Golden Valley County Weather in May
Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.27 in over about 9 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 64°F
- Average low
- 37°F
- Precipitation
- 2.27 in
- Snowfall
- 0.7 in
- Record high
- 91°FMay 19, 1954
- Record low
- 4°FMay 12, 1953
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 14 h 24 min to 15 h 32 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 59°F | 32°F | 83°F 2000 | 13°F 2013 | 26% | 5% |
| May 2 | 59°F | 32°F | 83°F 1985 | 16°F 2005 | 27% | 5% |
| May 3 | 60°F | 32°F | 83°F 1952 | 16°F 2024 | 27% | 5% |
| May 4 | 60°F | 33°F | 84°F 1966 | 14°F 1967 | 27% | 5% |
| May 5 | 60°F | 33°F | 84°F 1966 | 17°F 1967 | 27% | 4% |
| May 6 | 61°F | 33°F | 88°F 1992 | 13°F 2013 | 28% | 4% |
| May 7 | 61°F | 34°F | 85°F 1992 | 23°F 2010 | 28% | 4% |
| May 8 | 61°F | 34°F | 87°F 1987 | 20°F 1961 | 28% | 4% |
| May 9 | 62°F | 35°F | 83°F 1987 | 16°F 2002 | 28% | 4% |
| May 10 | 62°F | 35°F | 86°F 1949 | 16°F 2010 | 29% | 3% |
| May 11 | 62°F | 35°F | 86°F 1960 | 13°F 1953 | 29% | 3% |
| May 12 | 63°F | 36°F | 90°F 2001 | 4°F 1953 | 29% | 3% |
| May 13 | 63°F | 36°F | 90°F 2001 | 14°F 1953 | 30% | 3% |
| May 14 | 63°F | 37°F | 85°F 1987 | 20°F 1953 | 30% | 3% |
| May 15 | 64°F | 37°F | 88°F 2013 | 25°F 1983 | 31% | 2% |
| May 16 | 64°F | 37°F | 88°F 1988 | 24°F 1986 | 31% | 2% |
| May 17 | 64°F | 38°F | 86°F 2012 | 26°F 1986 | 32% | 2% |
| May 18 | 64°F | 38°F | 85°F 1992 | 22°F 2026 | 32% | 2% |
| May 19 | 65°F | 38°F | 91°F 1954 | 20°F 1997 | 32% | 2% |
| May 20 | 65°F | 39°F | 88°F 1958 | 24°F 1968 | 33% | 2% |
| May 21 | 65°F | 39°F | 88°F 1980 | 24°F 1963 | 33% | 2% |
| May 22 | 66°F | 40°F | 89°F 1980 | 25°F 1963 | 34% | 1% |
| May 23 | 66°F | 40°F | 87°F 1951 | 27°F 1959 | 34% | 1% |
| May 24 | 66°F | 40°F | 87°F 1988 | 27°F 1964 | 34% | 1% |
| May 25 | 66°F | 41°F | 88°F 1999 | 27°F 1950 | 34% | 1% |
| May 26 | 67°F | 41°F | 87°F 1969 | 23°F 1975 | 35% | 1% |
| May 27 | 67°F | 41°F | 87°F 1966 | 29°F 1967 | 35% | 1% |
| May 28 | 67°F | 41°F | 88°F 2026 | 28°F 2012 | 35% | 1% |
| May 29 | 67°F | 42°F | 87°F 1984 | 27°F 2012 | 35% | 1% |
| May 30 | 67°F | 42°F | 88°F 1986 | 30°F 1973 | 36% | 1% |
| May 31 | 68°F | 42°F | 89°F 1986 | 26°F 1982 | 36% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 9:01 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00247263 (Ryegate 18 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00243939, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.