Santa Fe weather in May: Santa Fe, New Mexico: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Santa Fe in May has a normal high of 76°F and a normal low of 43°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 70°F on the 1st to 83°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 4 days in a normal May, 0.63 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 24°C and low of 6°C, 16 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationSanta Fe County Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00023049
- Location35.62°N 106.09°W
- Elevation6,344 ft (1,934 m)
- Population90,551
- Jan 44° 20°
- Feb 50° 23°
- Mar 59° 28°
- Apr 66° 34°
- May 76° 43°
- Jun 87° 52°
- Jul 89° 58°
- Aug 86° 56°
- Sep 80° 49°
- Oct 68° 38°
- Nov 54° 27°
- Dec 44° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Santa Fe in May?
The normal high is 76°F and the normal low 43°F, for a daily mean of 59.7°F. May is 9.5°F warmer than April and 10.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Santa Fe and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 13°F, from 70°F on May 1 to 83°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 57°F and 62°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 13%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 70°F | 38°F | 13% | 5% |
| May 8 | 72°F | 41°F | 13% | 5% |
| May 15 | 75°F | 43°F | 13% | 5% |
| May 22 | 79°F | 45°F | 13% | 5% |
| May 31 | 83°F | 48°F | 13% | 4% |
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 | 70°F | 38°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 70°F | 39°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 3 | 71°F | 39°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 4 | 71°F | 39°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 71°F | 40°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 72°F | 40°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 72°F | 40°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 72°F | 41°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 73°F | 41°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 73°F | 41°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 74°F | 42°F | 13% | 5% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 12 | 74°F | 42°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 13 | 75°F | 42°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 14 | 75°F | 43°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 15 | 75°F | 43°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 16 | 76°F | 43°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 17 | 76°F | 44°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h |
| May 18 | 77°F | 44°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 19 | 77°F | 44°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 20 | 78°F | 45°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 21 | 78°F | 45°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 22 | 79°F | 45°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 23 | 79°F | 46°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 24 | 80°F | 46°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 25 | 80°F | 46°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 26 | 80°F | 47°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 27 | 81°F | 47°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 28 | 81°F | 47°F | 13% | 5% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 29 | 82°F | 48°F | 13% | 4% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 30 | 82°F | 48°F | 13% | 4% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 31 | 83°F | 48°F | 13% | 4% | 14 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 76°FMay average
- Normal low
- 43°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 0.63 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 40.01 inch or more
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 2
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 20 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 25
- Days at 80°F or more
- 12
- Sunshine
- 87%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00023049; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Santa Fe in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 13% on average, highest around May 1 (13%). In all, 0.63 in falls on 4 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Santa Fe, 1 days reach 90°F and 2 nights fall to freezing.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00023049.
What are the records for May in Santa Fe?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1941) is 95°F, on May 30, 2000; the coldest is 21°F, on May 3, 2011. The wettest May brought 1.92 in (2025).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 59.7°F: 2021 61.1°F (+1.4), 2022 62.1°F (+2.4), 2023 59.6°F (−0.1), 2024 61.2°F (+1.5), 2025 59.2°F (−0.5), 2026 60.5°F (+0.8). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.1°F | +1.4°F | 0.99 in |
| 2022 | 62.1°F | +2.4°F | 0.00 in |
| 2023 | 59.6°F | −0.1°F | 0.17 in |
| 2024 | 61.2°F | +1.5°F | 0.24 in |
| 2025 | 59.2°F | −0.5°F | 1.92 in |
| 2026 | 60.5°F | +0.8°F | 0.64 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00023049; recent months: ACIS, station USW00023049. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Santa Fe 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; Santa Fe's is 76°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.