May 2577°F50°F91°F 196431°F 195031%1%
May 2677°F50°F91°F 201832°F 195031%1%
May 2778°F50°F95°F 201834°F 195031%1%
May 2878°F51°F93°F 197434°F 195030%1%
May 2979°F51°F93°F 198934°F 197530%1%
May 3079°F51°F96°F 200335°F 197930%1%
May 3180°F52°F93°F 200236°F 197130%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Denver, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:21 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052223 (Denver Water Dept), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023062, 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.