Buena Vista weather in May: Buena Vista, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Buena Vista in May has a normal high of 67°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 51°F, rising from 60°F on the 1st to 73°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 7 days in a normal May, 1.17 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 19°C and low of 2°C, 30 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationBuena Vista (2 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00051071
- Location38.82°N 106.13°W
- Elevation7,954 ft (2,424 m)
- Population3,127
- Jan 41° 11°
- Feb 43° 14°
- Mar 50° 21°
- Apr 57° 27°
- May 67° 36°
- Jun 78° 43°
- Jul 83° 49°
- Aug 80° 47°
- Sep 74° 40°
- Oct 62° 29°
- Nov 50° 20°
- Dec 40° 11°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Buena Vista in May?
The normal high is 67°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 51.1°F. May is 9.5°F warmer than April and 9.8°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Buena Vista and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 60°F on May 1 to 73°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 49°F and 54°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 23%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 60°F | 31°F | 23% | 10% |
| May 8 | 63°F | 33°F | 23% | 10% |
| May 15 | 66°F | 36°F | 23% | 9% |
| May 22 | 69°F | 38°F | 23% | 9% |
| May 31 | 73°F | 40°F | 22% | 8% |
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 | 60°F | 31°F | 23% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 61°F | 31°F | 23% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 61°F | 31°F | 23% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 61°F | 32°F | 23% | 10% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 62°F | 32°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 62°F | 32°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 62°F | 33°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 63°F | 33°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 63°F | 34°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 64°F | 34°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 64°F | 34°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 65°F | 35°F | 23% | 10% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 65°F | 35°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 66°F | 35°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 66°F | 36°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 66°F | 36°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 67°F | 36°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 67°F | 37°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 68°F | 37°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 68°F | 37°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 69°F | 38°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 69°F | 38°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 70°F | 38°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 70°F | 38°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 71°F | 39°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 71°F | 39°F | 23% | 9% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 71°F | 39°F | 23% | 8% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 72°F | 39°F | 23% | 8% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 72°F | 40°F | 23% | 8% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 73°F | 40°F | 22% | 8% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 73°F | 40°F | 22% | 8% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 67°FMay average
- Normal low
- 36°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.17 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 70.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 10
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00051071; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Buena Vista in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 23% on average, highest around May 5 (23%). In all, 1.17 in falls on 7 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Buena Vista, 10 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 3.2 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal May, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00051071.
What are the records for May in Buena Vista?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1905) is 92°F, on May 22, 1927; the coldest is 6°F, on May 6, 1978. The wettest May brought 4.24 in (1957); the snowiest, 31.4 inches (2001).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 51.1°F: 2021 51.0°F (−0.1), 2022 51.2°F (+0.1), 2023 51.8°F (+0.7), 2024 48.7°F (−2.4), 2025 50.6°F (−0.5), 2026 51.1°F (at normal). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.0°F | −0.1°F | 1.59 in |
| 2022 | 51.2°F | +0.1°F | 2.82 in |
| 2023 | 51.8°F | +0.7°F | 2.99 in |
| 2024 | 48.7°F | −2.4°F | 2.26 in |
| 2025 | 50.6°F | −0.5°F | 0.98 in |
| 2026 | 51.1°F | at normal | 1.08 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00051071; recent months: ACIS, station USC00051071. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Buena Vista compare across Colorado?
Across the 125 places PlainClimate covers in Colorado, May normal highs run from 54°F in Leadville to 80°F in Lamar; Buena Vista's is 67°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.