Manitou Springs Weather in May
Average highs run from 54°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 29°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.55 in over about 10 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 2.55 in
- Snowfall
- 9.6 in
- Record high
- 81°FMay 29, 2000
- Record low
- 3°FMay 2, 1970
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 30°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 | 54°F | 29°F | 73°F 2001 | 6°F 1962 | 30% | 18% |
| May 2 | 54°F | 29°F | 70°F 2020 | 3°F 1970 | 30% | 17% |
| May 3 | 55°F | 29°F | 69°F 2014 | 10°F 2016 | 30% | 17% |
| May 4 | 55°F | 29°F | 72°F 2012 | 14°F 1988 | 31% | 16% |
| May 5 | 55°F | 30°F | 77°F 2000 | 12°F 1991 | 31% | 16% |
| May 6 | 56°F | 30°F | 72°F 2000 | 3°F 1982 | 31% | 15% |
| May 7 | 56°F | 30°F | 72°F 1963 | 8°F 1982 | 31% | 15% |
| May 8 | 56°F | 30°F | 71°F 1963 | 14°F 2002 | 31% | 14% |
| May 9 | 57°F | 31°F | 71°F 1962 | 13°F 1986 | 32% | 14% |
| May 10 | 57°F | 31°F | 71°F 2009 | 10°F 1979 | 32% | 13% |
| May 11 | 57°F | 31°F | 73°F 1961 | 8°F 2002 | 32% | 13% |
| May 12 | 58°F | 32°F | 72°F 2001 | 16°F 1964 | 33% | 12% |
| May 13 | 58°F | 32°F | 72°F 2002 | 8°F 2004 | 33% | 12% |
| May 14 | 59°F | 32°F | 80°F 2001 | 12°F 2004 | 33% | 11% |
| May 15 | 59°F | 33°F | 75°F 1978 | 9°F 1970 | 33% | 11% |
| May 16 | 59°F | 33°F | 73°F 1964 | 18°F 2004 | 34% | 10% |
| May 17 | 60°F | 33°F | 75°F 2009 | 9°F 1986 | 34% | 10% |
| May 18 | 60°F | 33°F | 77°F 1992 | 11°F 1986 | 34% | 9% |
| May 19 | 61°F | 34°F | 74°F 2020 | 12°F 1982 | 34% | 9% |
| May 20 | 61°F | 34°F | 72°F 2005 | 15°F 1960 | 35% | 8% |
| May 21 | 61°F | 34°F | 76°F 2004 | 15°F 1983 | 35% | 8% |
| May 22 | 62°F | 35°F | 76°F 2012 | 17°F 2022 | 35% | 7% |
| May 23 | 62°F | 35°F | 80°F 2000 | 12°F 1997 | 35% | 7% |
| May 24 | 63°F | 35°F | 75°F 1967 | 19°F 1986 | 35% | 7% |
| May 25 | 63°F | 36°F | 77°F 1984 | 18°F 1986 | 35% | 6% |
| May 26 | 63°F | 36°F | 75°F 2006 | 19°F 1986 | 35% | 6% |
| May 27 | 64°F | 36°F | 76°F 2010 | 22°F 1997 | 36% | 6% |
| May 28 | 64°F | 37°F | 78°F 1969 | 17°F 1995 | 36% | 5% |
| May 29 | 65°F | 37°F | 81°F 2000 | 18°F 2004 | 36% | 5% |
| May 30 | 65°F | 37°F | 81°F 2000 | 18°F 2004 | 36% | 5% |
| May 31 | 65°F | 38°F | 80°F 2000 | 15°F 1982 | 36% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057309 (Ruxton Park), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.