Tularosa Weather in May
Average highs run from 80°F on May 1 to 90°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.49 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
- 85°F
- Average low
- 53°F
- Precipitation
- 0.49 in
- Record high
- 104°FMay 23, 2005
- Record low
- 20°FMay 2, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 8.2
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 11 min
- Cloud cover
- 39%
- Humidity
- 28%
- Dew point
- 30°F
- Wind
- 9.2 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 | 80°F | 49°F | 94°F 1986 | 27°F 1967 | 8% | 0% |
| May 2 | 80°F | 49°F | 97°F 2020 | 20°F 1967 | 8% | 0% |
| May 3 | 80°F | 50°F | 98°F 1943 | 25°F 1953 | 8% | 0% |
| May 4 | 81°F | 50°F | 99°F 1947 | 25°F 1944 | 8% | 0% |
| May 5 | 81°F | 50°F | 100°F 1947 | 25°F 1950 | 8% | 0% |
| May 6 | 81°F | 50°F | 99°F 1947 | 30°F 1950 | 8% | 0% |
| May 7 | 82°F | 51°F | 97°F 2000 | 24°F 1975 | 9% | 0% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 51°F | 100°F 2020 | 26°F 1975 | 9% | 0% |
| May 9 | 82°F | 51°F | 98°F 2018 | 28°F 1965 | 9% | 0% |
| May 10 | 82°F | 52°F | 100°F 2018 | 31°F 2014 | 9% | 0% |
| May 11 | 83°F | 52°F | 101°F 2018 | 31°F 2014 | 9% | 0% |
| May 12 | 83°F | 52°F | 100°F 1984 | 31°F 2014 | 10% | 0% |
| May 13 | 83°F | 52°F | 100°F 1996 | 33°F 1956 | 10% | 0% |
| May 14 | 84°F | 53°F | 103°F 1996 | 31°F 1956 | 10% | 0% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 53°F | 100°F 2022 | 31°F 1967 | 10% | 0% |
| May 16 | 85°F | 53°F | 102°F 2000 | 35°F 1945 | 10% | 0% |
| May 17 | 85°F | 54°F | 100°F 2022 | 34°F 1953 | 10% | 0% |
| May 18 | 85°F | 54°F | 100°F 2022 | 33°F 1983 | 11% | 0% |
| May 19 | 86°F | 54°F | 100°F 1996 | 29°F 1971 | 11% | 0% |
| May 20 | 86°F | 55°F | 101°F 1969 | 32°F 1971 | 11% | 0% |
| May 21 | 86°F | 55°F | 101°F 1989 | 34°F 1974 | 11% | 0% |
| May 22 | 87°F | 55°F | 102°F 2005 | 33°F 1945 | 11% | 0% |
| May 23 | 87°F | 55°F | 104°F 2005 | 36°F 1972 | 11% | 0% |
| May 24 | 88°F | 56°F | 104°F 2005 | 34°F 1975 | 11% | 0% |
| May 25 | 88°F | 56°F | 104°F 2000 | 37°F 2010 | 11% | 0% |
| May 26 | 88°F | 56°F | 101°F 1951 | 34°F 1957 | 11% | 0% |
| May 27 | 89°F | 57°F | 104°F 1951 | 39°F 1960 | 11% | 0% |
| May 28 | 89°F | 57°F | 104°F 1951 | 37°F 1973 | 11% | 0% |
| May 29 | 90°F | 57°F | 102°F 1951 | 40°F 1973 | 11% | 0% |
| May 30 | 90°F | 58°F | 102°F 2000 | 39°F 1987 | 11% | 0% |
| May 31 | 90°F | 58°F | 102°F 2000 | 40°F 1967 | 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 6:16 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00299165 (Tularosa), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00299686, 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.