Golden climate

Golden Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Golden, 0.5 km from Golden

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 58°F.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Golden, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
52°F
Record high
95°FMay 28, 2018
Record low
28°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
10%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 50 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
10.1 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 169°F46°F86°F 200730°F 1994
May 269°F46°F87°F 201834°F 1994
May 370°F47°F87°F 201829°F 2005
May 470°F47°F85°F 200128°F 2005
May 570°F48°F84°F 201837°F 2005
May 671°F48°F87°F 201234°F 2006
May 771°F48°F89°F 201238°F 2006
May 871°F49°F85°F 200735°F 1994
May 972°F49°F87°F 200035°F 2010
May 1072°F50°F87°F 200338°F 1997
May 1172°F50°F91°F 201142°F 2021
May 1273°F51°F92°F 202236°F 2021
May 1373°F51°F92°F 202234°F 20130%
May 1473°F51°F91°F 202236°F 20000%
May 1574°F52°F89°F 201337°F 19970%
May 1674°F52°F87°F 200131°F 19970%
May 1774°F53°F90°F 200134°F 20110%
May 1875°F53°F91°F 199635°F 20020%
May 1975°F53°F90°F 199637°F 19940%
May 2075°F54°F91°F 199632°F 20020%
May 2176°F54°F86°F 202234°F 20020%
May 2276°F55°F88°F 201437°F 19970%
May 2376°F55°F87°F 200940°F 19970%
May 2477°F55°F89°F 201043°F 20010%
May 2577°F56°F91°F 201044°F 20010%
May 2677°F56°F92°F 201844°F 20030%
May 2778°F57°F92°F 201238°F 19940%
May 2878°F57°F95°F 201841°F 19940%
May 2978°F57°F93°F 200643°F 20010%
May 3079°F58°F93°F 200639°F 20210%
May 3179°F58°F89°F 201042°F 19960%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Golden, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:37 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 USC00113530 (Golden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116738, 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.