Pine Ridge climate

Pine Ridge Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Pine Ridge AP, 3.1 km from Pine Ridge

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 75°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.62 in over about 13 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 Pine Ridge, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
2.62 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
100°FMay 22, 2012
Record low
14°FMay 8, 2010
Chance of a freeze
93%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 08 min to 15 h 08 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.4 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°F86°F 202120°F 200537%5%
May 264°F37°F82°F 201517°F 200538%4%
May 364°F37°F84°F 202316°F 200538%4%
May 465°F38°F90°F 200019°F 201338%4%
May 565°F38°F95°F 200420°F 201338%4%
May 665°F38°F87°F 201724°F 202638%3%
May 766°F39°F89°F 201822°F 201039%3%
May 866°F39°F86°F 201114°F 201039%3%
May 966°F40°F82°F 200421°F 201439%3%
May 1067°F40°F91°F 201222°F 202039%3%
May 1167°F40°F93°F 202522°F 200840%2%
May 1267°F41°F94°F 202525°F 201240%2%
May 1368°F41°F92°F 200726°F 200040%2%
May 1468°F42°F86°F 201225°F 200440%2%
May 1569°F42°F86°F 201921°F 201440%2%
May 1669°F42°F91°F 201223°F 200940%2%
May 1769°F43°F91°F 201229°F 201640%2%
May 1870°F43°F90°F 200732°F 201641%1%
May 1970°F44°F97°F 200929°F 200341%1%
May 2071°F44°F90°F 200723°F 200341%1%
May 2171°F44°F87°F 200724°F 201541%1%
May 2271°F45°F100°F 201219°F 202241%1%
May 2372°F45°F91°F 200526°F 200241%1%
May 2472°F46°F88°F 202625°F 200241%1%
May 2572°F46°F91°F 202629°F 200241%1%
May 2673°F46°F93°F 201833°F 200142%1%
May 2773°F47°F93°F 200630°F 200942%1%
May 2874°F47°F93°F 201030°F 200542%0%
May 2974°F47°F95°F 200334°F 201242%0%
May 3074°F48°F94°F 200230°F 201542%0%
May 3175°F48°F91°F 202036°F 200442%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pine Ridge, 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 (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:44 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 8:22 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094039 (Pine Ridge AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094039, 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.