Colfax County climate

Colfax County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Maxwell 3 Nw, 6.7 km from Colfax County

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.64 in over about 6 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 Colfax County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
1.64 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
96°FMay 29, 2000
Record low
17°FMay 2, 2008
Chance of a freeze
96%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 29 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
42%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
11.0 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 169°F33°F86°F 202020°F 196216%2%
May 269°F33°F86°F 201217°F 200816%2%
May 369°F34°F84°F 201217°F 201316%2%
May 470°F34°F91°F 201225°F 196716%2%
May 570°F35°F91°F 201225°F 199917%1%
May 670°F35°F86°F 200923°F 195317%1%
May 771°F35°F90°F 200921°F 202617%1%
May 871°F36°F88°F 196328°F 201617%1%
May 971°F36°F88°F 195624°F 196518%1%
May 1072°F36°F89°F 201830°F 196518%1%
May 1172°F37°F88°F 201824°F 200318%1%
May 1272°F37°F90°F 196227°F 195318%1%
May 1373°F37°F88°F 200925°F 195319%1%
May 1473°F38°F86°F 196321°F 201419%1%
May 1574°F38°F85°F 196423°F 196719%1%
May 1674°F38°F87°F 196431°F 200819%1%
May 1774°F39°F90°F 202232°F 196820%1%
May 1875°F39°F91°F 202029°F 195320%0%
May 1975°F39°F90°F 202032°F 196820%0%
May 2075°F40°F86°F 200427°F 202520%0%
May 2176°F40°F88°F 200631°F 196720%0%
May 2276°F40°F92°F 201227°F 200121%0%
May 2377°F41°F93°F 200033°F 200121%0%
May 2477°F41°F89°F 196732°F 201721%0%
May 2577°F41°F91°F 201229°F 200221%0%
May 2678°F42°F90°F 195332°F 195021%0%
May 2778°F42°F91°F 201134°F 196521%0%
May 2878°F42°F91°F 201132°F 195021%0%
May 2979°F42°F96°F 200034°F 196221%0%
May 3079°F43°F96°F 200035°F 201922%0%
May 3179°F43°F96°F 200229°F 200422%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Colfax County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 7:47 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:11 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00295490 (Maxwell 3 Nw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023052, 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.