Wayne County climate

Wayne County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hanksville, 17.3 km from Wayne County

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 40°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.43 in over about 4 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 Wayne County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
81°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.43 in
Record high
107°FMay 31, 2002
Record low
23°FMay 7, 1968
Chance of a freeze
65%
Days of 90°F or more
7.6
Daylight
13 h 48 min to 14 h 39 min
Cloud cover
48%
Humidity
41%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
8.9 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 175°F40°F98°F 198524°F 192312%0%
May 275°F40°F94°F 200024°F 196712%0%
May 376°F41°F95°F 200024°F 196712%0%
May 476°F41°F97°F 200426°F 191312%0%
May 576°F41°F93°F 199625°F 191212%0%
May 677°F42°F97°F 198929°F 193812%0%
May 777°F42°F103°F 198923°F 196812%0%
May 878°F42°F100°F 198927°F 193812%0%
May 978°F43°F95°F 201828°F 199012%0%
May 1078°F43°F96°F 198427°F 193012%0%
May 1179°F43°F96°F 198424°F 195312%0%
May 1279°F44°F99°F 199625°F 191312%0%
May 1380°F44°F98°F 198427°F 201012%0%
May 1480°F44°F98°F 198428°F 191212%0%
May 1581°F44°F98°F 193727°F 191612%0%
May 1681°F45°F99°F 193726°F 191612%0%
May 1782°F45°F97°F 197032°F 202112%0%
May 1882°F45°F100°F 200930°F 198312%0%
May 1982°F45°F99°F 200829°F 193112%0%
May 2083°F46°F99°F 198427°F 191112%0%
May 2183°F46°F97°F 200630°F 191112%0%
May 2284°F46°F100°F 200531°F 191112%0%
May 2384°F46°F103°F 200532°F 197512%0%
May 2485°F47°F100°F 200534°F 193211%0%
May 2585°F47°F99°F 200629°F 191611%0%
May 2686°F47°F99°F 198829°F 198011%0%
May 2786°F47°F100°F 197431°F 191611%0%
May 2886°F48°F104°F 200029°F 191111%0%
May 2987°F48°F105°F 200333°F 200611%0%
May 3087°F48°F105°F 200231°F 192710%0%
May 3188°F48°F107°F 200233°F 198810%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wayne County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 8:15 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 8:41 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023170 (Hanksville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023170, 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.