Minturn climate

Minturn Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Vail, 8.9 km from Minturn

Average highs run from 54°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 28°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.00 in over about 9 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 Minturn, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
2.00 in
Snowfall
4.8 in
Record high
71°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
-10°FMay 14, 1896
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 46 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 154°F28°F58°F 1992-8°F 199330%18%
May 255°F28°F59°F 1981-5°F 199330%17%
May 355°F28°F57°F 1985-6°F 199330%17%
May 455°F29°F56°F 20005°F 197330%16%
May 556°F29°F60°F 20003°F 195330%15%
May 656°F29°F60°F 20000°F 199330%15%
May 757°F29°F60°F 20173°F 199330%14%
May 857°F30°F59°F 19893°F 202430%14%
May 958°F30°F59°F 19543°F 199030%13%
May 1058°F30°F58°F 19779°F 199330%12%
May 1158°F30°F58°F 20180°F 195330%12%
May 1259°F30°F60°F 20076°F 197930%11%
May 1359°F31°F63°F 20265°F 189630%11%
May 1460°F31°F62°F 2026-10°F 189629%10%
May 1560°F31°F58°F 197812°F 196829%9%
May 1660°F31°F60°F 201214°F 195729%9%
May 1761°F32°F61°F 201811°F 199529%8%
May 1861°F32°F70°F 201212°F 198029%8%
May 1962°F32°F67°F 202011°F 196029%7%
May 2062°F32°F63°F 202011°F 196029%7%
May 2163°F32°F65°F 20055°F 197729%6%
May 2263°F32°F68°F 20057°F 197729%6%
May 2363°F32°F64°F 200511°F 198729%6%
May 2464°F33°F64°F 199011°F 199429%5%
May 2564°F33°F61°F 200511°F 198029%5%
May 2665°F33°F67°F 201814°F 201228%5%
May 2765°F33°F66°F 20189°F 197828%4%
May 2865°F33°F68°F 20187°F 197828%4%
May 2966°F33°F66°F 201014°F 197328%4%
May 3066°F33°F68°F 200015°F 200428%3%
May 3167°F33°F71°F 200211°F 197528%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Minturn, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058575 (Vail), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00051660, 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.