Fort Hancock climate

Fort Hancock Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ft Hancock 8SSE, 16.1 km from Fort Hancock

Average highs run from 86°F on May 1 to 96°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.38 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 Fort Hancock, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
91°F
Average low
54°F
Precipitation
0.38 in
Record high
104°FMay 22, 2005
Record low
35°FMay 2, 2016
Chance of a freeze
1%
Days of 90°F or more
21.0
Daylight
13 h 25 min to 14 h 03 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
26%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
10.3 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 186°F50°F95°F 199239°F 20154%0%
May 287°F50°F97°F 202035°F 20164%0%
May 387°F50°F96°F 200035°F 19834%0%
May 487°F50°F96°F 198938°F 20104%0%
May 588°F51°F96°F 199438°F 19914%0%
May 688°F51°F99°F 199740°F 19995%0%
May 788°F51°F100°F 202041°F 20075%0%
May 889°F52°F100°F 198940°F 19825%0%
May 989°F52°F100°F 201837°F 19865%0%
May 1089°F52°F101°F 201835°F 20155%0%
May 1190°F52°F100°F 202235°F 20155%0%
May 1290°F53°F102°F 199635°F 20155%0%
May 1390°F53°F103°F 199639°F 20105%0%
May 1491°F53°F98°F 198840°F 20226%0%
May 1591°F54°F102°F 200041°F 19986%0%
May 1691°F54°F100°F 202240°F 19836%0%
May 1792°F54°F99°F 201841°F 20156%0%
May 1892°F55°F100°F 199640°F 19836%0%
May 1992°F55°F101°F 200440°F 19836%0%
May 2093°F55°F100°F 200841°F 20156%0%
May 2193°F56°F102°F 198942°F 19837%0%
May 2293°F56°F104°F 200544°F 19837%0%
May 2394°F57°F104°F 200547°F 19827%0%
May 2494°F57°F103°F 200545°F 20157%0%
May 2594°F57°F101°F 200644°F 20117%0%
May 2695°F58°F102°F 201843°F 20157%0%
May 2795°F58°F102°F 202240°F 20167%0%
May 2895°F58°F102°F 202238°F 20167%0%
May 2996°F59°F101°F 202543°F 20127%0%
May 3096°F59°F102°F 200245°F 20197%0%
May 3196°F60°F101°F 200246°F 20128%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Hancock, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.024681102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 7:43 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 8:03 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413266 (Ft Hancock 8SSE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00419088, 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.