Ridgway climate

Ridgway Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ridgway, 0.5 km from Ridgway

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 30°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 8 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 Ridgway, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
83°FMay 29, 1984
Record low
3°FMay 10, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 38 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
7.2 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 163°F30°F75°F 199213°F 193224%5%
May 264°F31°F74°F 194712°F 197024%4%
May 364°F31°F75°F 194713°F 199424%4%
May 464°F31°F76°F 194715°F 200124%4%
May 565°F31°F76°F 194711°F 191224%4%
May 665°F32°F73°F 198911°F 191724%4%
May 766°F32°F77°F 19668°F 197524%3%
May 866°F32°F76°F 198914°F 193824%3%
May 967°F32°F76°F 198412°F 193024%3%
May 1067°F33°F74°F 19023°F 193024%3%
May 1167°F33°F76°F 198410°F 193124%3%
May 1268°F33°F77°F 19609°F 192223%3%
May 1368°F33°F76°F 20269°F 193323%2%
May 1469°F33°F76°F 197613°F 198523%2%
May 1569°F34°F78°F 198812°F 195623%2%
May 1670°F34°F75°F 197017°F 191623%2%
May 1770°F34°F75°F 195616°F 194322%2%
May 1871°F34°F78°F 195617°F 198322%2%
May 1971°F34°F76°F 190111°F 201722%2%
May 2072°F35°F77°F 190118°F 193122%2%
May 2172°F35°F79°F 200517°F 197422%2%
May 2273°F35°F78°F 198916°F 202421%1%
May 2373°F35°F78°F 200516°F 193021%1%
May 2473°F35°F81°F 192220°F 200721%1%
May 2574°F35°F79°F 192220°F 196021%1%
May 2674°F36°F77°F 196913°F 195021%1%
May 2775°F36°F79°F 195822°F 191620%1%
May 2875°F36°F80°F 198320°F 196520%1%
May 2976°F36°F83°F 198420°F 192920%1%
May 3076°F36°F82°F 200022°F 193120%1%
May 3176°F36°F83°F 200220°F 193219%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgway, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057020 (Ridgway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00058204, 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.