Jefferson County climate

Jefferson County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Boulder, 9.3 km from Jefferson County

Average highs run from 59°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 30°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.86 in over about 12 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 Jefferson County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
64°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
1.86 in
Record high
90°FMay 28, 1919
Record low
9°FMay 1, 1975
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 15 h 31 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 159°F30°F80°F 19859°F 197529%
May 259°F31°F82°F 198511°F 197530%
May 360°F31°F81°F 196618°F 194230%
May 460°F31°F83°F 196615°F 195031%
May 560°F32°F82°F 196615°F 201031%
May 661°F32°F82°F 196616°F 196832%
May 761°F32°F82°F 198716°F 196532%
May 861°F33°F81°F 19879°F 196533%
May 962°F33°F79°F 199416°F 191633%
May 1062°F33°F82°F 202518°F 194634%
May 1162°F34°F81°F 196015°F 196734%
May 1263°F34°F82°F 196016°F 198535%
May 1363°F35°F84°F 199318°F 198336%
May 1463°F35°F88°F 193618°F 198336%
May 1564°F35°F83°F 201221°F 200437%
May 1664°F36°F84°F 198821°F 197437%
May 1764°F36°F82°F 197616°F 189638%
May 1864°F36°F84°F 200921°F 190338%
May 1965°F36°F85°F 195419°F 202639%
May 2065°F37°F83°F 191923°F 200339%
May 2165°F37°F84°F 191912°F 193840%
May 2266°F37°F83°F 191919°F 191640%
May 2366°F38°F84°F 192919°F 191641%
May 2466°F38°F84°F 192820°F 191841%
May 2566°F38°F85°F 193420°F 195041%
May 2667°F39°F83°F 193422°F 197542%
May 2767°F39°F87°F 198625°F 197342%
May 2867°F39°F90°F 191921°F 194742%
May 2967°F39°F87°F 193621°F 194742%
May 3068°F39°F87°F 193624°F 192042%
May 3168°F40°F87°F 202524°F 195042%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jefferson County, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 8:37 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 9:12 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00241008 (Boulder), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024135, 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.