Elko County climate

Elko County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Deeth, 11.5 km from Elko County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 31°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.74 in over about 8 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 Elko County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
1.74 in
Record high
97°FMay 28, 2003
Record low
10°FMay 6, 1965
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 00 min to 14 h 55 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
7.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 163°F31°F88°F 198118°F 189529%
May 263°F31°F89°F 194715°F 198829%
May 364°F31°F87°F 194711°F 196429%
May 464°F32°F87°F 191816°F 189929%
May 564°F32°F86°F 194715°F 196128%
May 665°F32°F88°F 194710°F 196528%
May 765°F32°F87°F 196617°F 201028%
May 866°F33°F86°F 191415°F 200228%
May 966°F33°F86°F 191019°F 199027%
May 1067°F33°F86°F 194014°F 189927%
May 1167°F33°F90°F 202615°F 195327%
May 1268°F34°F93°F 202618°F 200027%
May 1368°F34°F92°F 193619°F 191626%
May 1468°F34°F89°F 198719°F 195126%
May 1569°F34°F92°F 189320°F 191426%
May 1669°F35°F91°F 189320°F 189526%
May 1770°F35°F90°F 200820°F 194326%
May 1870°F35°F91°F 200823°F 197125%
May 1970°F35°F92°F 195420°F 195025%
May 2071°F35°F90°F 191919°F 193625%
May 2171°F36°F92°F 191921°F 193124%
May 2272°F36°F91°F 191919°F 189524%
May 2372°F36°F89°F 200123°F 196624%
May 2472°F36°F91°F 200123°F 194424%
May 2573°F36°F91°F 200121°F 188823%
May 2673°F37°F94°F 191920°F 189523%
May 2773°F37°F90°F 191922°F 191123%
May 2874°F37°F97°F 200320°F 189523%
May 2974°F37°F96°F 189724°F 189922%
May 3074°F37°F92°F 189724°F 194222%
May 3175°F37°F94°F 191024°F 189522%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elko County, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:39 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 8:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00262189 (Deeth), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024121, 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.