Crownpoint climate

Crownpoint Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thoreau 12 Se, 42 km from Crownpoint

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.75 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 Crownpoint, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
0.75 in
Snowfall
1.1 in
Record high
95°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
12°FMay 7, 1975
Chance of a freeze
97%
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 25 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
35%
Dew point
26°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 170°F34°F84°F 202020°F 20119%2%
May 271°F34°F84°F 200015°F 20089%2%
May 371°F34°F85°F 200015°F 20119%2%
May 471°F34°F85°F 200023°F 20089%2%
May 572°F34°F84°F 200023°F 19919%2%
May 672°F35°F87°F 202020°F 19939%2%
May 772°F35°F88°F 198912°F 19759%2%
May 873°F35°F88°F 201820°F 19949%2%
May 973°F35°F90°F 201820°F 19939%1%
May 1073°F35°F89°F 201819°F 20039%1%
May 1174°F36°F88°F 199620°F 20039%1%
May 1274°F36°F91°F 199619°F 20109%1%
May 1374°F36°F89°F 199622°F 20149%1%
May 1475°F36°F86°F 199621°F 20149%1%
May 1575°F36°F89°F 202221°F 20149%1%
May 1676°F37°F86°F 198821°F 199810%1%
May 1776°F37°F85°F 200323°F 198310%1%
May 1877°F37°F88°F 199621°F 198310%1%
May 1977°F37°F88°F 200822°F 197710%1%
May 2077°F38°F92°F 200520°F 202510%1%
May 2178°F38°F89°F 200521°F 197410%1%
May 2278°F38°F90°F 200522°F 200210%1%
May 2379°F38°F94°F 200024°F 197510%1%
May 2479°F39°F91°F 200023°F 202110%1%
May 2580°F39°F87°F 200622°F 19809%1%
May 2680°F39°F88°F 202224°F 19959%1%
May 2781°F39°F89°F 197420°F 20129%1%
May 2881°F40°F93°F 200024°F 20129%1%
May 2981°F40°F94°F 200030°F 19739%1%
May 3082°F40°F92°F 200029°F 19809%1%
May 3182°F41°F95°F 200225°F 20119%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Crownpoint, 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 6:20 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:23 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298834 (Thoreau 12 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023081, 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.