Gunnison Weather in May
Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 27°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.00 in over about 7 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
- 66°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 1.00 in
- Snowfall
- 0.6 in
- Record high
- 87°FMay 30, 1936
- Record low
- 7°FMay 7, 1968
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 52%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 8.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 60°F | 27°F | 77°F 2020 | 9°F 1909 | 19% | 6% |
| May 2 | 61°F | 27°F | 78°F 1940 | 12°F 1970 | 19% | 5% |
| May 3 | 61°F | 27°F | 81°F 1952 | 13°F 1915 | 20% | 5% |
| May 4 | 61°F | 27°F | 80°F 1936 | 12°F 1907 | 20% | 5% |
| May 5 | 62°F | 28°F | 79°F 1936 | 14°F 1953 | 20% | 5% |
| May 6 | 62°F | 28°F | 80°F 2000 | 12°F 1975 | 20% | 4% |
| May 7 | 62°F | 28°F | 80°F 1934 | 7°F 1968 | 20% | 4% |
| May 8 | 63°F | 28°F | 80°F 1954 | 13°F 1968 | 20% | 4% |
| May 9 | 63°F | 29°F | 83°F 1900 | 14°F 1950 | 20% | 4% |
| May 10 | 63°F | 29°F | 80°F 1934 | 17°F 1948 | 20% | 4% |
| May 11 | 64°F | 29°F | 81°F 1941 | 10°F 1953 | 20% | 3% |
| May 12 | 64°F | 29°F | 81°F 1960 | 16°F 1999 | 20% | 3% |
| May 13 | 65°F | 30°F | 82°F 2026 | 15°F 1933 | 20% | 3% |
| May 14 | 65°F | 30°F | 82°F 1899 | 17°F 1909 | 20% | 3% |
| May 15 | 65°F | 30°F | 80°F 1954 | 15°F 1916 | 20% | 3% |
| May 16 | 66°F | 30°F | 80°F 1996 | 12°F 1916 | 20% | 2% |
| May 17 | 66°F | 31°F | 81°F 1937 | 14°F 1967 | 20% | 2% |
| May 18 | 67°F | 31°F | 80°F 1956 | 14°F 1957 | 20% | 2% |
| May 19 | 67°F | 31°F | 85°F 1901 | 17°F 1968 | 20% | 2% |
| May 20 | 67°F | 31°F | 82°F 1954 | 17°F 1931 | 20% | 2% |
| May 21 | 68°F | 32°F | 83°F 2005 | 15°F 1974 | 20% | 2% |
| May 22 | 68°F | 32°F | 82°F 1932 | 14°F 1957 | 20% | 1% |
| May 23 | 69°F | 32°F | 82°F 1984 | 19°F 1899 | 20% | 1% |
| May 24 | 69°F | 32°F | 82°F 2003 | 19°F 1907 | 19% | 1% |
| May 25 | 69°F | 32°F | 84°F 2003 | 16°F 1980 | 19% | 1% |
| May 26 | 70°F | 32°F | 82°F 1900 | 21°F 1960 | 19% | 1% |
| May 27 | 70°F | 33°F | 85°F 1900 | 19°F 1957 | 19% | 1% |
| May 28 | 71°F | 33°F | 84°F 1900 | 19°F 1957 | 19% | 1% |
| May 29 | 71°F | 33°F | 84°F 2003 | 21°F 1978 | 19% | 1% |
| May 30 | 71°F | 33°F | 87°F 1936 | 20°F 1927 | 19% | 1% |
| May 31 | 72°F | 33°F | 87°F 1956 | 21°F 1932 | 19% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053662 (Gunnison 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053662, 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.