Lucerne climate

Lucerne Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Thermopolis 9NE, 3.3 km from Lucerne

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 31°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.43 in over about 10 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 Lucerne, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
2.43 in
Snowfall
0.8 in
Record high
98°FMay 31, 1936
Record low
12°FMay 2, 1954
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
14 h 11 min to 15 h 13 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
8.1 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 163°F31°F88°F 190117°F 195431%5%
May 264°F31°F85°F 195212°F 195431%5%
May 364°F32°F89°F 195220°F 190331%5%
May 464°F32°F87°F 193922°F 189931%4%
May 565°F32°F89°F 193918°F 190331%4%
May 665°F33°F89°F 193416°F 190931%4%
May 765°F33°F90°F 193427°F 192432%4%
May 865°F34°F91°F 193424°F 192932%3%
May 966°F34°F87°F 193422°F 200232%3%
May 1066°F34°F87°F 190021°F 191632%3%
May 1166°F35°F90°F 202621°F 191632%3%
May 1267°F35°F90°F 196019°F 195332%3%
May 1367°F36°F95°F 202625°F 190932%3%
May 1467°F36°F91°F 200126°F 195332%2%
May 1567°F36°F93°F 193630°F 191632%2%
May 1668°F37°F96°F 193622°F 191632%2%
May 1768°F37°F91°F 190127°F 189932%2%
May 1868°F37°F95°F 190122°F 196332%2%
May 1968°F38°F93°F 195427°F 195032%2%
May 2069°F38°F92°F 200930°F 194132%1%
May 2169°F39°F91°F 195825°F 190833%1%
May 2269°F39°F90°F 193227°F 190333%1%
May 2370°F39°F87°F 192626°F 191633%1%
May 2470°F40°F88°F 192630°F 200233%1%
May 2570°F40°F90°F 202631°F 195333%1%
May 2670°F40°F92°F 193433°F 191133%1%
May 2771°F40°F93°F 193430°F 191633%1%
May 2871°F41°F94°F 193430°F 195432%1%
May 2971°F41°F96°F 200331°F 195432%1%
May 3072°F41°F96°F 200331°F 191732%1%
May 3172°F42°F98°F 193631°F 195432%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lucerne, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:05 AM, sunset 8:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:47 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00488884 (Thermopolis 9NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00488875, 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.