Clifton climate

Clifton Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Whitney Dam, 21 km from Clifton

Average highs run from 79°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 in over about 9 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 Clifton, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
84°F
Average low
63°F
Precipitation
4.60 in
Record high
102°FMay 31, 1985
Record low
34°FMay 4, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
9.0
Daylight
13 h 26 min to 14 h 05 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
62°F
Wind
10.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 179°F57°F94°F 200235°F 201425%
May 280°F57°F95°F 194342°F 201425%
May 380°F58°F94°F 194340°F 201325%
May 480°F58°F100°F 198434°F 201325%
May 580°F59°F100°F 198440°F 201326%
May 681°F59°F100°F 198442°F 201326%
May 781°F59°F98°F 199843°F 199226%
May 881°F60°F96°F 201148°F 199226%
May 982°F60°F97°F 201144°F 198426%
May 1082°F60°F94°F 196344°F 198126%
May 1182°F61°F95°F 196737°F 198126%
May 1282°F61°F97°F 199245°F 196026%
May 1383°F62°F94°F 195645°F 201326%
May 1483°F62°F95°F 194545°F 197126%
May 1583°F62°F96°F 202245°F 201426%
May 1684°F63°F97°F 200348°F 201426%
May 1784°F63°F96°F 201847°F 194526%
May 1884°F63°F96°F 202250°F 197626%
May 1985°F64°F96°F 202247°F 200226%
May 2085°F64°F95°F 199649°F 198126%
May 2185°F65°F99°F 200552°F 194726%
May 2286°F65°F99°F 200547°F 200126%
May 2386°F65°F98°F 199654°F 196326%
May 2486°F65°F97°F 199653°F 201726%
May 2587°F66°F98°F 201153°F 197926%
May 2687°F66°F98°F 201854°F 194726%
May 2787°F66°F99°F 201155°F 196126%
May 2887°F67°F100°F 201153°F 200326%
May 2988°F67°F99°F 199650°F 194726%
May 3088°F67°F100°F 198550°F 198425%
May 3188°F67°F102°F 198555°F 197525%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Clifton, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 8:31 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419715 (Whitney Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013959, 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.