La Luz climate

La Luz Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alamogordo, 6.8 km from La Luz

Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31, and lows from 54°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.46 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 La Luz, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
59°F
Precipitation
0.46 in
Record high
104°FMay 27, 1951
Record low
32°FMay 7, 1917
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.7
Daylight
13 h 30 min to 14 h 11 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 180°F54°F94°F 200034°F 19677%0%
May 280°F55°F93°F 196533°F 19677%0%
May 380°F55°F93°F 200033°F 19538%0%
May 481°F55°F98°F 194733°F 19538%0%
May 581°F55°F98°F 194734°F 19538%0%
May 681°F56°F98°F 194734°F 19178%0%
May 782°F56°F96°F 198932°F 19178%0%
May 882°F56°F96°F 198936°F 19179%0%
May 982°F56°F98°F 196736°F 19659%0%
May 1083°F57°F95°F 197439°F 19309%0%
May 1183°F57°F97°F 196237°F 19179%0%
May 1283°F57°F98°F 198438°F 19179%0%
May 1384°F58°F100°F 199635°F 197610%0%
May 1484°F58°F99°F 196338°F 195310%0%
May 1584°F58°F98°F 200039°F 196710%0%
May 1685°F58°F97°F 196442°F 195110%0%
May 1785°F59°F96°F 192738°F 195111%0%
May 1885°F59°F98°F 199639°F 198611%0%
May 1986°F59°F97°F 192538°F 195311%0%
May 2086°F60°F101°F 196934°F 191711%0%
May 2187°F60°F100°F 196940°F 191711%0%
May 2287°F60°F101°F 200541°F 195511%0%
May 2387°F61°F101°F 200042°F 191711%0%
May 2488°F61°F102°F 196440°F 191912%0%
May 2588°F61°F100°F 195140°F 191712%0%
May 2689°F62°F103°F 195142°F 191712%0%
May 2789°F62°F104°F 195145°F 191712%0%
May 2889°F62°F101°F 195142°F 194712%0%
May 2990°F63°F100°F 195143°F 195512%0%
May 3090°F63°F102°F 200244°F 191612%0%
May 3191°F63°F102°F 200238°F 191712%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at La Luz, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:56 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 USC00290199 (Alamogordo), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290199, 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.