Idaho County climate

Idaho County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elk City 1NE, 1 km from Idaho County

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 29°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.11 in over about 15 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 Idaho County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
3.11 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
96°FMay 31, 2015
Record low
29°FMay 8, 1999
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 21 min to 15 h 28 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
3.8 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 158°F29°F87°F 199830°F 201950%14%
May 259°F29°F87°F 200431°F 201350%13%
May 359°F29°F91°F 202331°F 200649%12%
May 459°F30°F86°F 201732°F 200249%12%
May 560°F30°F87°F 201331°F 201049%11%
May 660°F30°F91°F 201332°F 200149%10%
May 761°F30°F88°F 201633°F 199949%10%
May 861°F31°F88°F 200729°F 199949%9%
May 961°F31°F91°F 201332°F 200248%9%
May 1062°F31°F94°F 201332°F 200648%8%
May 1162°F31°F89°F 202431°F 199948%8%
May 1262°F32°F90°F 202634°F 201248%7%
May 1363°F32°F87°F 201634°F 200848%7%
May 1463°F32°F94°F 201236°F 200448%6%
May 1563°F32°F94°F 200635°F 200248%6%
May 1663°F33°F92°F 200736°F 201749%5%
May 1764°F33°F94°F 200634°F 201749%5%
May 1864°F33°F92°F 200633°F 200349%4%
May 1964°F34°F91°F 200638°F 202649%4%
May 2064°F34°F92°F 202336°F 200350%4%
May 2165°F34°F87°F 200036°F 200150%3%
May 2265°F35°F89°F 202338°F 201350%3%
May 2365°F35°F94°F 201738°F 201350%3%
May 2465°F35°F93°F 200139°F 201351%2%
May 2565°F36°F88°F 199940°F 200251%2%
May 2666°F36°F90°F 200537°F 201251%2%
May 2766°F36°F88°F 200540°F 199951%2%
May 2866°F37°F93°F 200340°F 199852%2%
May 2966°F37°F92°F 201738°F 201152%1%
May 3066°F37°F94°F 200937°F 200152%1%
May 3167°F37°F96°F 201540°F 199952%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Idaho County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:56 AM, sunset 8:24 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00102875 (Elk City 1NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004109, 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.