Fort Carson climate

Fort Carson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Colorado Springs Muni AP, 11.8 km from Fort Carson

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.99 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 Fort Carson, 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
44°F
Precipitation
1.99 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
81°FMay 29, 2000
Record low
3°FMay 2, 1970
Chance of a freeze
64%
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.5 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 165°F38°F73°F 20016°F 196230%7%
May 265°F38°F70°F 20203°F 197030%7%
May 366°F39°F69°F 201410°F 201630%7%
May 466°F39°F72°F 201214°F 198830%6%
May 566°F40°F77°F 200012°F 199131%6%
May 667°F40°F72°F 20003°F 198231%6%
May 767°F40°F72°F 19638°F 198231%5%
May 868°F41°F71°F 196314°F 200231%5%
May 968°F41°F71°F 196213°F 198631%5%
May 1068°F41°F71°F 200910°F 197932%4%
May 1169°F42°F73°F 19618°F 200232%4%
May 1269°F42°F72°F 200116°F 196432%4%
May 1370°F43°F72°F 20028°F 200432%3%
May 1470°F43°F80°F 200112°F 200433%3%
May 1570°F43°F75°F 19789°F 197033%3%
May 1671°F44°F73°F 196418°F 200433%3%
May 1771°F44°F75°F 20099°F 198633%3%
May 1872°F44°F77°F 199211°F 198633%2%
May 1972°F45°F74°F 202012°F 198234%2%
May 2072°F45°F72°F 200515°F 196034%2%
May 2173°F45°F76°F 200415°F 198334%2%
May 2273°F46°F76°F 201217°F 202234%2%
May 2374°F46°F80°F 200012°F 199734%1%
May 2474°F46°F75°F 196719°F 198635%1%
May 2574°F47°F77°F 198418°F 198635%1%
May 2675°F47°F75°F 200619°F 198635%1%
May 2775°F47°F76°F 201022°F 199735%1%
May 2876°F48°F78°F 196917°F 199535%1%
May 2976°F48°F81°F 200018°F 200435%1%
May 3076°F48°F81°F 200018°F 200435%1%
May 3177°F49°F80°F 200015°F 198235%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Carson, 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 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093037 (Colorado Springs Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.