Adams County climate

Adams County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hettinger Muni AP, 13.5 km from Adams County

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.32 in over about 11 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 Adams County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.32 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
92°FMay 11, 2025
Record low
12°FMay 3, 2005
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 22 min to 15 h 30 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
12.1 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 161°F32°F80°F 202119°F 202631%3%
May 261°F33°F81°F 200014°F 201331%3%
May 361°F33°F82°F 202312°F 200531%3%
May 462°F34°F81°F 200018°F 201332%2%
May 562°F34°F84°F 201618°F 200632%2%
May 662°F34°F82°F 201717°F 202632%2%
May 763°F35°F90°F 201719°F 202633%2%
May 863°F35°F82°F 200422°F 201033%2%
May 964°F36°F80°F 200720°F 200233%2%
May 1064°F36°F88°F 202520°F 200233%2%
May 1164°F36°F92°F 202515°F 202034%1%
May 1265°F37°F92°F 202524°F 200634%1%
May 1365°F37°F91°F 201316°F 200434%1%
May 1465°F38°F84°F 200115°F 200434%1%
May 1566°F38°F84°F 201920°F 201434%1%
May 1666°F39°F83°F 201223°F 200935%1%
May 1766°F39°F89°F 199828°F 200235%1%
May 1867°F39°F90°F 200629°F 201535%1%
May 1967°F40°F82°F 200521°F 201536%1%
May 2067°F40°F83°F 202124°F 200336%1%
May 2168°F41°F85°F 201225°F 201736%1%
May 2268°F41°F90°F 200624°F 202237%1%
May 2368°F41°F86°F 202326°F 200237%0%
May 2469°F42°F82°F 202331°F 200237%0%
May 2569°F42°F87°F 202626°F 200138%0%
May 2669°F43°F89°F 200632°F 200138%0%
May 2770°F43°F87°F 202633°F 201638%0%
May 2870°F43°F86°F 200233°F 200539%0%
May 2970°F44°F89°F 201432°F 201739%0%
May 3070°F44°F86°F 202328°F 201739%0%
May 3171°F44°F86°F 199728°F 201740%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Adams County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:37 AM, sunset 7:59 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:03 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094038 (Hettinger Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094038, 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.