Garden County climate

Garden County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Crescent Lake NWR, 17.9 km from Garden County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.07 in over about 11 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 Garden County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.07 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
98°FMay 23, 2012
Record low
21°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
90%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
14 h 02 min to 14 h 59 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.4 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 163°F36°F87°F 202027°F 201333%3%
May 263°F37°F80°F 202023°F 201333%3%
May 363°F37°F81°F 201521°F 201333%3%
May 464°F38°F80°F 201428°F 201333%3%
May 564°F38°F85°F 201232°F 201333%3%
May 664°F38°F82°F 201632°F 201334%2%
May 765°F39°F84°F 201736°F 202034%2%
May 865°F39°F83°F 201732°F 201434%2%
May 965°F39°F82°F 201831°F 201434%2%
May 1066°F40°F83°F 201227°F 201935%2%
May 1166°F40°F91°F 201228°F 201535%2%
May 1266°F41°F83°F 201828°F 201535%2%
May 1367°F41°F79°F 201329°F 201435%2%
May 1467°F42°F90°F 201330°F 201435%2%
May 1568°F42°F92°F 201334°F 201436%1%
May 1668°F42°F84°F 201934°F 201436%1%
May 1768°F43°F92°F 201233°F 201636%1%
May 1869°F43°F88°F 201233°F 201636%1%
May 1969°F44°F88°F 201234°F 201937%1%
May 2070°F44°F79°F 202031°F 201537%1%
May 2170°F44°F77°F 202031°F 201537%1%
May 2270°F45°F89°F 201232°F 201937%1%
May 2371°F45°F98°F 201232°F 201937%1%
May 2471°F46°F86°F 201833°F 201937%1%
May 2572°F46°F84°F 201836°F 201737%1%
May 2672°F46°F89°F 201840°F 201237%1%
May 2773°F47°F90°F 201239°F 201738%1%
May 2873°F47°F84°F 201845°F 201638%1%
May 2973°F47°F87°F 201443°F 201938%0%
May 3074°F48°F87°F 201441°F 201538%0%
May 3174°F48°F82°F 201243°F 201738%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Garden County, 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 (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 7:48 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 8:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00252000 (Crescent Lake NWR), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00251190, 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.