Leadville North Weather in May
Average highs run from 48°F on May 1 to 61°F on May 31, and lows from 23°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.06 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
- 54°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.06 in
- Snowfall
- 11.8 in
- Record high
- 80°FMay 30, 2002
- Record low
- 3°FMay 2, 2011
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 13 h 52 min to 14 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 66%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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 | 48°F | 23°F | 65°F 2001 | 8°F 1975 | 35% | 23% |
| May 2 | 48°F | 23°F | 65°F 2000 | 3°F 2011 | 35% | 23% |
| May 3 | 48°F | 24°F | 68°F 1956 | 8°F 1953 | 34% | 22% |
| May 4 | 49°F | 24°F | 66°F 1981 | 14°F 2001 | 34% | 21% |
| May 5 | 49°F | 24°F | 69°F 2000 | 10°F 1982 | 34% | 21% |
| May 6 | 50°F | 25°F | 67°F 2000 | 7°F 1999 | 33% | 20% |
| May 7 | 50°F | 25°F | 68°F 1966 | 8°F 1978 | 33% | 19% |
| May 8 | 51°F | 25°F | 64°F 1989 | 11°F 1965 | 33% | 19% |
| May 9 | 51°F | 26°F | 71°F 1954 | 10°F 1978 | 32% | 18% |
| May 10 | 52°F | 26°F | 66°F 2018 | 13°F 1986 | 32% | 17% |
| May 11 | 52°F | 26°F | 68°F 1962 | 10°F 1953 | 32% | 16% |
| May 12 | 52°F | 26°F | 70°F 1960 | 15°F 2021 | 31% | 16% |
| May 13 | 53°F | 27°F | 70°F 1996 | 11°F 2000 | 31% | 15% |
| May 14 | 53°F | 27°F | 67°F 1996 | 10°F 2014 | 30% | 14% |
| May 15 | 54°F | 27°F | 68°F 1996 | 16°F 1970 | 30% | 13% |
| May 16 | 54°F | 28°F | 70°F 1988 | 19°F 2015 | 30% | 13% |
| May 17 | 55°F | 28°F | 68°F 1956 | 15°F 1968 | 30% | 12% |
| May 18 | 55°F | 28°F | 71°F 2009 | 18°F 1971 | 29% | 12% |
| May 19 | 56°F | 28°F | 70°F 1954 | 15°F 1977 | 29% | 11% |
| May 20 | 56°F | 29°F | 73°F 2005 | 18°F 1960 | 29% | 10% |
| May 21 | 57°F | 29°F | 72°F 2005 | 15°F 2001 | 28% | 10% |
| May 22 | 57°F | 29°F | 72°F 1958 | 16°F 2024 | 28% | 9% |
| May 23 | 58°F | 30°F | 75°F 1967 | 16°F 2002 | 28% | 9% |
| May 24 | 58°F | 30°F | 71°F 1958 | 16°F 1971 | 27% | 8% |
| May 25 | 59°F | 30°F | 71°F 2018 | 18°F 1950 | 27% | 8% |
| May 26 | 59°F | 30°F | 74°F 1969 | 12°F 1950 | 27% | 7% |
| May 27 | 59°F | 30°F | 74°F 2003 | 12°F 1980 | 27% | 7% |
| May 28 | 60°F | 31°F | 77°F 2003 | 17°F 1965 | 26% | 7% |
| May 29 | 60°F | 31°F | 77°F 2003 | 22°F 1991 | 26% | 6% |
| May 30 | 61°F | 31°F | 80°F 2002 | 17°F 1975 | 26% | 6% |
| May 31 | 61°F | 31°F | 79°F 2002 | 20°F 2022 | 25% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093009 (Leadville Lake CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093009, 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.