Stanford climate

Stanford Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Stanford, 0.5 km from Stanford

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.10 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 Stanford, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.10 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
98°FMay 14, 1931
Record low
11°FMay 6, 1929
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
14 h 27 min to 15 h 38 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
62%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
9.2 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 158°F33°F82°F 200013°F 201337%8%
May 259°F34°F86°F 198514°F 195438%7%
May 359°F34°F82°F 191816°F 195438%7%
May 459°F34°F84°F 191816°F 196738%7%
May 560°F35°F85°F 193421°F 191338%6%
May 660°F35°F85°F 192811°F 192938%6%
May 760°F35°F89°F 190823°F 192939%6%
May 861°F36°F85°F 192819°F 192939%6%
May 961°F36°F84°F 190616°F 200239%5%
May 1061°F36°F88°F 190611°F 194640%5%
May 1162°F37°F86°F 199319°F 195340%5%
May 1262°F37°F88°F 200119°F 191640%5%
May 1362°F37°F88°F 190315°F 195341%4%
May 1463°F38°F98°F 193125°F 191641%4%
May 1563°F38°F87°F 193112°F 191041%4%
May 1663°F38°F87°F 190126°F 189642%4%
May 1764°F39°F87°F 194827°F 191642%4%
May 1864°F39°F86°F 193723°F 192942%3%
May 1964°F39°F87°F 195425°F 190343%3%
May 2064°F40°F88°F 192523°F 193143%3%
May 2165°F40°F89°F 192824°F 193144%3%
May 2265°F40°F93°F 192824°F 191044%3%
May 2365°F41°F87°F 192817°F 193044%2%
May 2465°F41°F88°F 192929°F 199344%2%
May 2566°F41°F92°F 192826°F 200445%2%
May 2666°F42°F90°F 193626°F 197545%2%
May 2766°F42°F91°F 191923°F 191045%2%
May 2866°F42°F93°F 191915°F 194745%2%
May 2967°F42°F92°F 193627°F 192945%1%
May 3067°F43°F92°F 193630°F 192445%1%
May 3167°F43°F87°F 193624°F 198246%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Stanford, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 8:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:30 AM, sunset 9:08 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00247864 (Stanford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024036, 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.