Durango climate

Durango Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Durango, 2.8 km from Durango

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.18 in over about 7 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 Durango, 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
37°F
Precipitation
1.18 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
94°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
19°FMay 1, 2011
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 33 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
8.1 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°F34°F80°F 202019°F 201122%4%
May 267°F34°F78°F 200019°F 201122%4%
May 367°F34°F81°F 200019°F 201122%4%
May 468°F34°F81°F 200023°F 200822%3%
May 568°F35°F80°F 200422°F 202222%3%
May 668°F35°F80°F 202125°F 201122%3%
May 768°F35°F81°F 201821°F 202622%3%
May 869°F35°F83°F 201825°F 202022%3%
May 969°F36°F85°F 201824°F 200221%2%
May 1069°F36°F85°F 201824°F 200321%2%
May 1170°F36°F82°F 202623°F 200321%2%
May 1270°F36°F87°F 202621°F 201021%2%
May 1370°F37°F85°F 202625°F 202221%2%
May 1471°F37°F81°F 200622°F 201421%2%
May 1571°F37°F84°F 202225°F 199821%1%
May 1671°F37°F84°F 202225°F 199821%1%
May 1772°F38°F84°F 202226°F 199921%1%
May 1872°F38°F84°F 200926°F 200021%1%
May 1972°F38°F86°F 200826°F 201721%1%
May 2073°F38°F88°F 200823°F 202520%1%
May 2173°F38°F85°F 200526°F 202020%1%
May 2273°F39°F87°F 200525°F 200220%1%
May 2374°F39°F89°F 200025°F 199820%1%
May 2474°F39°F85°F 200025°F 201920%0%
May 2574°F39°F86°F 200627°F 201020%0%
May 2675°F40°F86°F 202230°F 201019%0%
May 2775°F40°F88°F 200325°F 201219%0%
May 2875°F40°F88°F 200025°F 201219%0%
May 2976°F40°F92°F 200025°F 200619%0%
May 3076°F41°F91°F 200229°F 201018%0%
May 3177°F41°F94°F 200225°F 201118%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Durango, 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 6:17 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:26 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052441 (Durango), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093005, 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.