Bayard Weather in May
Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 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
- 73°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 3.31 in
- Snowfall
- 0.7 in
- Record high
- 103°FMay 29, 2003
- Record low
- 12°FMay 1, 1898
- Chance of a freeze
- 78%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 2.0
- Daylight
- 14 h 02 min to 15 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 54%
- Dew point
- 38°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 68°F | 38°F | 90°F 1959 | 12°F 1898 | 27% | 3% |
| May 2 | 68°F | 38°F | 88°F 1981 | 15°F 1898 | 27% | 2% |
| May 3 | 68°F | 38°F | 90°F 1940 | 15°F 1907 | 27% | 2% |
| May 4 | 69°F | 39°F | 92°F 1936 | 20°F 1898 | 27% | 2% |
| May 5 | 69°F | 39°F | 95°F 2004 | 21°F 1898 | 28% | 2% |
| May 6 | 69°F | 40°F | 91°F 1966 | 16°F 1898 | 28% | 2% |
| May 7 | 70°F | 40°F | 94°F 1928 | 24°F 1898 | 28% | 2% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 40°F | 94°F 1934 | 21°F 2010 | 28% | 2% |
| May 9 | 70°F | 41°F | 94°F 1916 | 22°F 2002 | 28% | 2% |
| May 10 | 71°F | 41°F | 98°F 1900 | 26°F 1917 | 28% | 1% |
| May 11 | 71°F | 42°F | 94°F 1900 | 24°F 1946 | 29% | 1% |
| May 12 | 72°F | 42°F | 94°F 1941 | 15°F 1983 | 29% | 1% |
| May 13 | 72°F | 43°F | 96°F 1941 | 28°F 1896 | 29% | 1% |
| May 14 | 72°F | 43°F | 95°F 2013 | 26°F 1897 | 29% | 1% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 43°F | 94°F 1931 | 24°F 1907 | 29% | 1% |
| May 16 | 73°F | 44°F | 94°F 1996 | 24°F 1923 | 29% | 1% |
| May 17 | 74°F | 44°F | 95°F 1934 | 25°F 1910 | 29% | 1% |
| May 18 | 74°F | 45°F | 96°F 1934 | 27°F 1898 | 29% | 1% |
| May 19 | 74°F | 45°F | 97°F 2009 | 29°F 1915 | 30% | 1% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 46°F | 96°F 1925 | 24°F 1931 | 30% | 1% |
| May 21 | 75°F | 46°F | 97°F 1925 | 23°F 1898 | 30% | 1% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 46°F | 100°F 2012 | 29°F 1915 | 30% | 1% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 47°F | 99°F 1926 | 32°F 1935 | 30% | 0% |
| May 24 | 77°F | 47°F | 96°F 1896 | 32°F 1893 | 30% | 0% |
| May 25 | 77°F | 47°F | 96°F 1931 | 30°F 1893 | 30% | 0% |
| May 26 | 77°F | 48°F | 95°F 1931 | 34°F 1975 | 30% | 0% |
| May 27 | 78°F | 48°F | 96°F 2006 | 29°F 1907 | 30% | 0% |
| May 28 | 78°F | 48°F | 100°F 1934 | 23°F 1947 | 30% | 0% |
| May 29 | 79°F | 49°F | 103°F 2003 | 18°F 1947 | 30% | 0% |
| May 30 | 79°F | 49°F | 99°F 1939 | 30°F 1947 | 30% | 0% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 49°F | 93°F 1933 | 32°F 1917 | 30% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:21 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00251145 (Bridgeport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024028, 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.