Salida weather in May: Salida, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Salida in May has a normal high of 70°F and a normal low of 35°F, a daily mean of 52°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 77°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 5 days in a normal May, 0.96 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 1°C, 24 mm of precipitation and 7 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationSalida
- Station IDUSC00057370
- Location38.53°N 106.02°W
- Elevation7,160 ft (2,182 m)
- Population6,007
- Jan 43° 12°
- Feb 46° 15°
- Mar 54° 21°
- Apr 60° 28°
- May 70° 35°
- Jun 82° 43°
- Jul 86° 49°
- Aug 83° 47°
- Sep 77° 39°
- Oct 65° 29°
- Nov 53° 20°
- Dec 43° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Salida in May?
The normal high is 70°F and the normal low 35°F, for a daily mean of 52.4°F. May is 8.4°F warmer than April and 10.3°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Salida and the 4th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 64°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.0°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 49°F and 55°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 16%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 31°F | 16% | 9% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 33°F | 15% | 8% |
| May 15 | 70°F | 34°F | 16% | 8% |
| May 22 | 73°F | 36°F | 16% | 7% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 39°F | 15% | 6% |
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 | 64°F | 31°F | 16% | 9% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 64°F | 31°F | 16% | 9% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 65°F | 31°F | 16% | 9% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 65°F | 32°F | 16% | 9% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 65°F | 32°F | 16% | 9% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 66°F | 32°F | 16% | 9% | 14 h |
| May 7 | 66°F | 32°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 67°F | 33°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 67°F | 33°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 67°F | 33°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 68°F | 33°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 12 | 68°F | 34°F | 15% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 69°F | 34°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 69°F | 34°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 70°F | 34°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 70°F | 35°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 17 | 71°F | 35°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 18 | 71°F | 35°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 72°F | 35°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 72°F | 36°F | 16% | 8% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 72°F | 36°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 73°F | 36°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 73°F | 36°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 74°F | 37°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 74°F | 37°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 75°F | 37°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 75°F | 38°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 76°F | 38°F | 16% | 7% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 76°F | 38°F | 15% | 7% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 76°F | 38°F | 15% | 6% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 77°F | 39°F | 15% | 6% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 70°FMay average
- Normal low
- 35°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.96 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 50.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 8
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 20
- Days at 80°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00057370; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Salida in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 16% on average, highest around May 20 (16%). In all, 0.96 in falls on 5 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Salida, 8 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 2.7 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal May.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00057370.
What are the records for May in Salida?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 93°F, on May 20, 2005; the coldest is 13°F, on May 3, 1944. The wettest May brought 3.77 in (1957); the snowiest, 44.0 inches (2001).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00057370. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Salida 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; Salida's is 70°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.