El Paso County climate

El Paso County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for El Paso Intl AP, 14.1 km from El Paso County

Average highs run from 84°F on May 1 to 94°F on May 31, and lows from 58°F to 67°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 in over about 2 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 El Paso County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
89°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
0.43 in
Record high
105°FMay 22, 2005
Record low
31°FMay 2, 1967
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
15.9
Daylight
13 h 26 min to 14 h 05 min
Cloud cover
35%
Humidity
26%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
10.1 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 184°F58°F97°F 202038°F 19516%0%
May 284°F58°F96°F 202031°F 19676%0%
May 384°F58°F96°F 202035°F 19706%0%
May 484°F58°F98°F 194742°F 19536%0%
May 585°F59°F98°F 194744°F 19797%0%
May 685°F59°F98°F 194743°F 19917%0%
May 785°F59°F100°F 202042°F 19697%0%
May 886°F60°F100°F 198938°F 19757%0%
May 986°F60°F100°F 201839°F 19867%0%
May 1086°F60°F101°F 201842°F 19887%0%
May 1187°F61°F98°F 196245°F 19867%0%
May 1287°F61°F100°F 199643°F 19797%0%
May 1387°F61°F102°F 199642°F 19797%0%
May 1488°F61°F97°F 197842°F 19858%0%
May 1588°F62°F102°F 200041°F 19858%0%
May 1689°F62°F101°F 202242°F 19838%0%
May 1789°F62°F99°F 197446°F 19808%0%
May 1889°F63°F100°F 202041°F 19868%0%
May 1990°F63°F100°F 200445°F 19528%0%
May 2090°F63°F100°F 196949°F 19418%0%
May 2191°F64°F101°F 200542°F 19748%0%
May 2291°F64°F105°F 200543°F 19778%0%
May 2391°F64°F105°F 200545°F 19758%0%
May 2492°F65°F102°F 200045°F 19758%0%
May 2592°F65°F102°F 200648°F 19758%0%
May 2693°F65°F102°F 195148°F 19758%0%
May 2793°F66°F103°F 195150°F 19508%0%
May 2893°F66°F104°F 195150°F 19788%0%
May 2994°F66°F101°F 195145°F 19879%0%
May 3094°F67°F103°F 199446°F 19879%0%
May 3194°F67°F102°F 201448°F 19759%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at El Paso County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:05 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023044 (El Paso Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023044, 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.