Tornillo climate

Tornillo Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tornillo 2 Sse, 5.5 km from Tornillo

Average highs run from 86°F on May 1 to 96°F on May 31, and lows from 50°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.50 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 Tornillo, 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
0.50 in
Record high
104°FMay 22, 2005
Record low
35°FMay 2, 2016
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
16.6
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 20155%0%
May 286°F50°F97°F 202035°F 20165%0%
May 387°F50°F96°F 200035°F 19835%0%
May 487°F50°F96°F 198938°F 20105%0%
May 587°F51°F96°F 199438°F 19916%0%
May 687°F51°F99°F 199740°F 19996%0%
May 788°F51°F100°F 202041°F 20076%0%
May 888°F51°F100°F 198940°F 19826%0%
May 988°F52°F100°F 201837°F 19866%0%
May 1089°F52°F101°F 201835°F 20157%0%
May 1189°F52°F100°F 202235°F 20157%0%
May 1289°F52°F102°F 199635°F 20157%0%
May 1390°F53°F103°F 199639°F 20107%0%
May 1490°F53°F98°F 198840°F 20227%0%
May 1590°F53°F102°F 200041°F 19988%0%
May 1691°F53°F100°F 202240°F 19838%0%
May 1791°F54°F99°F 201841°F 20158%0%
May 1891°F54°F100°F 199640°F 19838%0%
May 1992°F54°F101°F 200440°F 19839%0%
May 2092°F55°F100°F 200841°F 20159%0%
May 2192°F55°F102°F 198942°F 19839%0%
May 2293°F55°F104°F 200544°F 19839%0%
May 2393°F56°F104°F 200547°F 19829%0%
May 2494°F56°F103°F 200545°F 20159%0%
May 2594°F56°F101°F 200644°F 20119%0%
May 2694°F57°F102°F 201843°F 201510%0%
May 2795°F57°F102°F 202240°F 201610%0%
May 2895°F57°F102°F 202238°F 201610%0%
May 2995°F58°F101°F 202543°F 201210%0%
May 3095°F58°F102°F 200245°F 201910%0%
May 3196°F58°F101°F 200246°F 201210%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tornillo, 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 7:44 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419088 (Tornillo 2 Sse), 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.