Cañon City weather in May: Cañon City, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Cañon City in May has a normal high of 73°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 58°F, rising from 67°F on the 1st to 80°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal May, 1.56 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 23°C and low of 6°C, 40 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationCanon City
- Station IDUSC00051294
- Location38.46°N 105.23°W
- Elevation5,378 ft (1,639 m)
- Population17,193
- Jan 49° 18°
- Feb 50° 20°
- Mar 59° 26°
- Apr 64° 33°
- May 73° 43°
- Jun 85° 52°
- Jul 89° 59°
- Aug 87° 57°
- Sep 80° 48°
- Oct 69° 36°
- Nov 57° 26°
- Dec 49° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cañon City in May?
The normal high is 73°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 58.2°F. May is 9.4°F warmer than April and 10.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Cañon City and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 67°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 56°F and 61°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 27%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 67°F | 38°F | 25% | 12% |
| May 8 | 70°F | 40°F | 26% | 12% |
| May 15 | 73°F | 43°F | 26% | 11% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 45°F | 27% | 11% |
| May 31 | 80°F | 48°F | 26% | 10% |
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 | 67°F | 38°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 68°F | 38°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 68°F | 38°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 68°F | 39°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 69°F | 39°F | 25% | 12% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 69°F | 39°F | 25% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 70°F | 40°F | 26% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 70°F | 40°F | 26% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 70°F | 41°F | 26% | 12% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 71°F | 41°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 71°F | 41°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 72°F | 42°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 72°F | 42°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 72°F | 42°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 73°F | 43°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 73°F | 43°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 74°F | 44°F | 26% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 74°F | 44°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 75°F | 44°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 75°F | 45°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 75°F | 45°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 76°F | 45°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 76°F | 46°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 77°F | 46°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 77°F | 46°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 78°F | 47°F | 27% | 11% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 78°F | 47°F | 27% | 10% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 78°F | 47°F | 27% | 10% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 79°F | 47°F | 26% | 10% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 79°F | 48°F | 26% | 10% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 80°F | 48°F | 26% | 10% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 73°FMay average
- Normal low
- 43°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.56 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 80.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.5 inmonth total
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 22
- Days at 80°F or more
- 11
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00051294; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cañon City in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 26% on average, highest around May 24 (27%). In all, 1.56 in falls on 8 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Cañon City, 1 days reach 90°F, 2 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 0.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00051294.
What are the records for May in Cañon City?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 98°F, on May 31, 2000; the coldest is 15°F, on May 9, 1978. The wettest May brought 6.57 in (1980); the snowiest, 9.7 inches (1990).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.2°F: 2021 57.3°F (−0.9), 2022 58.0°F (−0.2), 2023 59.7°F (+1.5), 2024 56.9°F (−1.4), 2025 57.6°F (−0.6), 2026 59.8°F (+1.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.3°F | −0.9°F | 2.84 in |
| 2022 | 58.0°F | −0.2°F | 1.57 in |
| 2023 | 59.7°F | +1.5°F | 2.97 in |
| 2024 | 56.9°F | −1.4°F | 1.06 in |
| 2025 | 57.6°F | −0.6°F | 3.80 in |
| 2026 | 59.8°F | +1.6°F | 1.59 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00051294; recent months: ACIS, station USC00051294. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Cañon City 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; Cañon City's is 73°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.