Ruidoso climate

Ruidoso Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ruidoso, 4.1 km from Ruidoso

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.16 in over about 5 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 Ruidoso, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
1.16 in
Record high
94°FMay 23, 2005
Record low
16°FMay 2, 1929
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
13 h 32 min to 14 h 13 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
34%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
10.1 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 168°F36°F84°F 192026°F 197613%
May 268°F37°F86°F 192116°F 192913%
May 369°F37°F86°F 200017°F 201313%
May 469°F37°F88°F 200024°F 194213%
May 569°F38°F83°F 199628°F 193313%
May 669°F38°F85°F 200926°F 193513%
May 770°F38°F89°F 193427°F 193214%
May 870°F38°F88°F 198928°F 198414%
May 970°F39°F87°F 200921°F 193214%
May 1071°F39°F87°F 200027°F 199315%0%
May 1171°F39°F88°F 198426°F 197915%0%
May 1271°F39°F89°F 199622°F 193015%0%
May 1372°F40°F90°F 199624°F 193315%0%
May 1472°F40°F88°F 200322°F 201416%0%
May 1572°F40°F89°F 200026°F 194216%0%
May 1673°F40°F89°F 193827°F 193316%0%
May 1773°F41°F88°F 200330°F 193316%0%
May 1873°F41°F90°F 199629°F 193317%0%
May 1974°F41°F89°F 193930°F 193317%0%
May 2074°F41°F90°F 192530°F 197717%0%
May 2175°F42°F91°F 200532°F 193017%0%
May 2275°F42°F91°F 198430°F 200117%0%
May 2375°F42°F94°F 200530°F 192518%0%
May 2476°F42°F93°F 200028°F 193318%0%
May 2576°F43°F90°F 200629°F 192718%0%
May 2676°F43°F89°F 200130°F 193918%0%
May 2777°F43°F89°F 198432°F 193919%0%
May 2877°F43°F90°F 193832°F 198719%0%
May 2977°F44°F91°F 200034°F 192919%0%
May 3078°F44°F91°F 200232°F 194220%0%
May 3178°F44°F94°F 200236°F 194220%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ruidoso, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:54 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 USC00297649 (Ruidoso), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00291440, 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.