Ranchester climate

Ranchester Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dayton, 8.7 km from Ranchester

Average highs run from 60°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.36 in over about 11 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 Ranchester, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
65°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
3.36 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
95°FMay 12, 1960
Record low
13°FMay 3, 1954
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 15 h 21 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
9.4 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°F33°F84°F 195518°F 195036%5%
May 260°F33°F87°F 198514°F 195436%4%
May 361°F33°F87°F 198613°F 195436%4%
May 461°F34°F84°F 198617°F 196736%4%
May 561°F34°F85°F 201622°F 202636%4%
May 662°F34°F88°F 201716°F 202637%4%
May 762°F35°F84°F 199223°F 201037%3%
May 863°F35°F88°F 198719°F 201037%3%
May 963°F35°F83°F 196118°F 200237%3%
May 1063°F36°F88°F 196126°F 199037%3%
May 1164°F36°F86°F 195819°F 195337%3%
May 1264°F36°F95°F 196018°F 195337%2%
May 1364°F37°F95°F 202624°F 200037%2%
May 1465°F37°F88°F 198722°F 195337%2%
May 1565°F37°F92°F 198727°F 197437%2%
May 1665°F38°F87°F 197226°F 197437%2%
May 1766°F38°F95°F 194827°F 198636%2%
May 1866°F38°F93°F 194828°F 202636%2%
May 1966°F39°F94°F 200921°F 202636%1%
May 2067°F39°F93°F 196426°F 200336%1%
May 2167°F39°F88°F 194826°F 196336%1%
May 2267°F40°F91°F 200629°F 196336%1%
May 2368°F40°F88°F 195127°F 196636%1%
May 2468°F40°F90°F 198521°F 200236%1%
May 2568°F41°F87°F 202629°F 197536%1%
May 2669°F41°F87°F 196932°F 197536%1%
May 2769°F41°F92°F 196929°F 196536%1%
May 2869°F41°F93°F 201431°F 198236%1%
May 2969°F42°F93°F 198826°F 198236%0%
May 3070°F42°F91°F 198431°F 198236%0%
May 3170°F42°F92°F 202027°F 198236%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ranchester, 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 5:58 AM, sunset 8:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:26 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 USC00482399 (Dayton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024029, 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.