Moorcroft climate

Moorcroft Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moorcroft 3S, 5.4 km from Moorcroft

Average highs run from 58°F on May 1 to 69°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 44°F.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Moorcroft, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
63°F
Average low
39°F
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
94°FMay 13, 2026
Record low
15°FMay 2, 2005
Chance of a freeze
96%
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 16 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
58%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
10.7 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 158°F33°F76°F 200017°F 20052%
May 258°F33°F84°F 200015°F 20052%
May 358°F33°F78°F 202318°F 20052%
May 459°F34°F81°F 200419°F 20062%
May 559°F34°F83°F 201615°F 20262%
May 659°F35°F85°F 201715°F 20262%
May 760°F35°F83°F 200419°F 20102%
May 860°F35°F85°F 200420°F 20102%
May 961°F36°F79°F 201222°F 20021%
May 1061°F36°F82°F 202523°F 20211%
May 1161°F37°F86°F 202527°F 20131%
May 1262°F37°F86°F 200728°F 20051%
May 1362°F38°F94°F 202623°F 20041%
May 1462°F38°F83°F 200121°F 20161%
May 1563°F38°F81°F 201225°F 20141%
May 1663°F39°F90°F 201228°F 20091%
May 1764°F39°F82°F 200629°F 20161%
May 1864°F40°F87°F 200928°F 20261%
May 1964°F40°F92°F 200922°F 20261%
May 2065°F41°F84°F 200525°F 20031%
May 2165°F41°F84°F 200625°F 20221%
May 2266°F41°F91°F 200625°F 20221%
May 2366°F42°F80°F 202327°F 20191%
May 2466°F42°F83°F 202626°F 20020%
May 2567°F42°F87°F 202631°F 20040%
May 2667°F43°F92°F 201831°F 20090%
May 2767°F43°F84°F 202234°F 20050%
May 2868°F43°F87°F 201435°F 20050%
May 2968°F44°F88°F 200329°F 20050%
May 3069°F44°F86°F 200233°F 20060%
May 3169°F44°F94°F 202033°F 20160%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moorcroft, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.511.522.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:51 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:20 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 USW00024088 (Moorcroft 3S), 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.