Elgin climate

Elgin Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Heart Butte Dam, 21.1 km from Elgin

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.15 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 Elgin, 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
41°F
Precipitation
2.15 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
98°FMay 23, 1980
Record low
9°FMay 3, 1967
Chance of a freeze
95%
Daylight
14 h 24 min to 15 h 33 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°F35°F90°F 198719°F 201332%3%
May 261°F35°F80°F 202115°F 196732%3%
May 362°F35°F83°F 19809°F 196732%3%
May 462°F36°F88°F 196614°F 196732%2%
May 562°F36°F85°F 201618°F 196733%2%
May 663°F37°F87°F 201620°F 198933%2%
May 763°F37°F89°F 199217°F 198033%2%
May 864°F38°F92°F 199219°F 198033%2%
May 964°F38°F85°F 197719°F 198133%2%
May 1064°F39°F87°F 197723°F 200234%1%
May 1165°F39°F88°F 198716°F 202034%1%
May 1265°F40°F83°F 197723°F 196734%1%
May 1365°F40°F90°F 198724°F 201434%1%
May 1466°F41°F91°F 200120°F 198034%1%
May 1566°F41°F87°F 196924°F 198034%1%
May 1667°F41°F93°F 198721°F 200935%1%
May 1767°F42°F89°F 197920°F 200235%1%
May 1867°F42°F91°F 197227°F 199335%1%
May 1968°F43°F90°F 200623°F 201535%1%
May 2068°F43°F93°F 196425°F 196836%1%
May 2168°F44°F92°F 199227°F 201736%1%
May 2269°F44°F97°F 198028°F 196936%1%
May 2369°F45°F98°F 198025°F 197936%0%
May 2469°F45°F87°F 201424°F 200236%0%
May 2570°F45°F91°F 197727°F 200137%0%
May 2670°F46°F91°F 196927°F 199237%0%
May 2770°F46°F93°F 196929°F 196537%0%
May 2871°F47°F97°F 196925°F 196537%0%
May 2971°F47°F88°F 198032°F 202037%0%
May 3071°F47°F92°F 198829°F 196437%0%
May 3172°F48°F89°F 198826°F 196437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elgin, 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 5:33 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:59 AM, sunset 8:32 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00324091 (Heart Butte Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324102, 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.