Ely climate

Ely Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ely Yelland Fld AP, 6.5 km from Ely

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 1.05 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 Ely, 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
1.05 in
Snowfall
2.0 in
Record high
95°FMay 31, 1910
Record low
7°FMay 4, 1950
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 45 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
43%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.7 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 163°F31°F82°F 198516°F 194626%9%
May 263°F31°F83°F 194711°F 195326%9%
May 364°F31°F82°F 194717°F 195026%9%
May 464°F31°F82°F 19477°F 195025%8%
May 565°F32°F80°F 199214°F 196525%8%
May 665°F32°F82°F 19899°F 196525%8%
May 765°F32°F83°F 19898°F 196525%8%
May 866°F32°F85°F 201817°F 200225%7%
May 966°F32°F83°F 201814°F 194825%7%
May 1066°F33°F82°F 196013°F 195325%7%
May 1167°F33°F85°F 202617°F 202225%6%
May 1267°F33°F87°F 199618°F 195325%6%
May 1368°F33°F86°F 199615°F 189625%6%
May 1468°F34°F83°F 201218°F 189625%5%
May 1569°F34°F82°F 189315°F 189625%5%
May 1669°F34°F83°F 190118°F 199925%5%
May 1769°F34°F84°F 190119°F 194325%5%
May 1870°F35°F88°F 200820°F 194324%4%
May 1970°F35°F88°F 200817°F 196024%4%
May 2071°F35°F88°F 200817°F 195924%4%
May 2171°F35°F86°F 201217°F 202224%4%
May 2271°F35°F87°F 200018°F 200224%4%
May 2372°F36°F88°F 198421°F 200724%3%
May 2472°F36°F87°F 200120°F 197824%3%
May 2573°F36°F88°F 200122°F 189923%3%
May 2673°F36°F88°F 198623°F 195023%3%
May 2773°F37°F88°F 198619°F 195323%3%
May 2874°F37°F92°F 200323°F 195322%2%
May 2974°F37°F91°F 191022°F 200622%2%
May 3075°F37°F90°F 200222°F 198522%2%
May 3175°F37°F95°F 191023°F 189521%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ely, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 7:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:00 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023154 (Ely Yelland Fld AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023154, 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.