Mesa County climate

Mesa County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Junction 6ESE, 2.7 km from Mesa County

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.93 in over about 5 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Mesa County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.93 in
Record high
101°FMay 29, 2000
Record low
24°FMay 1, 2011
Chance of a freeze
24%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 51 min to 14 h 43 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
8.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 170°F44°F88°F 194324°F 201120%0%
May 270°F45°F88°F 194726°F 197020%0%
May 370°F45°F91°F 194729°F 196720%0%
May 471°F45°F93°F 194734°F 191219%0%
May 571°F46°F90°F 200032°F 190819%0%
May 671°F46°F87°F 191630°F 199919%0%
May 772°F46°F90°F 196627°F 196819%0%
May 872°F47°F90°F 198929°F 202418%0%
May 973°F47°F92°F 197726°F 200218%0%
May 1073°F48°F91°F 201830°F 193018%0%
May 1173°F48°F90°F 193431°F 195318%0%
May 1274°F48°F94°F 202629°F 200017%0%
May 1374°F49°F94°F 199630°F 201417%0%
May 1475°F49°F93°F 198429°F 190717%0%
May 1575°F49°F90°F 199632°F 191617%0%
May 1676°F50°F92°F 192734°F 191017%0%
May 1776°F50°F91°F 193734°F 196816%0%
May 1876°F50°F92°F 200636°F 190316%0%
May 1977°F51°F91°F 190134°F 196016%0%
May 2077°F51°F94°F 200534°F 197416%0%
May 2178°F51°F92°F 200529°F 202216%0%
May 2278°F52°F94°F 200534°F 200216%0%
May 2379°F52°F95°F 200535°F 193315%0%
May 2479°F52°F94°F 200537°F 197115%0%
May 2580°F53°F93°F 201836°F 201015%0%
May 2680°F53°F94°F 201834°F 198015%0%
May 2780°F53°F93°F 196936°F 197314%0%
May 2881°F54°F96°F 200035°F 190814%0%
May 2981°F54°F101°F 200034°F 200614%0%
May 3082°F54°F99°F 200034°F 200413%0%
May 3182°F55°F100°F 200237°F 198813%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Mesa County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00053489 (Grand Junction 6ESE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023066, 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.