Tropic Weather in May
Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.91 in over about 6 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
- 63°F
- Average low
- 37°F
- Precipitation
- 0.91 in
- Snowfall
- 1.5 in
- Record high
- 87°FMay 30, 2002
- Record low
- 4°FMay 2, 1951
- Chance of a freeze
- 96%
- Daylight
- 13 h 46 min to 14 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 38%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 9.8 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 | 57°F | 33°F | 75°F 1981 | 16°F 1951 | 18% | 7% |
| May 2 | 58°F | 33°F | 70°F 1956 | 4°F 1951 | 18% | 7% |
| May 3 | 58°F | 33°F | 73°F 2004 | 14°F 1967 | 18% | 6% |
| May 4 | 58°F | 34°F | 76°F 2004 | 13°F 1959 | 18% | 6% |
| May 5 | 59°F | 34°F | 76°F 2017 | 14°F 1975 | 18% | 6% |
| May 6 | 59°F | 34°F | 77°F 2022 | 17°F 1975 | 18% | 6% |
| May 7 | 59°F | 34°F | 76°F 1954 | 14°F 1968 | 18% | 6% |
| May 8 | 60°F | 35°F | 80°F 2018 | 12°F 1950 | 18% | 5% |
| May 9 | 60°F | 35°F | 80°F 2018 | 13°F 2003 | 18% | 5% |
| May 10 | 61°F | 35°F | 78°F 1960 | 12°F 1950 | 18% | 5% |
| May 11 | 61°F | 36°F | 79°F 2026 | 15°F 1977 | 18% | 5% |
| May 12 | 61°F | 36°F | 81°F 2026 | 13°F 1953 | 18% | 5% |
| May 13 | 62°F | 36°F | 78°F 2026 | 16°F 1953 | 18% | 4% |
| May 14 | 62°F | 36°F | 79°F 1976 | 19°F 1967 | 17% | 4% |
| May 15 | 63°F | 36°F | 78°F 2022 | 12°F 1962 | 17% | 4% |
| May 16 | 63°F | 37°F | 78°F 2022 | 14°F 1955 | 17% | 4% |
| May 17 | 63°F | 37°F | 79°F 2009 | 18°F 1971 | 17% | 4% |
| May 18 | 64°F | 37°F | 80°F 2009 | 10°F 1977 | 17% | 4% |
| May 19 | 64°F | 37°F | 81°F 2008 | 15°F 1977 | 17% | 3% |
| May 20 | 65°F | 38°F | 81°F 2008 | 18°F 1960 | 17% | 3% |
| May 21 | 65°F | 38°F | 81°F 2012 | 15°F 1974 | 17% | 3% |
| May 22 | 66°F | 38°F | 80°F 2012 | 15°F 2002 | 17% | 3% |
| May 23 | 66°F | 38°F | 78°F 2003 | 19°F 1960 | 17% | 3% |
| May 24 | 66°F | 39°F | 78°F 2001 | 11°F 1960 | 16% | 3% |
| May 25 | 67°F | 39°F | 78°F 2001 | 17°F 1953 | 16% | 3% |
| May 26 | 67°F | 39°F | 82°F 1951 | 19°F 1962 | 16% | 3% |
| May 27 | 68°F | 39°F | 83°F 2003 | 22°F 2012 | 16% | 2% |
| May 28 | 68°F | 40°F | 84°F 2003 | 20°F 1978 | 16% | 2% |
| May 29 | 69°F | 40°F | 83°F 2002 | 14°F 1953 | 16% | 2% |
| May 30 | 69°F | 40°F | 87°F 2002 | 22°F 1971 | 15% | 2% |
| May 31 | 69°F | 40°F | 86°F 2002 | 21°F 2011 | 15% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 8:19 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 8:44 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00421008 (Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023159, 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.