Helper climate

Helper Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Price Carbon CO AP, 12 km from Helper

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.77 in over about 6 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 Helper, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.77 in
Record high
95°FMay 30, 2002
Record low
21°FMay 7, 2010
Chance of a freeze
61%
Days of 90°F or more
0.5
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 47 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
7.2 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 165°F39°F83°F 202124°F 201119%0%
May 266°F39°F82°F 200026°F 201319%0%
May 366°F39°F85°F 200029°F 201019%0%
May 467°F40°F86°F 200030°F 199919%0%
May 567°F40°F84°F 200029°F 199919%0%
May 667°F40°F81°F 202227°F 199919%0%
May 768°F41°F83°F 201821°F 201019%0%
May 868°F41°F84°F 201828°F 200219%0%
May 969°F41°F84°F 201826°F 200219%0%
May 1069°F42°F85°F 201831°F 199919%0%
May 1169°F42°F85°F 200725°F 199919%0%
May 1270°F42°F90°F 202628°F 200018%0%
May 1370°F43°F86°F 201327°F 201418%0%
May 1471°F43°F88°F 201333°F 201418%0%
May 1571°F43°F84°F 201235°F 199918%0%
May 1671°F44°F86°F 202231°F 199918%0%
May 1772°F44°F88°F 200629°F 199918%0%
May 1872°F44°F89°F 200632°F 201717%0%
May 1973°F45°F87°F 200835°F 201717%0%
May 2073°F45°F88°F 200533°F 202517%0%
May 2174°F45°F89°F 201232°F 201917%0%
May 2274°F46°F88°F 201230°F 200217%0%
May 2374°F46°F88°F 200034°F 200217%0%
May 2475°F46°F87°F 200134°F 200716%0%
May 2575°F46°F89°F 200133°F 201016%0%
May 2676°F47°F88°F 200637°F 202416%0%
May 2776°F47°F93°F 200336°F 200816%0%
May 2876°F47°F93°F 200035°F 200615%0%
May 2977°F47°F94°F 200030°F 200615%0%
May 3077°F48°F95°F 200234°F 201015%0%
May 3177°F48°F95°F 200234°F 202215%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Helper, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 8:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 8:45 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093141 (Price Carbon CO AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093141, 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.