Moab climate

Moab Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moab, 0.4 km from Moab

Average highs run from 77°F on May 1 to 89°F on May 31, and lows from 47°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.82 in over about 5 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 Moab, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
83°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
0.82 in
Record high
102°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
19°FMay 1, 2011
Chance of a freeze
6%
Days of 90°F or more
8.4
Daylight
13 h 49 min to 14 h 40 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
39%
Dew point
30°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 177°F47°F91°F 200119°F 201117%0%
May 277°F47°F87°F 200025°F 201117%0%
May 377°F47°F90°F 200032°F 201317%0%
May 478°F48°F91°F 200028°F 202217%0%
May 578°F48°F90°F 200035°F 199917%0%
May 678°F48°F88°F 202233°F 199917%0%
May 779°F48°F88°F 202127°F 201017%0%
May 879°F49°F87°F 201834°F 202417%0%
May 980°F49°F90°F 201833°F 200217%0%
May 1080°F49°F91°F 201833°F 200616%0%
May 1181°F50°F90°F 200735°F 201116%0%
May 1281°F50°F96°F 202632°F 200016%0%
May 1381°F50°F93°F 202634°F 201416%0%
May 1482°F50°F91°F 201336°F 200416%0%
May 1582°F51°F91°F 201336°F 202515%0%
May 1683°F51°F89°F 200639°F 201115%0%
May 1783°F51°F91°F 200633°F 199915%0%
May 1883°F51°F94°F 200932°F 201115%0%
May 1984°F52°F95°F 200835°F 201115%0%
May 2084°F52°F96°F 200538°F 202514%0%
May 2185°F52°F93°F 200535°F 202214%0%
May 2285°F52°F96°F 201235°F 201114%0%
May 2386°F53°F97°F 200037°F 201014%0%
May 2486°F53°F95°F 200536°F 200714%0%
May 2586°F53°F94°F 200137°F 201113%0%
May 2687°F53°F96°F 200137°F 201113%0%
May 2787°F54°F95°F 200339°F 200813%0%
May 2888°F54°F99°F 200039°F 201212%0%
May 2988°F54°F101°F 200032°F 200612%0%
May 3088°F54°F99°F 200235°F 201112%0%
May 3189°F55°F102°F 200234°F 201112%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moab, 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 6:21 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 8:36 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00425733 (Moab), 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.