Gallup climate

Gallup Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gallup Sand & Gravel, 3.6 km from Gallup

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.66 in over about 4 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 Gallup, 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
40°F
Precipitation
0.66 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
95°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
12°FMay 7, 1975
Chance of a freeze
87%
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 24 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
35%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.2 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°F36°F84°F 202020°F 201114%2%
May 269°F37°F84°F 200015°F 200814%2%
May 369°F37°F85°F 200015°F 201114%2%
May 469°F37°F85°F 200023°F 200814%2%
May 570°F37°F84°F 200023°F 199114%2%
May 670°F38°F87°F 202020°F 199314%2%
May 770°F38°F88°F 198912°F 197514%2%
May 871°F38°F88°F 201820°F 199414%2%
May 971°F38°F90°F 201820°F 199314%2%
May 1071°F39°F89°F 201819°F 200314%2%
May 1172°F39°F88°F 199620°F 200314%2%
May 1272°F39°F91°F 199619°F 201014%2%
May 1372°F39°F89°F 199622°F 201414%1%
May 1473°F40°F86°F 199621°F 201413%1%
May 1573°F40°F89°F 202221°F 201413%1%
May 1674°F40°F86°F 198821°F 199813%1%
May 1774°F41°F85°F 200323°F 198313%1%
May 1874°F41°F88°F 199621°F 198313%1%
May 1975°F41°F88°F 200822°F 197713%1%
May 2075°F41°F92°F 200520°F 202513%1%
May 2176°F42°F89°F 200521°F 197413%1%
May 2276°F42°F90°F 200522°F 200212%1%
May 2376°F42°F94°F 200024°F 197512%1%
May 2477°F42°F91°F 200023°F 202112%1%
May 2577°F43°F87°F 200622°F 198012%1%
May 2678°F43°F88°F 202224°F 199511%1%
May 2778°F43°F89°F 197420°F 201211%1%
May 2878°F43°F93°F 200024°F 201211%0%
May 2979°F44°F94°F 200030°F 197310%0%
May 3079°F44°F92°F 200029°F 198010%0%
May 3180°F44°F95°F 200225°F 201110%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gallup, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:25 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00293428 (Gallup Sand & Gravel), 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.