Carrizozo climate

Carrizozo Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carrizozo 1SW, 2.2 km from Carrizozo

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in over about 3 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 Carrizozo, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
0.51 in
Record high
94°FMay 23, 2005
Record low
16°FMay 2, 1929
Chance of a freeze
36%
Days of 90°F or more
4.8
Daylight
13 h 32 min to 14 h 14 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
30%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
9.4 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 177°F43°F84°F 192026°F 19766%
May 277°F43°F86°F 192116°F 19296%
May 377°F44°F86°F 200017°F 20137%
May 478°F44°F88°F 200024°F 19427%
May 578°F44°F83°F 199628°F 19337%
May 678°F45°F85°F 200926°F 19357%
May 778°F45°F89°F 193427°F 19327%
May 879°F45°F88°F 198928°F 19847%
May 979°F45°F87°F 200921°F 19327%
May 1079°F46°F87°F 200027°F 19937%
May 1180°F46°F88°F 198426°F 19797%0%
May 1280°F46°F89°F 199622°F 19307%0%
May 1380°F47°F90°F 199624°F 19337%0%
May 1481°F47°F88°F 200322°F 20147%0%
May 1581°F47°F89°F 200026°F 19428%0%
May 1682°F47°F89°F 193827°F 19338%0%
May 1782°F48°F88°F 200330°F 19338%0%
May 1882°F48°F90°F 199629°F 19338%0%
May 1983°F48°F89°F 193930°F 19338%0%
May 2083°F48°F90°F 192530°F 19778%0%
May 2184°F49°F91°F 200532°F 19308%0%
May 2284°F49°F91°F 198430°F 20018%0%
May 2384°F49°F94°F 200530°F 19258%0%
May 2485°F49°F93°F 200028°F 19339%0%
May 2585°F50°F90°F 200629°F 19279%0%
May 2686°F50°F89°F 200130°F 19399%0%
May 2786°F50°F89°F 198432°F 19399%0%
May 2886°F50°F90°F 193832°F 19879%0%
May 2987°F51°F91°F 200034°F 19299%0%
May 3087°F51°F91°F 200232°F 19429%0%
May 3188°F51°F94°F 200236°F 19429%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carrizozo, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:08 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00291515 (Carrizozo 1SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.