Telluride climate

Telluride Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Telluride 4WNW, 5.5 km from Telluride

Average highs run from 55°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 26°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 in over about 9 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 Telluride, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
60°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
1.60 in
Snowfall
5.1 in
Record high
83°FMay 29, 1984
Record low
3°FMay 10, 1930
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 47 min to 14 h 36 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 155°F26°F75°F 199213°F 193230%14%
May 255°F26°F74°F 194712°F 197030%13%
May 355°F27°F75°F 194713°F 199430%13%
May 456°F27°F76°F 194715°F 200130%12%
May 556°F27°F76°F 194711°F 191230%12%
May 656°F27°F73°F 198911°F 191730%12%
May 757°F27°F77°F 19668°F 197529%11%
May 857°F28°F76°F 198914°F 193829%10%
May 957°F28°F76°F 198412°F 193029%10%
May 1058°F28°F74°F 19023°F 193029%9%
May 1158°F28°F76°F 198410°F 193129%9%
May 1259°F28°F77°F 19609°F 192229%9%
May 1359°F29°F76°F 20269°F 193329%8%
May 1459°F29°F76°F 197613°F 198529%8%
May 1560°F29°F78°F 198812°F 195629%7%
May 1660°F29°F75°F 197017°F 191629%7%
May 1761°F29°F75°F 195616°F 194328%6%
May 1861°F29°F78°F 195617°F 198328%6%
May 1962°F29°F76°F 190111°F 201728%6%
May 2062°F30°F77°F 190118°F 193128%5%
May 2162°F30°F79°F 200517°F 197428%5%
May 2263°F30°F78°F 198916°F 202428%4%
May 2363°F30°F78°F 200516°F 193028%4%
May 2464°F30°F81°F 192220°F 200727%4%
May 2564°F30°F79°F 192220°F 196027%3%
May 2665°F30°F77°F 196913°F 195027%3%
May 2765°F31°F79°F 195822°F 191627%3%
May 2866°F31°F80°F 198320°F 196526%3%
May 2966°F31°F83°F 198420°F 192926%2%
May 3067°F31°F82°F 200022°F 193125%2%
May 3167°F31°F83°F 200220°F 193225%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Telluride, 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 6:15 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00058204 (Telluride 4WNW), 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.