Oak Creek climate

Oak Creek Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Yampa, 13.8 km from Oak Creek

Average highs run from 56°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 28°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.62 in over about 10 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 Oak Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
62°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.62 in
Snowfall
4.7 in
Record high
95°FMay 24, 1897
Record low
8°FMay 8, 1893
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 14 h 50 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
5.1 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 156°F28°F78°F 202110°F 189535%16%
May 257°F28°F80°F 189413°F 201135%16%
May 357°F29°F79°F 194712°F 189535%15%
May 458°F29°F82°F 194711°F 189534%15%
May 558°F29°F83°F 200010°F 189534%14%
May 658°F30°F84°F 200011°F 191734%13%
May 759°F30°F81°F 193412°F 189534%13%
May 859°F30°F81°F 18948°F 189334%12%
May 959°F31°F81°F 189411°F 189534%12%
May 1060°F31°F80°F 189410°F 189534%11%
May 1160°F31°F80°F 189410°F 189533%11%
May 1261°F32°F82°F 189412°F 189533%10%
May 1361°F32°F82°F 202613°F 189533%10%
May 1461°F32°F82°F 202614°F 189533%9%
May 1562°F32°F83°F 189415°F 191633%9%
May 1662°F33°F85°F 189416°F 189532%8%
May 1763°F33°F82°F 199615°F 189532%8%
May 1863°F33°F82°F 189419°F 189532%7%
May 1963°F34°F82°F 189718°F 189532%7%
May 2064°F34°F86°F 189719°F 194632%7%
May 2164°F34°F88°F 189720°F 189532%6%
May 2265°F34°F87°F 189720°F 197431%6%
May 2365°F35°F90°F 189720°F 191231%5%
May 2465°F35°F95°F 189721°F 191231%5%
May 2566°F35°F91°F 189722°F 199031%5%
May 2666°F35°F89°F 189721°F 191631%4%
May 2767°F36°F87°F 189723°F 191830%4%
May 2867°F36°F88°F 189718°F 195430%4%
May 2967°F36°F87°F 20038°F 192730%4%
May 3068°F36°F87°F 200022°F 197529%3%
May 3168°F36°F88°F 200025°F 189329%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oak Creek, 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 6:07 AM, sunset 8:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00059265 (Yampa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057936, 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.