Hobbs weather in May: Hobbs, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Hobbs in May has a normal high of 85°F and a normal low of 57°F, a daily mean of 71°F, rising from 80°F on the 1st to 91°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal May, 1.91 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 30°C and low of 14°C, 49 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationHobbs
- Station IDUSC00294026
- Location32.73°N 103.13°W
- Elevation3,660 ft (1,116 m)
- Population41,061
- Jan 55° 30°
- Feb 61° 33°
- Mar 69° 40°
- Apr 77° 48°
- May 85° 57°
- Jun 93° 65°
- Jul 94° 69°
- Aug 92° 68°
- Sep 85° 61°
- Oct 76° 50°
- Nov 64° 38°
- Dec 56° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Hobbs in May?
The normal high is 85°F and the normal low 57°F, for a daily mean of 71.3°F. May is 9.0°F warmer than April and 7.9°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Hobbs and the 3rd 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 2.7°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 14%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 80°F | 52°F | 8% | 6% |
| May 8 | 82°F | 55°F | 10% | 7% |
| May 15 | 85°F | 57°F | 12% | 8% |
| May 22 | 87°F | 59°F | 13% | 8% |
| May 31 | 91°F | 62°F | 14% | 9% |
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 | 52°F | 8% | 6% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 81°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 81°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 81°F | 53°F | 9% | 6% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 5 | 82°F | 54°F | 9% | 6% | 13 h 30 min |
| May 6 | 82°F | 54°F | 9% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 82°F | 54°F | 10% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 8 | 82°F | 55°F | 10% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 9 | 83°F | 55°F | 10% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 10 | 83°F | 55°F | 10% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 11 | 83°F | 56°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 12 | 84°F | 56°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 13 | 84°F | 56°F | 11% | 7% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 14 | 84°F | 57°F | 11% | 8% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 15 | 85°F | 57°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 16 | 85°F | 57°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 17 | 86°F | 58°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 18 | 86°F | 58°F | 12% | 8% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 19 | 86°F | 58°F | 13% | 8% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 20 | 87°F | 59°F | 13% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 21 | 87°F | 59°F | 13% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 22 | 87°F | 59°F | 13% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 23 | 88°F | 60°F | 13% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 24 | 88°F | 60°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 25 | 89°F | 60°F | 14% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 26 | 89°F | 61°F | 14% | 9% | 14 h |
| May 27 | 89°F | 61°F | 14% | 9% | 14 h |
| May 28 | 90°F | 61°F | 14% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 29 | 90°F | 62°F | 14% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 30 | 90°F | 62°F | 14% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 31 | 91°F | 62°F | 14% | 9% | 14 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 85°FMay average
- Normal low
- 57°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.91 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min to 14 h 10 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 30
- Days at 80°F or more
- 26
- Sunshine
- 89%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00294026; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Hobbs in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 12% on average, highest around May 31 (14%). In all, 1.91 in falls on 4 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Hobbs, 13 days reach 90°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00294026.
What are the records for May in Hobbs?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1913) is 107°F, on May 30, 1951; the coldest is 27°F, on May 7, 1917. The wettest May brought 13.83 in (1992).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00294026. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Hobbs 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; Hobbs's is 85°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.