Chinook climate

Chinook Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chinook, 0.4 km from Chinook

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.42 in over about 10 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 Chinook, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
2.42 in
Snowfall
0.4 in
Record high
98°FMay 21, 1980
Record low
14°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
91%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
14 h 35 min to 15 h 50 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
11.0 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 162°F34°F86°F 200016°F 201326%4%
May 263°F34°F86°F 198514°F 200526%4%
May 363°F35°F90°F 199818°F 200526%4%
May 463°F35°F84°F 201624°F 196727%3%
May 564°F35°F91°F 201724°F 196727%3%
May 664°F36°F90°F 199217°F 202627%3%
May 764°F36°F86°F 198525°F 201528%3%
May 865°F37°F85°F 198725°F 201028%3%
May 965°F37°F87°F 198726°F 201528%3%
May 1065°F37°F89°F 202525°F 200229%2%
May 1166°F38°F88°F 199325°F 201229%2%
May 1266°F38°F93°F 200124°F 196630%2%
May 1366°F39°F92°F 200123°F 200430%2%
May 1467°F39°F87°F 198427°F 201630%2%
May 1567°F40°F87°F 197330°F 197131%2%
May 1667°F40°F95°F 198828°F 198631%2%
May 1767°F41°F90°F 200629°F 200431%1%
May 1868°F41°F94°F 200627°F 201532%1%
May 1968°F41°F90°F 196427°F 196332%1%
May 2068°F42°F89°F 196430°F 202132%1%
May 2169°F42°F98°F 198027°F 196933%1%
May 2269°F43°F95°F 198022°F 202233%1%
May 2369°F43°F92°F 198831°F 199533%1%
May 2470°F44°F96°F 200130°F 200034%1%
May 2570°F44°F90°F 200331°F 201234%1%
May 2670°F44°F94°F 202631°F 196434%1%
May 2770°F45°F94°F 196628°F 200534%1%
May 2871°F45°F93°F 202632°F 198235%0%
May 2971°F46°F93°F 196132°F 201635%0%
May 3071°F46°F91°F 198433°F 198235%0%
May 3171°F46°F94°F 197227°F 198235%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chinook, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:20 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 USC00241722 (Chinook), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094012, 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.