Alamogordo weather in May: Alamogordo, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Alamogordo in May has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 59°F, a daily mean of 72°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 91°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 3 days in a normal May, 0.46 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 29°C and low of 15°C, 12 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationAlamogordo
- Station IDUSC00290199
- Location32.92°N 105.95°W
- Elevation4,380 ft (1,335 m)
- Population31,667
- Jan 55° 33°
- Feb 60° 37°
- Mar 68° 43°
- Apr 76° 51°
- May 85° 59°
- Jun 94° 68°
- Jul 93° 70°
- Aug 91° 68°
- Sep 86° 63°
- Oct 75° 51°
- Nov 64° 41°
- Dec 54° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Alamogordo in May?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 59°F, for a daily mean of 71.7°F. May is 8.6°F warmer than April and 9.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Alamogordo and the 10th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 80°F on May 1 to 91°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.6°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 69°F and 74°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 12%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 54°F | 7% | 4% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 56°F | 9% | 5% |
| May 15 | 84°F | 58°F | 10% | 6% |
| May 22 | 87°F | 60°F | 11% | 6% |
| May 31 | 91°F | 63°F | 12% | 7% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 54°F | 7% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 80°F | 55°F | 7% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 80°F | 55°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 55°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 81°F | 55°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 81°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 82°F | 56°F | 8% | 4% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 56°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 82°F | 56°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 83°F | 57°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 83°F | 57°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 83°F | 57°F | 9% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 13 | 84°F | 58°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 84°F | 58°F | 10% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 84°F | 58°F | 10% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 85°F | 58°F | 10% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 85°F | 59°F | 11% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 85°F | 59°F | 11% | 6% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 86°F | 59°F | 11% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 20 | 86°F | 60°F | 11% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 87°F | 60°F | 11% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 87°F | 60°F | 11% | 6% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 87°F | 61°F | 11% | 7% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 88°F | 61°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 88°F | 61°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 89°F | 62°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 89°F | 62°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 89°F | 62°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 90°F | 63°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 90°F | 63°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 91°F | 63°F | 12% | 7% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 85°FMay average
- Normal low
- 59°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.46 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 30.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 31
- Days at 80°F or more
- 26
- Sunshine
- 91%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00290199; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Alamogordo in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 10% on average, highest around May 26 (12%). In all, 0.46 in falls on 3 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Alamogordo, 10 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00290199.
What are the records for May in Alamogordo?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 104°F, on May 27, 1951; the coldest is 32°F, on May 7, 1917. The wettest May brought 3.56 in (1992).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00290199. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Alamogordo compare across New Mexico?
Across the 98 places PlainClimate covers in New Mexico, May normal highs run from 62°F in Red River to 91°F in Lordsburg; Alamogordo's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.