Ridgway climate

Ridgway Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ridgway, 1.7 km from Ridgway

Average highs run from 66°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.32 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 Ridgway, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
4.32 in
Record high
89°FMay 30, 2006
Record low
20°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
80%
Daylight
14 h 01 min to 14 h 58 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
48°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 166°F38°F80°F 201027°F 200847%1%
May 266°F39°F83°F 201031°F 201247%1%
May 367°F39°F83°F 201831°F 202347%1%
May 467°F39°F84°F 202427°F 200447%1%
May 567°F40°F80°F 201227°F 200547%1%
May 668°F40°F78°F 201028°F 202047%1%
May 768°F40°F76°F 200425°F 202047%1%
May 868°F41°F81°F 201525°F 202047%1%
May 968°F41°F86°F 201520°F 202047%0%
May 1069°F41°F86°F 201520°F 202047%0%
May 1169°F42°F87°F 201520°F 202047%0%
May 1269°F42°F84°F 201530°F 200947%0%
May 1370°F42°F84°F 202225°F 202047%0%
May 1470°F43°F86°F 201425°F 201347%0%
May 1570°F43°F82°F 202228°F 201347%0%
May 1670°F43°F84°F 200728°F 201647%0%
May 1771°F44°F80°F 201329°F 200547%0%
May 1871°F44°F84°F 201727°F 200947%0%
May 1971°F44°F83°F 201725°F 202347%0%
May 2071°F45°F85°F 201932°F 200847%0%
May 2172°F45°F84°F 202433°F 200847%0%
May 2272°F45°F86°F 201336°F 201547%0%
May 2372°F46°F85°F 201327°F 201547%0%
May 2472°F46°F82°F 200430°F 201547%0%
May 2572°F46°F83°F 200732°F 201347%0%
May 2673°F47°F83°F 201229°F 201347%0%
May 2773°F47°F86°F 201031°F 201347%0%
May 2873°F47°F85°F 201033°F 200847%0%
May 2973°F48°F87°F 201834°F 200846%0%
May 3074°F48°F89°F 200634°F 200846%0%
May 3174°F48°F89°F 200634°F 202446%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ridgway, 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 6:12 AM, sunset 8:13 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 8:42 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00367477 (Ridgway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00363311, 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.