Holloman Air Force Base climate

Holloman Air Force Base Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for White Sands Natl Mon, 10.2 km from Holloman Air Force Base

Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 94°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 in over about 2 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 Holloman Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
88°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Record high
104°FMay 23, 2005
Record low
20°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
19%
Days of 90°F or more
14.5
Daylight
13 h 29 min to 14 h 10 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
28%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
9.2 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 183°F46°F94°F 198627°F 19677%0%
May 283°F46°F97°F 202020°F 19677%0%
May 383°F46°F98°F 194325°F 19537%0%
May 483°F47°F99°F 194725°F 19447%0%
May 584°F47°F100°F 194725°F 19507%0%
May 684°F47°F99°F 194730°F 19507%0%
May 784°F48°F97°F 200024°F 19757%0%
May 885°F48°F100°F 202026°F 19757%0%
May 985°F48°F98°F 201828°F 19658%0%
May 1086°F48°F100°F 201831°F 20148%0%
May 1186°F49°F101°F 201831°F 20148%0%
May 1286°F49°F100°F 198431°F 20148%0%
May 1387°F49°F100°F 199633°F 19568%0%
May 1487°F50°F103°F 199631°F 19568%0%
May 1587°F50°F100°F 202231°F 19678%0%
May 1688°F50°F102°F 200035°F 19458%0%
May 1788°F51°F100°F 202234°F 19538%0%
May 1889°F51°F100°F 202233°F 19838%0%
May 1989°F51°F100°F 199629°F 19718%0%
May 2090°F52°F101°F 196932°F 19718%0%
May 2190°F52°F101°F 198934°F 19748%0%
May 2290°F52°F102°F 200533°F 19459%0%
May 2391°F53°F104°F 200536°F 19729%0%
May 2491°F53°F104°F 200534°F 19759%0%
May 2592°F53°F104°F 200037°F 20109%0%
May 2692°F54°F101°F 195134°F 19579%0%
May 2792°F54°F104°F 195139°F 19609%0%
May 2893°F54°F104°F 195137°F 19739%0%
May 2993°F55°F102°F 195140°F 19739%0%
May 3094°F55°F102°F 200039°F 19879%0%
May 3194°F55°F102°F 200040°F 19679%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Holloman Air Force Base, 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 6:17 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:07 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00299686 (White Sands Natl Mon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00299686, 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.