Nederland climate

Nederland Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Boulder 14 W, 8.6 km from Nederland

Average highs run from 44°F on May 1 to 57°F on May 31, and lows from 24°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.82 in over about 16 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 Nederland, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.82 in
Snowfall
16.6 in
Record high
71°FMay 28, 2010
Record low
-1°FMay 2, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
6.7 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 144°F24°F65°F 20203°F 201356%35%
May 244°F25°F56°F 2023-1°F 201356%34%
May 345°F25°F59°F 201210°F 200856%33%
May 445°F25°F65°F 201217°F 202155%32%
May 545°F26°F63°F 200418°F 202655%32%
May 646°F26°F64°F 201716°F 202655%31%
May 746°F26°F63°F 202215°F 201054%30%
May 847°F26°F61°F 200413°F 201054%29%
May 947°F27°F62°F 201817°F 201954%29%
May 1047°F27°F66°F 201817°F 201953%28%
May 1148°F27°F65°F 202217°F 202453%27%
May 1248°F28°F66°F 202614°F 201452%26%
May 1349°F28°F69°F 20269°F 201452%25%
May 1449°F28°F63°F 202619°F 201452%24%
May 1550°F28°F63°F 202623°F 200851%24%
May 1650°F29°F65°F 202224°F 201551%23%
May 1751°F29°F66°F 201825°F 201650%22%
May 1851°F29°F68°F 200920°F 201750%21%
May 1952°F30°F67°F 202018°F 201749%20%
May 2052°F30°F70°F 200518°F 202249%19%
May 2152°F30°F68°F 200516°F 202248%19%
May 2253°F30°F68°F 201214°F 202248%18%
May 2353°F31°F65°F 200523°F 201747%17%
May 2454°F31°F64°F 201319°F 200747%16%
May 2554°F31°F66°F 201823°F 202047%16%
May 2655°F31°F68°F 201828°F 201946%15%
May 2755°F32°F67°F 201028°F 200546%14%
May 2855°F32°F71°F 201027°F 201945%13%
May 2956°F32°F71°F 202026°F 201945%13%
May 3056°F32°F66°F 202023°F 200445%12%
May 3157°F32°F67°F 202026°F 202244%11%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nederland, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094075 (Boulder 14 W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094075, 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.