Grand County Weather in May
Average highs run from 71°F on May 1 to 84°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.60 in over about 4 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 78°F
- Average low
- 48°F
- Precipitation
- 0.60 in
- Record high
- 102°FMay 31, 2002
- Record low
- 19°FMay 1, 2011
- Chance of a freeze
- 27%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 4.0
- Daylight
- 13 h 51 min to 14 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 54%
- Humidity
- 40%
- Dew point
- 31°F
- Wind
- 8.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 71°F | 43°F | 91°F 2001 | 19°F 2011 | 15% | 0% |
| May 2 | 71°F | 44°F | 87°F 2000 | 25°F 2011 | 15% | 0% |
| May 3 | 72°F | 44°F | 90°F 2000 | 32°F 2013 | 15% | 0% |
| May 4 | 72°F | 44°F | 91°F 2000 | 28°F 2022 | 15% | 0% |
| May 5 | 73°F | 45°F | 90°F 2000 | 35°F 1999 | 15% | 0% |
| May 6 | 73°F | 45°F | 88°F 2022 | 33°F 1999 | 14% | 0% |
| May 7 | 73°F | 45°F | 88°F 2021 | 27°F 2010 | 14% | 0% |
| May 8 | 74°F | 46°F | 87°F 2018 | 34°F 2024 | 14% | 0% |
| May 9 | 74°F | 46°F | 90°F 2018 | 33°F 2002 | 14% | 0% |
| May 10 | 75°F | 46°F | 91°F 2018 | 33°F 2006 | 14% | 0% |
| May 11 | 75°F | 47°F | 90°F 2007 | 35°F 2011 | 14% | 0% |
| May 12 | 76°F | 47°F | 96°F 2026 | 32°F 2000 | 14% | 0% |
| May 13 | 76°F | 47°F | 93°F 2026 | 34°F 2014 | 13% | 0% |
| May 14 | 77°F | 48°F | 91°F 2013 | 36°F 2004 | 13% | 0% |
| May 15 | 77°F | 48°F | 91°F 2013 | 36°F 2025 | 13% | 0% |
| May 16 | 77°F | 48°F | 89°F 2006 | 39°F 2011 | 13% | 0% |
| May 17 | 78°F | 49°F | 91°F 2006 | 33°F 1999 | 13% | 0% |
| May 18 | 78°F | 49°F | 94°F 2009 | 32°F 2011 | 12% | 0% |
| May 19 | 79°F | 49°F | 95°F 2008 | 35°F 2011 | 12% | 0% |
| May 20 | 79°F | 50°F | 96°F 2005 | 38°F 2025 | 12% | 0% |
| May 21 | 80°F | 50°F | 93°F 2005 | 35°F 2022 | 12% | 0% |
| May 22 | 80°F | 50°F | 96°F 2012 | 35°F 2011 | 12% | 0% |
| May 23 | 81°F | 51°F | 97°F 2000 | 37°F 2010 | 11% | 0% |
| May 24 | 81°F | 51°F | 95°F 2005 | 36°F 2007 | 11% | 0% |
| May 25 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 2001 | 37°F 2011 | 11% | 0% |
| May 26 | 82°F | 52°F | 96°F 2001 | 37°F 2011 | 11% | 0% |
| May 27 | 83°F | 52°F | 95°F 2003 | 39°F 2008 | 10% | 0% |
| May 28 | 83°F | 52°F | 99°F 2000 | 39°F 2012 | 10% | 0% |
| May 29 | 83°F | 53°F | 101°F 2000 | 32°F 2006 | 10% | 0% |
| May 30 | 84°F | 53°F | 99°F 2002 | 35°F 2011 | 10% | 0% |
| May 31 | 84°F | 53°F | 102°F 2002 | 34°F 2011 | 9% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 8:38 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093075 (Moab Canyonland AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093075, 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.