Bigfork climate

Bigfork Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Creston, 14.6 km from Bigfork

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.18 in over about 13 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 Bigfork, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.18 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
95°FMay 27, 1936
Record low
17°FMay 1, 1899
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
14 h 32 min to 15 h 46 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
74%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
4.9 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 160°F36°F86°F 202317°F 189937%1%
May 261°F36°F85°F 202320°F 201337%1%
May 361°F36°F82°F 196623°F 200137%1%
May 461°F37°F85°F 202322°F 196337%1%
May 562°F37°F85°F 196625°F 202037%1%
May 662°F37°F82°F 195322°F 199937%1%
May 762°F38°F82°F 199224°F 200037%1%
May 863°F38°F82°F 198721°F 199937%1%
May 963°F38°F83°F 199422°F 200238%1%
May 1063°F39°F85°F 193623°F 200638%0%
May 1164°F39°F87°F 199321°F 201238%0%
May 1264°F39°F90°F 199323°F 195338%0%
May 1364°F40°F87°F 199324°F 198339%0%
May 1465°F40°F85°F 199321°F 202239%0%
May 1565°F40°F85°F 192425°F 201339%0%
May 1665°F40°F86°F 197326°F 199240%0%
May 1766°F41°F86°F 197325°F 200340%0%
May 1866°F41°F87°F 200625°F 196640%0%
May 1966°F41°F87°F 200226°F 202141%0%
May 2066°F42°F85°F 189728°F 200141%0%
May 2166°F42°F86°F 191925°F 200142%0%
May 2267°F42°F86°F 191925°F 202242%0%
May 2367°F43°F87°F 200126°F 195342%0%
May 2467°F43°F89°F 193428°F 196443%0%
May 2567°F43°F87°F 196124°F 196443%0%
May 2667°F43°F90°F 198625°F 191843%0%
May 2768°F44°F95°F 193628°F 191844%0%
May 2868°F44°F91°F 198631°F 191444%0%
May 2968°F44°F94°F 193628°F 195144%0%
May 3068°F44°F95°F 193626°F 200144%0%
May 3168°F45°F92°F 198628°F 195045%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bigfork, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 8:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 9:27 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00242104 (Creston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00244558, 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.