Tucumcari climate

Tucumcari Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tucumcari 4 Ne, 4.9 km from Tucumcari

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 57°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.76 in over about 6 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 Tucumcari, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
52°F
Precipitation
1.76 in
Record high
103°FMay 18, 2020
Record low
27°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
14%
Days of 90°F or more
8.7
Daylight
13 h 37 min to 14 h 22 min
Cloud cover
46%
Humidity
39%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
11.9 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 177°F47°F99°F 202031°F 201117%1%
May 277°F47°F97°F 202031°F 200817%1%
May 377°F47°F95°F 202027°F 201317%1%
May 478°F48°F96°F 201234°F 197917%1%
May 578°F48°F96°F 195236°F 195317%1%
May 678°F48°F95°F 202235°F 195318%1%
May 779°F49°F101°F 202035°F 197518%0%
May 879°F49°F98°F 202236°F 201018%0%
May 979°F49°F96°F 196237°F 196418%0%
May 1080°F50°F100°F 201834°F 201918%0%
May 1180°F50°F99°F 196236°F 200818%0%
May 1280°F50°F99°F 196235°F 196618%0%
May 1381°F51°F97°F 200334°F 201019%0%
May 1481°F51°F97°F 197835°F 195319%0%
May 1582°F51°F100°F 197835°F 196719%0%
May 1682°F52°F97°F 202640°F 202519%0%
May 1782°F52°F99°F 201341°F 196219%0%
May 1883°F53°F103°F 202042°F 195220%0%
May 1983°F53°F100°F 202233°F 197120%0%
May 2083°F53°F99°F 200637°F 201720%0%
May 2184°F54°F98°F 196640°F 201920%0%
May 2284°F54°F100°F 195336°F 200120%0%
May 2385°F54°F100°F 201240°F 197520%0%
May 2485°F55°F96°F 196742°F 197121%0%
May 2585°F55°F100°F 200639°F 201021%0%
May 2686°F55°F101°F 201342°F 195021%0%
May 2786°F56°F101°F 197443°F 197321%0%
May 2887°F56°F103°F 202244°F 200921%0%
May 2987°F56°F102°F 201144°F 197321%0%
May 3087°F57°F100°F 200344°F 197521%0%
May 3188°F57°F99°F 201343°F 200421%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tucumcari, 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 6:04 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00299156 (Tucumcari 4 Ne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023048, 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.