Alma climate

Alma Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Harlan CO Lake, 12.7 km from Alma

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.06 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 Alma, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
4.06 in
Record high
103°FMay 29, 1934
Record low
19°FMay 1, 1909
Chance of a freeze
31%
Days of 90°F or more
1.6
Daylight
13 h 56 min to 14 h 49 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
61%
Dew point
48°F
Wind
11.6 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 169°F43°F94°F 195919°F 190931%
May 269°F43°F94°F 196522°F 196732%
May 369°F44°F92°F 190223°F 190732%
May 470°F44°F91°F 192423°F 201332%
May 570°F44°F96°F 190927°F 193532%
May 670°F45°F99°F 191628°F 194432%
May 770°F45°F99°F 191630°F 197633%
May 871°F46°F96°F 193430°F 190833%
May 971°F46°F95°F 193430°F 190833%
May 1071°F46°F94°F 201128°F 202033%
May 1172°F47°F96°F 196227°F 194633%
May 1272°F47°F95°F 196230°F 194333%
May 1373°F48°F94°F 196226°F 196633%0%
May 1473°F48°F96°F 194825°F 190433%0%
May 1573°F49°F99°F 201327°F 190733%0%
May 1674°F49°F96°F 200129°F 201433%0%
May 1774°F49°F99°F 192730°F 201134%0%
May 1874°F50°F96°F 191132°F 191534%0%
May 1975°F50°F98°F 190836°F 191534%0%
May 2075°F51°F98°F 190830°F 196834%0%
May 2175°F51°F95°F 190733°F 201534%0%
May 2276°F51°F96°F 190733°F 201534%0%
May 2376°F52°F96°F 192633°F 199734%0%
May 2477°F52°F99°F 196733°F 192434%0%
May 2577°F53°F100°F 196736°F 200234%0%
May 2677°F53°F99°F 191234°F 190134%0%
May 2778°F54°F97°F 201233°F 190734%0%
May 2878°F54°F98°F 193432°F 194734%0%
May 2979°F54°F103°F 193430°F 194734%0%
May 3079°F55°F101°F 193440°F 194734%0%
May 3179°F55°F98°F 199437°F 196434%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Alma, 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 (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 9:00 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00253595 (Harlan CO Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00253910, 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.