Denver climate

Denver Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Catawba 5 Sw, 16.1 km from Denver

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.13 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Denver, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
79°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
4.13 in
Record high
94°FMay 28, 2019
Record low
34°FMay 10, 2020
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.8
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 24 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
58°F
Wind
7.2 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 175°F53°F83°F 201841°F 20180%
May 275°F53°F85°F 201843°F 20200%
May 376°F54°F84°F 202050°F 20140%
May 476°F54°F86°F 201449°F 20130%
May 576°F54°F87°F 201447°F 20160%
May 676°F55°F87°F 201444°F 20200%
May 777°F55°F84°F 201436°F 20170%
May 877°F55°F88°F 201444°F 20200%
May 977°F55°F84°F 201437°F 20200%
May 1077°F56°F87°F 201734°F 20200%
May 1177°F56°F88°F 201548°F 20200%
May 1278°F56°F90°F 201841°F 20200%
May 1378°F57°F91°F 201841°F 20130%
May 1478°F57°F90°F 201841°F 20130%
May 1578°F57°F87°F 201346°F 20160%
May 1679°F58°F89°F 201743°F 20160%
May 1779°F58°F86°F 201344°F 20140%
May 1879°F58°F90°F 201950°F 20140%
May 1979°F58°F88°F 201746°F 20140%
May 2080°F59°F91°F 201548°F 20200%
May 2180°F59°F88°F 201954°F 20200%
May 2280°F59°F87°F 201450°F 20150%
May 2380°F60°F87°F 201848°F 20150%
May 2481°F60°F93°F 201952°F 20150%
May 2581°F60°F93°F 201945°F 20130%
May 2681°F61°F92°F 201953°F 20130%
May 2781°F61°F91°F 201952°F 20130%
May 2882°F61°F94°F 201959°F 20160%
May 2982°F61°F93°F 201962°F 20140%
May 3082°F62°F93°F 201962°F 20130%
May 3182°F62°F87°F 201662°F 20200%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Denver, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00311578 (Catawba 5 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00311578, 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.