Rio Rancho Weather in May
Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 86°F on May 31, and lows from 41°F to 49°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.51 in over about 3 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 80°F
- Average low
- 45°F
- Precipitation
- 0.51 in
- Record high
- 102°FMay 30, 2000
- Record low
- 28°FMay 2, 2011
- Chance of a freeze
- 32%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 3.1
- Daylight
- 13 h 38 min to 14 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 42%
- Humidity
- 35%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 10.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 75°F | 41°F | 94°F 2018 | 30°F 2011 | 10% | 0% |
| May 2 | 75°F | 41°F | 91°F 2001 | 28°F 2011 | 10% | 0% |
| May 3 | 75°F | 41°F | 91°F 2000 | 34°F 2008 | 10% | 0% |
| May 4 | 76°F | 42°F | 92°F 2000 | 38°F 2010 | 10% | 0% |
| May 5 | 76°F | 42°F | 93°F 2000 | 36°F 2001 | 10% | 0% |
| May 6 | 76°F | 42°F | 91°F 2000 | 35°F 1995 | 10% | 0% |
| May 7 | 77°F | 42°F | 93°F 2009 | 37°F 2007 | 10% | 0% |
| May 8 | 77°F | 43°F | 92°F 1996 | 35°F 1995 | 10% | 0% |
| May 9 | 77°F | 43°F | 91°F 1996 | 37°F 1996 | 10% | 0% |
| May 10 | 78°F | 43°F | 96°F 2000 | 38°F 2011 | 11% | 0% |
| May 11 | 78°F | 44°F | 94°F 2000 | 38°F 2003 | 11% | 0% |
| May 12 | 79°F | 44°F | 91°F 2009 | 36°F 2014 | 11% | 0% |
| May 13 | 79°F | 44°F | 97°F 1996 | 34°F 2014 | 11% | 0% |
| May 14 | 79°F | 44°F | 94°F 1996 | 36°F 2014 | 11% | 0% |
| May 15 | 80°F | 45°F | 94°F 1996 | 37°F 1998 | 11% | 0% |
| May 16 | 80°F | 45°F | 96°F 1996 | 40°F 2019 | 11% | 0% |
| May 17 | 81°F | 45°F | 95°F 1996 | 42°F 1995 | 11% | 0% |
| May 18 | 81°F | 45°F | 98°F 1996 | 40°F 2017 | 11% | 0% |
| May 19 | 81°F | 46°F | 97°F 1996 | 36°F 2011 | 11% | 0% |
| May 20 | 82°F | 46°F | 96°F 2005 | 43°F 2011 | 11% | 0% |
| May 21 | 82°F | 46°F | 98°F 2005 | 43°F 2019 | 11% | 0% |
| May 22 | 83°F | 46°F | 98°F 2005 | 41°F 2019 | 11% | 0% |
| May 23 | 83°F | 47°F | 99°F 2005 | 43°F 2008 | 11% | 0% |
| May 24 | 84°F | 47°F | 99°F 2000 | 42°F 2007 | 11% | 0% |
| May 25 | 84°F | 47°F | 97°F 2000 | 41°F 2010 | 11% | 0% |
| May 26 | 84°F | 48°F | 98°F 2001 | 43°F 2019 | 11% | 0% |
| May 27 | 85°F | 48°F | 98°F 2001 | 43°F 1996 | 11% | 0% |
| May 28 | 85°F | 48°F | 96°F 2001 | 48°F 2004 | 11% | 0% |
| May 29 | 86°F | 48°F | 100°F 2000 | 46°F 2004 | 11% | 0% |
| May 30 | 86°F | 49°F | 102°F 2000 | 40°F 2019 | 11% | 0% |
| May 31 | 86°F | 49°F | 101°F 2000 | 42°F 1995 | 11% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 7:53 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00292100 (Corrales), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00296754, 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.