Ely Weather in May
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 63°F | 31°F | 82°F 1985 | 16°F 1946 | 26% | 9% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 31°F | 83°F 1947 | 11°F 1953 | 26% | 9% |
| May 3 | 64°F | 31°F | 82°F 1947 | 17°F 1950 | 26% | 9% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 31°F | 82°F 1947 | 7°F 1950 | 25% | 8% |
| May 5 | 65°F | 32°F | 80°F 1992 | 14°F 1965 | 25% | 8% |
| May 6 | 65°F | 32°F | 82°F 1989 | 9°F 1965 | 25% | 8% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 32°F | 83°F 1989 | 8°F 1965 | 25% | 8% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 32°F | 85°F 2018 | 17°F 2002 | 25% | 7% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 32°F | 83°F 2018 | 14°F 1948 | 25% | 7% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 33°F | 82°F 1960 | 13°F 1953 | 25% | 7% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 33°F | 85°F 2026 | 17°F 2022 | 25% | 6% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 33°F | 87°F 1996 | 18°F 1953 | 25% | 6% |
| May 13 | 68°F | 33°F | 86°F 1996 | 15°F 1896 | 25% | 6% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 34°F | 83°F 2012 | 18°F 1896 | 25% | 5% |
| May 15 | 69°F | 34°F | 82°F 1893 | 15°F 1896 | 25% | 5% |
| May 16 | 69°F | 34°F | 83°F 1901 | 18°F 1999 | 25% | 5% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 34°F | 84°F 1901 | 19°F 1943 | 25% | 5% |
| May 18 | 70°F | 35°F | 88°F 2008 | 20°F 1943 | 24% | 4% |
| May 19 | 70°F | 35°F | 88°F 2008 | 17°F 1960 | 24% | 4% |
| May 20 | 71°F | 35°F | 88°F 2008 | 17°F 1959 | 24% | 4% |
| May 21 | 71°F | 35°F | 86°F 2012 | 17°F 2022 | 24% | 4% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 35°F | 87°F 2000 | 18°F 2002 | 24% | 4% |
| May 23 | 72°F | 36°F | 88°F 1984 | 21°F 2007 | 24% | 3% |
| May 24 | 72°F | 36°F | 87°F 2001 | 20°F 1978 | 24% | 3% |
| May 25 | 73°F | 36°F | 88°F 2001 | 22°F 1899 | 23% | 3% |
| May 26 | 73°F | 36°F | 88°F 1986 | 23°F 1950 | 23% | 3% |
| May 27 | 73°F | 37°F | 88°F 1986 | 19°F 1953 | 23% | 3% |
| May 28 | 74°F | 37°F | 92°F 2003 | 23°F 1953 | 22% | 2% |
| May 29 | 74°F | 37°F | 91°F 1910 | 22°F 2006 | 22% | 2% |
| May 30 | 75°F | 37°F | 90°F 2002 | 22°F 1985 | 22% | 2% |
| May 31 | 75°F | 37°F | 95°F 1910 | 23°F 1895 | 21% | 2% |
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 7:33 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:00 PM
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.