Boise County climate

Boise County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Idaho City, 18.6 km from Boise County

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 31°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.11 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 Boise County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
2.11 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
100°FMay 31, 2025
Record low
22°FMay 5, 1982
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 12 min to 15 h 14 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
67%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
4.5 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 162°F31°F88°F 198527°F 195430%5%
May 262°F31°F91°F 194723°F 198830%4%
May 362°F31°F90°F 196628°F 195930%4%
May 463°F31°F93°F 196626°F 198229%4%
May 563°F32°F94°F 196622°F 198229%4%
May 663°F32°F95°F 194727°F 196429%3%
May 764°F32°F93°F 198726°F 198129%3%
May 864°F33°F94°F 198728°F 200229%3%
May 965°F33°F88°F 202529°F 199928%3%
May 1065°F33°F92°F 194027°F 199928%3%
May 1165°F33°F93°F 194127°F 194328%3%
May 1266°F34°F96°F 202624°F 198528%2%
May 1366°F34°F95°F 201326°F 197427%2%
May 1466°F34°F91°F 197528°F 198627%2%
May 1566°F34°F93°F 200628°F 199027%2%
May 1667°F35°F94°F 200628°F 197427%2%
May 1767°F35°F94°F 200830°F 194227%2%
May 1867°F35°F95°F 200930°F 197127%2%
May 1968°F35°F90°F 195428°F 196027%2%
May 2068°F36°F94°F 195833°F 197126%2%
May 2168°F36°F91°F 202333°F 196026%2%
May 2268°F36°F93°F 198828°F 196026%2%
May 2369°F36°F95°F 200132°F 194426%2%
May 2469°F37°F97°F 200133°F 197526%2%
May 2569°F37°F96°F 196130°F 197526%2%
May 2669°F37°F98°F 196633°F 197326%2%
May 2769°F37°F94°F 198332°F 199126%1%
May 2870°F37°F99°F 200334°F 198226%1%
May 2970°F38°F95°F 198632°F 197625%1%
May 3070°F38°F98°F 198633°F 197925%1%
May 3170°F38°F100°F 202532°F 195525%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Boise County, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 9:18 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00104442 (Idaho City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024131, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.