Lincoln County climate

Lincoln County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richfield, 5.7 km from Lincoln County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.09 in over about 7 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 Lincoln County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
1.09 in
Record high
99°FMay 28, 2003
Record low
24°FMay 7, 2010
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 07 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
8.9 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 163°F34°F86°F 202325°F 201322%0%
May 264°F35°F81°F 201427°F 199722%0%
May 364°F35°F82°F 201427°F 200122%0%
May 464°F35°F86°F 200428°F 201022%0%
May 565°F36°F81°F 201629°F 199922%0%
May 665°F36°F88°F 201831°F 199922%0%
May 766°F36°F76°F 200424°F 201022%0%
May 866°F37°F83°F 200125°F 200222%0%
May 966°F37°F84°F 202527°F 199922%0%
May 1067°F37°F85°F 202526°F 199922%0%
May 1167°F38°F85°F 200728°F 199922%0%
May 1267°F38°F90°F 200128°F 200023%0%
May 1368°F38°F89°F 201329°F 200923%0%
May 1468°F39°F87°F 201229°F 199922%0%
May 1568°F39°F88°F 201234°F 199922%0%
May 1669°F39°F88°F 200632°F 201122%0%
May 1769°F39°F89°F 200629°F 201122%0%
May 1869°F40°F91°F 200931°F 201722%0%
May 1970°F40°F85°F 200828°F 200322%0%
May 2070°F40°F87°F 200831°F 202222%0%
May 2170°F41°F90°F 201233°F 202422%0%
May 2270°F41°F84°F 200332°F 201022%0%
May 2371°F41°F87°F 200332°F 200722%0%
May 2471°F41°F91°F 200335°F 201021%0%
May 2571°F42°F88°F 200135°F 201021%0%
May 2672°F42°F91°F 202232°F 199821%0%
May 2772°F42°F86°F 200734°F 199821%0%
May 2872°F42°F99°F 200336°F 200620%0%
May 2972°F43°F96°F 202036°F 200720%0%
May 3073°F43°F96°F 202036°F 200420%0%
May 3173°F43°F92°F 202537°F 200020%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lincoln County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 9:08 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00107673 (Richfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004110, 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.