Roswell climate

Roswell Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Roswell Climat, 2.2 km from Roswell

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.03 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 Roswell, 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
50°F
Precipitation
1.03 in
Record high
107°FMay 24, 2000
Record low
34°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
6%
Days of 90°F or more
9.5
Daylight
13 h 31 min to 14 h 12 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
33%
Dew point
35°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 179°F44°F101°F 202037°F 196210%0%
May 280°F45°F101°F 202037°F 195410%0%
May 380°F45°F100°F 202034°F 201310%0%
May 480°F45°F97°F 201236°F 201110%0%
May 580°F46°F101°F 200039°F 200110%0%
May 681°F46°F101°F 200041°F 199910%0%
May 781°F46°F103°F 202234°F 197510%0%
May 881°F47°F101°F 198938°F 197511%0%
May 982°F47°F100°F 201840°F 197511%0%
May 1082°F48°F104°F 200044°F 198111%0%
May 1182°F48°F102°F 201844°F 197511%0%
May 1283°F48°F100°F 199642°F 195311%0%
May 1383°F49°F101°F 199640°F 195311%0%
May 1484°F49°F100°F 199639°F 201411%0%
May 1584°F50°F102°F 200037°F 197311%0%
May 1684°F50°F101°F 199639°F 197311%0%
May 1785°F51°F103°F 201843°F 198611%0%
May 1885°F51°F106°F 200338°F 198611%0%
May 1986°F51°F104°F 199641°F 195211%0%
May 2086°F52°F101°F 200648°F 196011%0%
May 2186°F52°F104°F 198945°F 201911%0%
May 2287°F53°F103°F 195344°F 200111%0%
May 2387°F53°F106°F 200047°F 200111%0%
May 2488°F54°F107°F 200042°F 201710%0%
May 2588°F54°F102°F 200645°F 201010%0%
May 2689°F54°F102°F 200647°F 195010%0%
May 2789°F55°F104°F 202248°F 201610%0%
May 2889°F55°F106°F 202248°F 195210%0%
May 2990°F56°F102°F 195146°F 197310%0%
May 3090°F56°F104°F 201848°F 197510%0%
May 3190°F56°F103°F 200846°F 197510%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Roswell, 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 6:10 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00297605 (Roswell Climat), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023009, 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.