Lander County Weather in May
Average highs run from 64°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.39 in over about 7 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
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 1.39 in
- Record high
- 93°FMay 28, 2003
- Record low
- 10°FMay 16, 1896
- Chance of a freeze
- 96%
- Daylight
- 13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- Humidity
- 45%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 7.8 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 33°F | 81°F 1947 | 14°F 1954 | 22% |
| May 2 | 64°F | 34°F | 85°F 1947 | 13°F 1942 | 22% |
| May 3 | 64°F | 34°F | 82°F 1947 | 12°F 1938 | 22% |
| May 4 | 65°F | 34°F | 81°F 1918 | 21°F 1950 | 22% |
| May 5 | 65°F | 35°F | 81°F 1989 | 20°F 1911 | 22% |
| May 6 | 65°F | 35°F | 84°F 1928 | 16°F 1965 | 22% |
| May 7 | 66°F | 35°F | 85°F 1923 | 16°F 1965 | 22% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 36°F | 85°F 1928 | 20°F 1943 | 22% |
| May 9 | 67°F | 36°F | 82°F 1960 | 20°F 1918 | 22% |
| May 10 | 67°F | 36°F | 85°F 1934 | 18°F 1922 | 22% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 37°F | 85°F 1960 | 19°F 1922 | 22% |
| May 12 | 68°F | 37°F | 85°F 2026 | 21°F 1916 | 22% |
| May 13 | 68°F | 37°F | 84°F 1936 | 19°F 1916 | 22% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 37°F | 85°F 1934 | 19°F 1968 | 22% |
| May 15 | 69°F | 38°F | 87°F 1927 | 17°F 1955 | 22% |
| May 16 | 69°F | 38°F | 91°F 1927 | 10°F 1896 | 22% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 38°F | 88°F 1927 | 20°F 1896 | 22% |
| May 18 | 70°F | 38°F | 88°F 1954 | 19°F 1974 | 22% |
| May 19 | 70°F | 39°F | 87°F 1954 | 15°F 1941 | 22% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 39°F | 85°F 1926 | 23°F 1975 | 22% |
| May 21 | 71°F | 39°F | 86°F 1934 | 24°F 2019 | 22% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 39°F | 87°F 1926 | 22°F 1960 | 22% |
| May 23 | 71°F | 40°F | 88°F 2001 | 23°F 1960 | 22% |
| May 24 | 72°F | 40°F | 88°F 2001 | 23°F 1978 | 21% |
| May 25 | 72°F | 40°F | 89°F 2001 | 24°F 1978 | 21% |
| May 26 | 72°F | 40°F | 89°F 1986 | 22°F 1922 | 21% |
| May 27 | 73°F | 41°F | 91°F 2003 | 26°F 1911 | 21% |
| May 28 | 73°F | 41°F | 93°F 2003 | 25°F 1895 | 20% |
| May 29 | 73°F | 41°F | 89°F 1984 | 24°F 1942 | 20% |
| May 30 | 73°F | 41°F | 89°F 1986 | 23°F 1937 | 20% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 41°F | 90°F 1986 | 24°F 1971 | 19% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00260800 (Beowawe 49S - U Of N Rch), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00260507, 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.