Red Lodge Weather in May
Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 12 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
- 62°F
- Average low
- 37°F
- Precipitation
- 4.72 in
- Snowfall
- 6.2 in
- Record high
- 93°FMay 30, 2003
- Record low
- 18°FMay 3, 2024
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 14 h 17 min to 15 h 24 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 58%
- Dew point
- 36°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 57°F | 32°F | 83°F 2021 | 21°F 2005 | 34% | 13% |
| May 2 | 57°F | 32°F | 83°F 1981 | 22°F 2002 | 34% | 13% |
| May 3 | 58°F | 33°F | 88°F 1985 | 18°F 2024 | 35% | 12% |
| May 4 | 58°F | 33°F | 85°F 1986 | 18°F 2024 | 35% | 12% |
| May 5 | 58°F | 33°F | 83°F 2004 | 24°F 2010 | 35% | 12% |
| May 6 | 59°F | 34°F | 85°F 2004 | 23°F 1982 | 36% | 11% |
| May 7 | 59°F | 34°F | 87°F 2017 | 24°F 2010 | 36% | 11% |
| May 8 | 59°F | 34°F | 85°F 1992 | 23°F 2010 | 36% | 11% |
| May 9 | 60°F | 35°F | 87°F 1987 | 19°F 2002 | 37% | 10% |
| May 10 | 60°F | 35°F | 81°F 1987 | 27°F 2019 | 37% | 10% |
| May 11 | 60°F | 35°F | 86°F 1987 | 18°F 2021 | 37% | 10% |
| May 12 | 61°F | 36°F | 85°F 2025 | 25°F 2018 | 38% | 9% |
| May 13 | 61°F | 36°F | 89°F 2001 | 24°F 2018 | 38% | 9% |
| May 14 | 61°F | 36°F | 91°F 2001 | 28°F 1983 | 38% | 9% |
| May 15 | 62°F | 36°F | 91°F 2001 | 31°F 1983 | 38% | 8% |
| May 16 | 62°F | 37°F | 88°F 1987 | 30°F 2018 | 39% | 8% |
| May 17 | 63°F | 37°F | 89°F 1988 | 25°F 2018 | 39% | 8% |
| May 18 | 63°F | 37°F | 86°F 2006 | 25°F 2018 | 39% | 7% |
| May 19 | 63°F | 38°F | 90°F 1992 | 27°F 2003 | 40% | 7% |
| May 20 | 64°F | 38°F | 91°F 1992 | 22°F 2018 | 40% | 7% |
| May 21 | 64°F | 38°F | 91°F 2002 | 21°F 2018 | 40% | 7% |
| May 22 | 64°F | 39°F | 87°F 2002 | 27°F 2022 | 41% | 6% |
| May 23 | 64°F | 39°F | 85°F 2012 | 28°F 1986 | 41% | 6% |
| May 24 | 65°F | 39°F | 86°F 1985 | 19°F 1984 | 41% | 6% |
| May 25 | 65°F | 39°F | 86°F 1985 | 29°F 2024 | 41% | 6% |
| May 26 | 65°F | 40°F | 88°F 2003 | 31°F 2012 | 42% | 5% |
| May 27 | 66°F | 40°F | 89°F 2003 | 23°F 2024 | 42% | 5% |
| May 28 | 66°F | 40°F | 84°F 1994 | 31°F 2024 | 42% | 5% |
| May 29 | 66°F | 40°F | 91°F 2003 | 29°F 1982 | 42% | 5% |
| May 30 | 67°F | 41°F | 93°F 2003 | 20°F 2024 | 42% | 5% |
| May 31 | 67°F | 41°F | 93°F 1986 | 29°F 1982 | 42% | 4% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 8:57 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00246918 (Red Lodge), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00487388, 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.