Custer County climate

Custer County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Wind Cave, 13.7 km from Custer County

Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.74 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 Custer 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
41°F
Precipitation
3.74 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
88°FMay 29, 2003
Record low
12°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 15 h 12 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
9.6 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°F73°F 202114°F 200534%5%
May 261°F35°F72°F 201512°F 200534%5%
May 362°F36°F73°F 202316°F 200534%4%
May 462°F36°F81°F 200023°F 202434%4%
May 562°F37°F84°F 200423°F 202635%4%
May 663°F37°F79°F 201617°F 202635%4%
May 763°F37°F79°F 201723°F 201035%3%
May 863°F38°F74°F 200417°F 201035%3%
May 964°F38°F73°F 200421°F 202135%3%
May 1064°F39°F77°F 201224°F 200836%3%
May 1164°F39°F83°F 202524°F 200836%3%
May 1265°F39°F83°F 202524°F 201236%2%
May 1365°F40°F83°F 200124°F 200036%2%
May 1466°F40°F78°F 200120°F 201636%2%
May 1566°F41°F76°F 201925°F 201636%2%
May 1666°F41°F82°F 201227°F 200937%2%
May 1767°F42°F77°F 202427°F 199937%2%
May 1867°F42°F81°F 200728°F 201537%1%
May 1968°F42°F86°F 200924°F 202637%1%
May 2068°F43°F79°F 200519°F 200338%1%
May 2168°F43°F76°F 200724°F 201538%1%
May 2269°F43°F82°F 201222°F 202238%1%
May 2369°F44°F76°F 202325°F 200238%1%
May 2469°F44°F76°F 201323°F 200238%1%
May 2570°F44°F77°F 201829°F 200139%1%
May 2670°F45°F83°F 201827°F 200739%1%
May 2771°F45°F81°F 202231°F 200839%1%
May 2871°F45°F84°F 201028°F 201139%1%
May 2971°F46°F88°F 200333°F 200539%0%
May 3072°F46°F81°F 200231°F 201539%0%
May 3172°F46°F81°F 202034°F 202239%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Custer 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 5:46 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 8:28 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00399347 (Wind Cave), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094032, 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.