Estes Park climate

Estes Park Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Estes Park 3 Sse, 3.1 km from Estes Park

Average highs run from 55°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 30°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.27 in over about 12 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 Estes Park, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
2.27 in
Snowfall
9.5 in
Record high
100°FMay 30, 2003
Record low
18°FMay 1, 1989
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 57 min to 14 h 50 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.9 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 155°F30°F92°F 199218°F 198938%22%
May 255°F30°F90°F 202124°F 195438%21%
May 356°F30°F87°F 194024°F 198838%21%
May 456°F31°F89°F 193627°F 194439%20%
May 556°F31°F94°F 200018°F 191739%19%
May 657°F31°F94°F 200024°F 199939%19%
May 757°F32°F89°F 200424°F 197839%18%
May 858°F32°F93°F 189524°F 197839%18%
May 958°F32°F93°F 191624°F 200239%17%
May 1058°F33°F90°F 196227°F 200239%17%
May 1159°F33°F90°F 196224°F 194639%16%
May 1259°F33°F91°F 196225°F 199939%15%
May 1360°F34°F92°F 196222°F 191239%15%
May 1460°F34°F92°F 202627°F 192439%14%
May 1561°F35°F92°F 199628°F 192239%13%
May 1661°F35°F93°F 192731°F 189539%13%
May 1762°F35°F96°F 199628°F 191038%12%
May 1862°F36°F90°F 189726°F 191538%11%
May 1962°F36°F94°F 199630°F 191538%11%
May 2063°F36°F95°F 192530°F 193138%10%
May 2163°F37°F95°F 192525°F 200138%9%
May 2264°F37°F91°F 196429°F 200138%9%
May 2364°F37°F92°F 196432°F 200237%8%
May 2465°F38°F95°F 189628°F 200237%7%
May 2565°F38°F91°F 196733°F 194637%7%
May 2666°F38°F90°F 192032°F 195037%6%
May 2766°F38°F93°F 189532°F 195037%6%
May 2867°F39°F94°F 196932°F 194736%5%
May 2967°F39°F94°F 189632°F 194736%5%
May 3068°F39°F100°F 200332°F 196436%4%
May 3168°F39°F96°F 199429°F 192235%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Estes Park, 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 6:01 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00052761 (Estes Park 3 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055116, 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.