Elko Weather in May
Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.22 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
- 70°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 1.22 in
- Snowfall
- 0.4 in
- Record high
- 97°FMay 28, 2003
- Record low
- 10°FMay 6, 1965
- Chance of a freeze
- 97%
- Daylight
- 13 h 59 min to 14 h 54 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 50%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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 | 64°F | 35°F | 88°F 1981 | 18°F 1895 | 29% | 6% |
| May 2 | 65°F | 35°F | 89°F 1947 | 15°F 1988 | 29% | 6% |
| May 3 | 65°F | 35°F | 87°F 1947 | 11°F 1964 | 29% | 5% |
| May 4 | 65°F | 36°F | 87°F 1918 | 16°F 1899 | 29% | 5% |
| May 5 | 66°F | 36°F | 86°F 1947 | 15°F 1961 | 28% | 5% |
| May 6 | 66°F | 36°F | 88°F 1947 | 10°F 1965 | 28% | 5% |
| May 7 | 67°F | 37°F | 87°F 1966 | 17°F 2010 | 28% | 4% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 37°F | 86°F 1914 | 15°F 2002 | 28% | 4% |
| May 9 | 67°F | 37°F | 86°F 1910 | 19°F 1990 | 28% | 4% |
| May 10 | 68°F | 37°F | 86°F 1940 | 14°F 1899 | 28% | 4% |
| May 11 | 68°F | 38°F | 90°F 2026 | 15°F 1953 | 28% | 3% |
| May 12 | 69°F | 38°F | 93°F 2026 | 18°F 2000 | 28% | 3% |
| May 13 | 69°F | 38°F | 92°F 1936 | 19°F 1916 | 28% | 3% |
| May 14 | 69°F | 38°F | 89°F 1987 | 19°F 1951 | 28% | 3% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 39°F | 92°F 1893 | 20°F 1914 | 28% | 3% |
| May 16 | 70°F | 39°F | 91°F 1893 | 20°F 1895 | 27% | 2% |
| May 17 | 71°F | 39°F | 90°F 2008 | 20°F 1943 | 27% | 2% |
| May 18 | 71°F | 39°F | 91°F 2008 | 23°F 1971 | 27% | 2% |
| May 19 | 71°F | 39°F | 92°F 1954 | 20°F 1950 | 27% | 2% |
| May 20 | 72°F | 40°F | 90°F 1919 | 19°F 1936 | 27% | 2% |
| May 21 | 72°F | 40°F | 92°F 1919 | 21°F 1931 | 26% | 2% |
| May 22 | 72°F | 40°F | 91°F 1919 | 19°F 1895 | 26% | 2% |
| May 23 | 73°F | 40°F | 89°F 2001 | 23°F 1966 | 26% | 2% |
| May 24 | 73°F | 40°F | 91°F 2001 | 23°F 1944 | 26% | 1% |
| May 25 | 73°F | 41°F | 91°F 2001 | 21°F 1888 | 25% | 1% |
| May 26 | 74°F | 41°F | 94°F 1919 | 20°F 1895 | 25% | 1% |
| May 27 | 74°F | 41°F | 90°F 1919 | 22°F 1911 | 25% | 1% |
| May 28 | 74°F | 41°F | 97°F 2003 | 20°F 1895 | 24% | 1% |
| May 29 | 75°F | 41°F | 96°F 1897 | 24°F 1899 | 24% | 1% |
| May 30 | 75°F | 41°F | 92°F 1897 | 24°F 1942 | 23% | 1% |
| May 31 | 76°F | 42°F | 94°F 1910 | 24°F 1895 | 23% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 7:40 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 8:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024121 (Elko Rgnl AP), 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.