Rio Arriba County climate

Rio Arriba County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Vado Dam, 9.8 km from Rio Arriba County

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 29°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.04 in over about 7 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 Rio Arriba County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.04 in
Record high
93°FMay 10, 1934
Record low
22°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 42 min to 14 h 29 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.5 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 163°F29°F80°F 202024°F 197622%
May 264°F29°F79°F 202025°F 196722%
May 364°F30°F78°F 194022°F 201322%
May 465°F30°F83°F 200025°F 193522%
May 565°F30°F80°F 195228°F 199121%
May 665°F30°F84°F 195224°F 193521%
May 766°F31°F81°F 198924°F 197821%
May 866°F31°F83°F 198925°F 193621%
May 966°F31°F81°F 193424°F 193821%
May 1067°F31°F93°F 193428°F 197921%
May 1167°F32°F82°F 198427°F 193121%
May 1268°F32°F84°F 199625°F 201421%
May 1368°F32°F87°F 194125°F 193321%
May 1469°F32°F82°F 195225°F 201421%
May 1569°F33°F83°F 195227°F 193321%
May 1669°F33°F89°F 193629°F 195721%
May 1770°F33°F87°F 193730°F 198320%
May 1870°F33°F84°F 202028°F 198320%
May 1971°F33°F84°F 199631°F 193020%
May 2071°F34°F85°F 200527°F 196020%
May 2172°F34°F86°F 200530°F 201920%
May 2272°F34°F87°F 200533°F 193120%0%
May 2372°F34°F88°F 200029°F 193020%0%
May 2473°F34°F88°F 200032°F 191919%0%
May 2573°F35°F84°F 201830°F 198019%0%
May 2674°F35°F83°F 202233°F 196519%0%
May 2774°F35°F88°F 195133°F 199619%0%
May 2874°F35°F88°F 195132°F 201918%0%
May 2975°F35°F90°F 200032°F 192918%0%
May 3075°F36°F88°F 200031°F 199518%0%
May 3176°F36°F92°F 200230°F 193418%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Rio Arriba 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 6:13 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292837 (El Vado Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00295084, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.