La Junta Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.68 in over about 6 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
- 77°F
- Average low
- 46°F
- Precipitation
- 1.68 in
- Record high
- 104°FMay 31, 2002
- Record low
- 22°FMay 1, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 36%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 5.6
- Daylight
- 13 h 47 min to 14 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- Humidity
- 43%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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 | 71°F | 41°F | 96°F 1992 | 22°F 1967 | 19% | 2% |
| May 2 | 71°F | 41°F | 92°F 1981 | 22°F 1954 | 19% | 2% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 41°F | 94°F 1949 | 25°F 2008 | 19% | 2% |
| May 4 | 72°F | 42°F | 95°F 1952 | 26°F 1990 | 19% | 1% |
| May 5 | 73°F | 42°F | 94°F 1947 | 31°F 1950 | 19% | 1% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 42°F | 93°F 2004 | 32°F 1948 | 19% | 1% |
| May 7 | 73°F | 43°F | 96°F 1963 | 31°F 2026 | 19% | 1% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 43°F | 97°F 1963 | 33°F 1978 | 19% | 1% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 44°F | 94°F 1956 | 32°F 1986 | 19% | 1% |
| May 10 | 75°F | 44°F | 98°F 2018 | 32°F 1979 | 19% | 1% |
| May 11 | 75°F | 44°F | 97°F 1962 | 28°F 2008 | 19% | 1% |
| May 12 | 75°F | 45°F | 97°F 1956 | 32°F 1971 | 19% | 1% |
| May 13 | 76°F | 45°F | 93°F 2013 | 30°F 1953 | 19% | 1% |
| May 14 | 76°F | 46°F | 95°F 2013 | 33°F 1953 | 20% | 1% |
| May 15 | 77°F | 46°F | 96°F 1974 | 34°F 1945 | 20% | 1% |
| May 16 | 77°F | 46°F | 95°F 1964 | 34°F 1957 | 20% | 1% |
| May 17 | 78°F | 47°F | 97°F 2018 | 35°F 1968 | 20% | 0% |
| May 18 | 78°F | 47°F | 94°F 1956 | 36°F 1986 | 20% | 0% |
| May 19 | 79°F | 48°F | 97°F 1974 | 34°F 1971 | 20% | 0% |
| May 20 | 79°F | 48°F | 99°F 1948 | 35°F 2022 | 20% | 0% |
| May 21 | 80°F | 48°F | 99°F 2005 | 32°F 2022 | 20% | 0% |
| May 22 | 80°F | 49°F | 98°F 2012 | 33°F 2019 | 20% | 0% |
| May 23 | 80°F | 49°F | 100°F 1989 | 39°F 2019 | 20% | 0% |
| May 24 | 81°F | 50°F | 99°F 1967 | 37°F 2002 | 20% | 0% |
| May 25 | 81°F | 50°F | 96°F 2013 | 34°F 2002 | 20% | 0% |
| May 26 | 82°F | 50°F | 100°F 2018 | 37°F 1950 | 19% | 0% |
| May 27 | 82°F | 51°F | 97°F 2006 | 39°F 1992 | 19% | 0% |
| May 28 | 83°F | 51°F | 100°F 1974 | 35°F 1947 | 19% | 0% |
| May 29 | 83°F | 52°F | 103°F 2000 | 33°F 1947 | 19% | 0% |
| May 30 | 83°F | 52°F | 99°F 2000 | 42°F 1947 | 19% | 0% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 52°F | 104°F 2002 | 38°F 1973 | 19% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00054724 (La Junta), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023067, 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.