Socorro climate

Socorro Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Socorro, 0.7 km from Socorro

Average highs run from 78°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.38 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 Socorro, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
0.38 in
Record high
102°FMay 27, 1951
Record low
23°FMay 4, 1983
Chance of a freeze
12%
Days of 90°F or more
8.5
Daylight
13 h 34 min to 14 h 16 min
Cloud cover
39%
Humidity
29%
Dew point
28°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 178°F45°F95°F 202028°F 19098%0%
May 278°F45°F94°F 202026°F 19678%0%
May 379°F46°F96°F 193627°F 20139%0%
May 479°F46°F96°F 194723°F 19839%0%
May 579°F46°F96°F 192232°F 19129%0%
May 679°F47°F96°F 194728°F 19179%0%
May 780°F47°F97°F 198931°F 19389%0%
May 880°F47°F96°F 198931°F 197210%0%
May 980°F47°F94°F 199631°F 197210%0%
May 1081°F48°F95°F 192935°F 199510%0%
May 1181°F48°F96°F 199630°F 200310%0%
May 1281°F48°F101°F 199632°F 190611%0%
May 1382°F48°F99°F 199633°F 191811%0%
May 1482°F49°F96°F 199630°F 201411%0%
May 1582°F49°F99°F 193728°F 201411%0%
May 1683°F49°F98°F 193732°F 190711%0%
May 1783°F49°F99°F 193736°F 189711%0%
May 1883°F50°F101°F 199635°F 190812%0%
May 1984°F50°F100°F 199628°F 197112%0%
May 2084°F50°F98°F 192533°F 197112%0%
May 2184°F50°F98°F 192631°F 197212%0%
May 2285°F51°F98°F 200535°F 191112%0%
May 2385°F51°F98°F 200034°F 197212%0%
May 2485°F51°F96°F 191235°F 197212%0%
May 2586°F51°F97°F 192334°F 197212%0%
May 2686°F52°F101°F 191236°F 191712%0%
May 2786°F52°F102°F 195137°F 191712%0%
May 2887°F52°F100°F 191036°F 191712%0%
May 2987°F52°F102°F 191038°F 198012%0%
May 3087°F53°F101°F 191038°F 190612%0%
May 3188°F53°F102°F 191035°F 190912%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Socorro, 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 6:18 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:57 AM, sunset 8:13 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298387 (Socorro), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00298387, 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.