Sterling climate

Sterling Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling, 0.2 km from Sterling

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.24 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 Sterling, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
2.24 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
102°FMay 30, 2003
Record low
22°FMay 14, 1924
Chance of a freeze
48%
Days of 90°F or more
2.7
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 52 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
10.7 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 168°F40°F95°F 199223°F 191620%4%
May 268°F40°F93°F 195923°F 195420%4%
May 368°F41°F92°F 198125°F 194520%3%
May 469°F41°F93°F 200027°F 194420%3%
May 569°F41°F95°F 200024°F 194421%3%
May 670°F42°F94°F 200425°F 192421%3%
May 770°F42°F94°F 193426°F 192421%3%
May 870°F42°F95°F 193430°F 191622%2%
May 971°F43°F88°F 196325°F 200222%2%
May 1071°F43°F93°F 196228°F 196522%2%
May 1171°F44°F94°F 196227°F 194623%2%
May 1272°F44°F95°F 196225°F 192423%2%
May 1372°F44°F92°F 196227°F 196623%2%
May 1473°F45°F93°F 194422°F 192424%1%
May 1573°F45°F91°F 194424°F 192424%1%
May 1673°F45°F93°F 197828°F 192325%1%
May 1774°F46°F93°F 193423°F 191025%1%
May 1874°F46°F96°F 199628°F 191525%1%
May 1975°F47°F95°F 197028°F 191526%1%
May 2075°F47°F97°F 200924°F 193126%1%
May 2175°F47°F93°F 192527°F 191527%1%
May 2276°F48°F96°F 200529°F 191027%1%
May 2376°F48°F93°F 196430°F 193028%1%
May 2477°F49°F98°F 198932°F 192428%1%
May 2577°F49°F93°F 196730°F 200228%1%
May 2677°F49°F94°F 196435°F 199229%1%
May 2778°F50°F95°F 196934°F 195029%1%
May 2878°F50°F96°F 200031°F 194729%0%
May 2979°F51°F98°F 197428°F 194729%0%
May 3079°F51°F102°F 200338°F 193129%0%
May 3179°F51°F98°F 199430°F 192230%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 7:49 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:25 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00057950 (Sterling), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057950, 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.