Estes Park weather in May: Estes Park, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Estes Park in May has a normal high of 61°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 48°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 68°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal May, 2.27 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of 2°C, 58 mm of precipitation and 24 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationEstes Park (3 mi SSE)
- Station IDUSC00052761
- Location40.35°N 105.52°W
- Elevation7,812 ft (2,381 m)
- Population5,795
- Jan 37° 16°
- Feb 38° 16°
- Mar 45° 21°
- Apr 52° 26°
- May 61° 35°
- Jun 74° 43°
- Jul 80° 48°
- Aug 78° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 57° 30°
- Nov 44° 24°
- Dec 36° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Estes Park in May?
The normal high is 61°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 47.9°F. May is 9.1°F warmer than April and 10.4°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Estes Park and the 2nd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 55°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 45°F and 51°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 39%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 55°F | 30°F | 38% | 19% |
| May 8 | 58°F | 32°F | 39% | 20% |
| May 15 | 61°F | 35°F | 39% | 19% |
| May 22 | 64°F | 37°F | 38% | 17% |
| May 31 | 68°F | 39°F | 35% | 15% |
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 | 55°F | 30°F | 38% | 19% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 55°F | 30°F | 38% | 19% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 56°F | 30°F | 38% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 56°F | 31°F | 39% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 56°F | 31°F | 39% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 57°F | 31°F | 39% | 20% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 57°F | 32°F | 39% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 58°F | 32°F | 39% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 58°F | 32°F | 39% | 20% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 58°F | 33°F | 39% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 59°F | 33°F | 39% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 59°F | 33°F | 39% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 60°F | 34°F | 39% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 60°F | 34°F | 39% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 61°F | 35°F | 39% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 61°F | 35°F | 39% | 18% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 62°F | 35°F | 38% | 18% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 62°F | 36°F | 38% | 18% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 62°F | 36°F | 38% | 18% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 63°F | 36°F | 38% | 18% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 63°F | 37°F | 38% | 17% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 64°F | 37°F | 38% | 17% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 64°F | 37°F | 37% | 17% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 65°F | 38°F | 37% | 17% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 65°F | 38°F | 37% | 16% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 66°F | 38°F | 37% | 16% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 66°F | 38°F | 37% | 16% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 67°F | 39°F | 36% | 16% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 67°F | 39°F | 36% | 15% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 68°F | 39°F | 36% | 15% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 68°F | 39°F | 35% | 15% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 61°FMay average
- Normal low
- 35°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.27 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 9.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 11
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 7
- Days at 80°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052761; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Estes Park in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 38% on average, highest around May 10 (39%). In all, 2.27 in falls on 12 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal May in Estes Park, 11 nights fall to freezing, 1 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 9.5 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal May, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052761.
How does May in Estes Park 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; Estes Park's is 61°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.