Delta County climate

Delta County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Rapid Rvr 4SSE, 10.9 km from Delta County

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.49 in.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Delta County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.49 in
Record high
91°FMay 20, 1998
Record low
20°FMay 2, 1882
Chance of a freeze
93%
Daylight
14 h 20 min to 15 h 27 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
6.0 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°F35°F80°F 193022°F 1890
May 258°F36°F76°F 189520°F 1882
May 359°F36°F76°F 193723°F 1881
May 459°F37°F78°F 195522°F 1907
May 559°F37°F81°F 195223°F 1891
May 660°F37°F88°F 193425°F 1954
May 760°F38°F75°F 191224°F 1890
May 861°F38°F81°F 195126°F 1966
May 961°F39°F81°F 198725°F 1947
May 1061°F39°F77°F 188725°F 1966
May 1162°F39°F82°F 195625°F 1907
May 1262°F40°F79°F 190628°F 1878
May 1363°F40°F83°F 197723°F 1890
May 1463°F40°F84°F 190026°F 18950%
May 1563°F40°F87°F 193128°F 18880%
May 1664°F41°F81°F 191727°F 18950%
May 1764°F41°F84°F 193628°F 19970%
May 1864°F41°F80°F 195528°F 19150%
May 1965°F42°F89°F 199626°F 20020%
May 2065°F42°F91°F 199827°F 19060%
May 2165°F42°F78°F 190429°F 20020%
May 2266°F42°F84°F 195628°F 19630%
May 2366°F43°F78°F 191628°F 20060%
May 2466°F43°F85°F 196131°F 19250%
May 2566°F43°F77°F 197231°F 18970%
May 2667°F44°F91°F 191428°F 18950%
May 2767°F44°F83°F 191427°F 18950%
May 2867°F44°F85°F 198629°F 18940%
May 2968°F44°F91°F 199829°F 20080%
May 3068°F45°F91°F 198630°F 19960%
May 3168°F45°F91°F 192533°F 19960%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Delta County, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 8:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 9:29 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206840 (Rapid Rvr 4SSE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014824, 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.