Golden Weather in May
Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.95 in over about 9 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 69°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 2.95 in
- Snowfall
- 1.4 in
- Record high
- 101°FMay 29, 2003
- Record low
- 20°FMay 2, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 63%
- Daylight
- 13 h 54 min to 14 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 39°F | 89°F 2001 | 26°F 2005 | 29% | 7% |
| May 2 | 64°F | 39°F | 86°F 2020 | 20°F 2013 | 29% | 7% |
| May 3 | 64°F | 40°F | 84°F 2006 | 24°F 2013 | 29% | 6% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 40°F | 92°F 2000 | 29°F 1995 | 29% | 6% |
| May 5 | 65°F | 40°F | 91°F 2000 | 30°F 2011 | 29% | 6% |
| May 6 | 65°F | 41°F | 92°F 2004 | 28°F 1999 | 29% | 5% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 41°F | 91°F 2004 | 29°F 2010 | 29% | 5% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 42°F | 88°F 2011 | 31°F 2010 | 29% | 5% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 42°F | 87°F 2011 | 29°F 2002 | 29% | 5% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 42°F | 87°F 2004 | 28°F 1990 | 29% | 4% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 43°F | 92°F 2018 | 30°F 2003 | 29% | 4% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 43°F | 91°F 2026 | 30°F 2014 | 29% | 4% |
| May 13 | 68°F | 44°F | 89°F 1988 | 29°F 2000 | 29% | 4% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 44°F | 92°F 2026 | 30°F 1995 | 29% | 4% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 44°F | 93°F 2026 | 35°F 2011 | 29% | 3% |
| May 16 | 69°F | 45°F | 91°F 1996 | 31°F 2003 | 29% | 3% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 45°F | 88°F 1997 | 33°F 1999 | 29% | 3% |
| May 18 | 70°F | 46°F | 91°F 1996 | 33°F 1995 | 29% | 3% |
| May 19 | 70°F | 46°F | 92°F 2009 | 32°F 2017 | 29% | 3% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 46°F | 93°F 2006 | 31°F 2001 | 29% | 2% |
| May 21 | 71°F | 47°F | 94°F 2006 | 30°F 2022 | 29% | 2% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 47°F | 94°F 2006 | 21°F 1986 | 29% | 2% |
| May 23 | 72°F | 47°F | 93°F 1989 | 27°F 1986 | 29% | 2% |
| May 24 | 72°F | 48°F | 91°F 2005 | 32°F 2002 | 29% | 2% |
| May 25 | 73°F | 48°F | 89°F 2018 | 35°F 2022 | 29% | 2% |
| May 26 | 73°F | 49°F | 91°F 2006 | 35°F 1995 | 28% | 1% |
| May 27 | 73°F | 49°F | 94°F 2018 | 35°F 1996 | 28% | 1% |
| May 28 | 74°F | 49°F | 95°F 1989 | 37°F 1996 | 28% | 1% |
| May 29 | 74°F | 50°F | 101°F 2003 | 33°F 1987 | 28% | 1% |
| May 30 | 75°F | 50°F | 100°F 2020 | 34°F 1987 | 28% | 1% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 50°F | 98°F 2002 | 39°F 1995 | 27% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 8:22 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00056816 (Ralston Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00055984, 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.