Evergreen weather in May: Evergreen, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Evergreen in May has a normal high of 64°F and a normal low of 36°F, a daily mean of 50°F, rising from 58°F on the 1st to 70°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal May, 2.49 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 2°C, 63 mm of precipitation and 7 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationEvergreen
- Station IDUSC00052790
- Location39.64°N 105.31°W
- Elevation6,985 ft (2,129 m)
- Population (census place)8,643
- Jan 44° 13°
- Feb 44° 13°
- Mar 51° 21°
- Apr 56° 27°
- May 64° 36°
- Jun 76° 43°
- Jul 81° 49°
- Aug 79° 47°
- Sep 73° 40°
- Oct 61° 29°
- Nov 51° 20°
- Dec 44° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Evergreen in May?
The normal high is 64°F and the normal low 36°F, for a daily mean of 49.7°F. May is 8.5°F warmer than April and 9.6°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Evergreen and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 58°F on May 1 to 70°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 47°F and 52°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 33%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 58°F | 31°F | 29% | 18% |
| May 8 | 61°F | 33°F | 30% | 18% |
| May 15 | 64°F | 35°F | 31% | 19% |
| May 22 | 66°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% |
| May 31 | 70°F | 40°F | 33% | 18% |
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 | 58°F | 31°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 59°F | 31°F | 29% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 59°F | 31°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 59°F | 32°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 60°F | 32°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 60°F | 32°F | 29% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 60°F | 33°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 61°F | 33°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 61°F | 33°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 62°F | 34°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 62°F | 34°F | 30% | 18% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 62°F | 34°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 63°F | 35°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 63°F | 35°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 64°F | 35°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 64°F | 36°F | 31% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 64°F | 36°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 65°F | 36°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 65°F | 37°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 66°F | 37°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 66°F | 37°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 66°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 67°F | 38°F | 32% | 19% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 67°F | 38°F | 33% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 68°F | 38°F | 33% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 68°F | 39°F | 33% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 69°F | 39°F | 33% | 19% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 69°F | 39°F | 33% | 18% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 69°F | 39°F | 33% | 18% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 70°F | 40°F | 33% | 18% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 70°F | 40°F | 33% | 18% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 64°FMay average
- Normal low
- 36°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.49 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.7 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
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00052790; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Evergreen in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around May 27 (33%). In all, 2.49 in falls on 10 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Evergreen, 10 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 2.7 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal May, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00052790.
What are the records for May in Evergreen?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1961) is 92°F, on May 30, 2000; the coldest is 10°F, on May 1, 1993. The wettest May brought 10.94 in (1969); the snowiest, 17.0 inches (1965).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.7°F: 2021 48.5°F (−1.2), 2022 49.0°F (−0.7), 2023 50.3°F (+0.6), 2024 48.8°F (−0.9), 2026 49.4°F (−0.4). 1 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.5°F | −1.2°F | 4.26 in |
| 2022 | 49.0°F | −0.7°F | 2.29 in |
| 2023 | 50.3°F | +0.6°F | 5.57 in |
| 2024 | 48.8°F | −0.9°F | 1.43 in |
| 2026 | 49.4°F | −0.4°F | 2.74 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00052790; recent months: ACIS, station USC00052790. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Evergreen 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; Evergreen's is 64°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.