Gillette climate

Gillette Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gillette 4SE, 5 km from Gillette

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.27 in over about 13 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 Gillette, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
3.27 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
94°FMay 13, 2026
Record low
15°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 16 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
10.5 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 160°F35°F76°F 200017°F 200539%7%
May 261°F36°F84°F 200015°F 200539%7%
May 361°F36°F78°F 202318°F 200539%7%
May 461°F36°F81°F 200419°F 200639%6%
May 562°F37°F83°F 201615°F 202639%6%
May 662°F37°F85°F 201715°F 202640%6%
May 762°F38°F83°F 200419°F 201040%5%
May 863°F38°F85°F 200420°F 201040%5%
May 963°F38°F79°F 201222°F 200240%5%
May 1064°F39°F82°F 202523°F 202140%4%
May 1164°F39°F86°F 202527°F 201340%4%
May 1264°F40°F86°F 200728°F 200540%4%
May 1365°F40°F94°F 202623°F 200440%4%
May 1465°F40°F83°F 200121°F 201640%3%
May 1566°F41°F81°F 201225°F 201440%3%
May 1666°F41°F90°F 201228°F 200940%3%
May 1766°F42°F82°F 200629°F 201641%3%
May 1867°F42°F87°F 200928°F 202641%3%
May 1967°F42°F92°F 200922°F 202641%2%
May 2068°F43°F84°F 200525°F 200341%2%
May 2168°F43°F84°F 200625°F 202241%2%
May 2268°F43°F91°F 200625°F 202241%2%
May 2369°F44°F80°F 202327°F 201941%2%
May 2469°F44°F83°F 202626°F 200241%2%
May 2569°F44°F87°F 202631°F 200441%1%
May 2670°F45°F92°F 201831°F 200941%1%
May 2770°F45°F84°F 202234°F 200541%1%
May 2871°F45°F87°F 201435°F 200541%1%
May 2971°F46°F88°F 200329°F 200541%1%
May 3071°F46°F86°F 200233°F 200640%1%
May 3172°F46°F94°F 202033°F 201640%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gillette, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:53 AM, sunset 8:06 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:22 AM, sunset 8:38 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00483855 (Gillette 4SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094023, 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.