Breckenridge climate

Breckenridge Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Breckenridge 3E, 6.8 km from Breckenridge

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 73°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 52°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 Breckenridge, 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
45°F
Record high
96°FMay 15, 2001
Record low
22°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
65%
Days of 90°F or more
1.1
Daylight
14 h 23 min to 15 h 31 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
43°F
Wind
12.1 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 162°F37°F79°F 201526°F 2011
May 262°F37°F88°F 202123°F 2002
May 363°F38°F86°F 201526°F 2002
May 463°F38°F85°F 201522°F 2005
May 564°F39°F87°F 200030°F 2026
May 664°F39°F95°F 200031°F 2026
May 764°F40°F90°F 201627°F 2019
May 865°F40°F76°F 201331°F 2010
May 965°F41°F77°F 200430°F 2015
May 1066°F42°F83°F 200431°F 2008
May 1166°F42°F82°F 202528°F 2021
May 1267°F43°F86°F 200434°F 2021
May 1367°F43°F92°F 202530°F 2013
May 1467°F44°F93°F 202527°F 2016
May 1568°F44°F96°F 200131°F 2016
May 1668°F45°F91°F 200130°F 2014
May 1769°F45°F83°F 200828°F 2002
May 1869°F46°F93°F 201233°F 2015
May 1969°F47°F94°F 201231°F 2015
May 2070°F47°F89°F 200934°F 2015
May 2170°F48°F81°F 202134°F 2022
May 2270°F48°F87°F 202135°F 2022
May 2371°F49°F91°F 201235°F 2006
May 2471°F49°F90°F 200631°F 20020%
May 2571°F50°F94°F 201041°F 20070%
May 2672°F50°F94°F 202635°F 20110%
May 2772°F51°F93°F 202638°F 20070%
May 2872°F51°F94°F 202636°F 20210%
May 2973°F51°F96°F 200640°F 20210%
May 3073°F52°F95°F 200634°F 20150%
May 3173°F52°F93°F 201437°F 20150%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Breckenridge, 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 6:12 AM, sunset 8:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 9:10 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00210974 (Breckenridge 3E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00218947, 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.