Monument climate

Monument Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Monument, 1.3 km from Monument

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 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 Monument, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Snowfall
3.3 in
Record high
90°FMay 23, 2012
Record low
16°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
93%
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 43 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 161°F34°F85°F 202024°F 201129%14%
May 262°F34°F83°F 202017°F 201329%14%
May 362°F35°F77°F 201516°F 201329%13%
May 462°F35°F80°F 201426°F 201329%13%
May 563°F35°F87°F 201228°F 201129%12%
May 663°F36°F86°F 201229°F 201130%12%
May 764°F36°F80°F 202227°F 201030%11%
May 864°F36°F88°F 202226°F 201030%10%
May 965°F37°F83°F 201128°F 201930%10%
May 1065°F37°F84°F 202223°F 201530%9%
May 1165°F37°F84°F 201825°F 201531%9%
May 1266°F38°F86°F 202226°F 201431%8%
May 1366°F38°F75°F 202224°F 201431%8%
May 1467°F38°F83°F 201727°F 201432%8%
May 1567°F39°F80°F 201330°F 201432%7%
May 1668°F39°F81°F 201930°F 201133%7%
May 1768°F39°F80°F 201830°F 201133%6%
May 1869°F40°F88°F 201832°F 201734%6%
May 1969°F40°F85°F 202028°F 201734%6%
May 2069°F40°F89°F 202227°F 201734%5%
May 2170°F41°F82°F 202026°F 202235%5%
May 2270°F41°F81°F 201221°F 201935%5%
May 2371°F41°F90°F 201232°F 201936%4%
May 2471°F41°F80°F 201832°F 202236%4%
May 2572°F42°F85°F 201333°F 202037%4%
May 2672°F42°F87°F 201337°F 202037%3%
May 2772°F42°F84°F 201236°F 201637%3%
May 2873°F43°F89°F 202236°F 201737%3%
May 2973°F43°F89°F 202236°F 201938%3%
May 3074°F43°F88°F 201036°F 201938%3%
May 3174°F43°F81°F 201238°F 201138%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monument, 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 6:01 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00055734 (Monument), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00050756, 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.