Stratton climate

Stratton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cripple Creek 3NNW, 6.9 km from Stratton

Average highs run from 53°F on May 1 to 66°F on May 31, and lows from 29°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Stratton, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Snowfall
9.6 in
Record high
81°FMay 29, 2000
Record low
3°FMay 2, 1970
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 50 min to 14 h 41 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
8.5 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 153°F29°F73°F 20016°F 196218%
May 253°F29°F70°F 20203°F 197017%
May 354°F29°F69°F 201410°F 201617%
May 454°F30°F72°F 201214°F 198816%
May 555°F30°F77°F 200012°F 199116%
May 655°F30°F72°F 20003°F 198215%
May 755°F31°F72°F 19638°F 198215%
May 856°F31°F71°F 196314°F 200214%
May 956°F31°F71°F 196213°F 198614%
May 1057°F32°F71°F 200910°F 197913%
May 1157°F32°F73°F 19618°F 200213%
May 1258°F33°F72°F 200116°F 196412%
May 1358°F33°F72°F 20028°F 200412%
May 1458°F33°F80°F 200112°F 200411%
May 1559°F34°F75°F 19789°F 197011%
May 1659°F34°F73°F 196418°F 200410%
May 1760°F34°F75°F 20099°F 198610%
May 1860°F35°F77°F 199211°F 19869%
May 1961°F35°F74°F 202012°F 19829%
May 2061°F36°F72°F 200515°F 19608%
May 2162°F36°F76°F 200415°F 19838%
May 2262°F36°F76°F 201217°F 20227%
May 2362°F37°F80°F 200012°F 19977%
May 2463°F37°F75°F 196719°F 19867%
May 2563°F37°F77°F 198418°F 19866%
May 2664°F38°F75°F 200619°F 19866%
May 2764°F38°F76°F 201022°F 19976%
May 2865°F39°F78°F 196917°F 19955%
May 2965°F39°F81°F 200018°F 20045%
May 3065°F39°F81°F 200018°F 20045%
May 3166°F40°F80°F 200015°F 19824%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stratton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:38 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 USC00051977 (Cripple Creek 3NNW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00057309, 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.