Nicholson climate

Nicholson Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Montrose, 25.9 km from Nicholson

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.26 in over about 14 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 Nicholson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
4.26 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
93°FMay 18, 1962
Record low
27°FMay 5, 1974
Chance of a freeze
83%
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 14 h 58 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
4.5 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 163°F37°F87°F 201029°F 197844%2%
May 263°F37°F87°F 200131°F 197444%2%
May 363°F38°F89°F 201828°F 195744%2%
May 464°F38°F87°F 200132°F 197845%2%
May 564°F39°F90°F 194927°F 197445%2%
May 664°F39°F88°F 194936°F 196745%1%
May 765°F39°F88°F 200031°F 199645%1%
May 865°F40°F91°F 201530°F 195645%1%
May 965°F40°F90°F 197929°F 202045%1%
May 1066°F40°F89°F 199329°F 196645%1%
May 1166°F41°F89°F 195331°F 201045%1%
May 1266°F41°F86°F 195332°F 202645%1%
May 1367°F41°F88°F 200431°F 202045%1%
May 1467°F42°F85°F 195629°F 199645%1%
May 1567°F42°F87°F 196233°F 197745%1%
May 1667°F42°F90°F 199834°F 197345%1%
May 1768°F43°F90°F 196230°F 195645%1%
May 1868°F43°F93°F 196230°F 202345%1%
May 1968°F44°F92°F 196230°F 200945%1%
May 2068°F44°F91°F 195933°F 200245%1%
May 2169°F44°F90°F 202230°F 200245%1%
May 2269°F45°F90°F 199231°F 200245%0%
May 2369°F45°F91°F 196436°F 196745%0%
May 2469°F45°F88°F 196432°F 196345%0%
May 2570°F46°F89°F 201530°F 195645%0%
May 2670°F46°F93°F 202039°F 197245%0%
May 2770°F46°F89°F 199135°F 196945%0%
May 2870°F47°F92°F 201636°F 199445%0%
May 2970°F47°F91°F 196936°F 200845%0%
May 3071°F47°F93°F 200635°F 194945%0%
May 3171°F48°F92°F 202236°F 199645%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Nicholson, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:32 AM, sunset 8:30 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00365915 (Montrose), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014777, 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.