Gilpin County climate

Gilpin County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Coal Creek Canyon, 12.4 km from Gilpin County

Average highs run from 49°F on May 1 to 61°F on May 31, and lows from 28°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.24 in over about 14 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 Gilpin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
3.24 in
Snowfall
16.6 in
Record high
71°FMay 28, 2010
Record low
-1°FMay 2, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.7 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 149°F28°F65°F 20203°F 201345%35%
May 250°F28°F56°F 2023-1°F 201345%34%
May 350°F28°F59°F 201210°F 200845%33%
May 451°F29°F65°F 201217°F 202145%32%
May 551°F29°F63°F 200418°F 202645%32%
May 651°F29°F64°F 201716°F 202645%31%
May 752°F30°F63°F 202215°F 201045%30%
May 852°F30°F61°F 200413°F 201045%29%
May 952°F30°F62°F 201817°F 201945%29%
May 1053°F31°F66°F 201817°F 201945%28%
May 1153°F31°F65°F 202217°F 202445%27%
May 1254°F31°F66°F 202614°F 201445%26%
May 1354°F32°F69°F 20269°F 201444%25%
May 1455°F32°F63°F 202619°F 201444%24%
May 1555°F32°F63°F 202623°F 200844%24%
May 1655°F33°F65°F 202224°F 201544%23%
May 1756°F33°F66°F 201825°F 201644%22%
May 1856°F33°F68°F 200920°F 201744%21%
May 1957°F34°F67°F 202018°F 201745%20%
May 2057°F34°F70°F 200518°F 202245%19%
May 2157°F34°F68°F 200516°F 202245%19%
May 2258°F35°F68°F 201214°F 202245%18%
May 2358°F35°F65°F 200523°F 201745%17%
May 2459°F35°F64°F 201319°F 200745%16%
May 2559°F36°F66°F 201823°F 202045%16%
May 2659°F36°F68°F 201828°F 201945%15%
May 2760°F36°F67°F 201028°F 200545%14%
May 2860°F37°F71°F 201027°F 201945%13%
May 2961°F37°F71°F 202026°F 201945%13%
May 3061°F37°F66°F 202023°F 200445%12%
May 3161°F37°F67°F 202026°F 202245%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gilpin County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00051681 (Coal Creek Canyon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094075, 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.