Steamboat Springs weather in May: Steamboat Springs, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Steamboat Springs in May has a normal high of 65°F and a normal low of 34°F, a daily mean of 50°F, rising from 60°F on the 1st to 71°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 2.65 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 18°C and low of 1°C, 67 mm of precipitation and 7 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationSteamboat Springs
- Station IDUSC00057936
- Location40.49°N 106.82°W
- Elevation6,866 ft (2,093 m)
- Population13,620
- Jan 29° 5°
- Feb 34° 8°
- Mar 45° 18°
- Apr 54° 27°
- May 65° 34°
- Jun 76° 39°
- Jul 83° 46°
- Aug 82° 44°
- Sep 74° 36°
- Oct 59° 26°
- Nov 43° 16°
- Dec 30° 6°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Steamboat Springs in May?
The normal high is 65°F and the normal low 34°F, for a daily mean of 49.6°F. May is 9.1°F warmer than April and 8.0°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Steamboat Springs and the wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 11°F, from 60°F on May 1 to 71°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.4°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 60°F | 31°F | 40% | 25% |
| May 8 | 62°F | 33°F | 40% | 25% |
| May 15 | 65°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% |
| May 22 | 68°F | 35°F | 39% | 23% |
| May 31 | 71°F | 37°F | 37% | 22% |
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 | 60°F | 31°F | 40% | 25% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 2 | 60°F | 31°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 60°F | 31°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 61°F | 32°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 5 | 61°F | 32°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 6 | 61°F | 32°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 62°F | 32°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 62°F | 33°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 9 | 63°F | 33°F | 40% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 10 | 63°F | 33°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 11 | 63°F | 33°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 64°F | 33°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 64°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 14 | 65°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 15 | 65°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 16 | 65°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 66°F | 34°F | 40% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 66°F | 35°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 19 | 66°F | 35°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 20 | 67°F | 35°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 21 | 67°F | 35°F | 39% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 22 | 68°F | 35°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 68°F | 35°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 24 | 68°F | 36°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 25 | 69°F | 36°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 26 | 69°F | 36°F | 39% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 27 | 69°F | 36°F | 38% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 70°F | 36°F | 38% | 22% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 70°F | 36°F | 38% | 22% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 70°F | 36°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 31 | 71°F | 37°F | 37% | 22% | 14 h 50 min |
- Normal high
- 65°FMay average
- Normal low
- 34°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 2.65 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 14
- Daylight
- 13 h 50 min to 14 h 50 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 12
- Days at 80°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00057936; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Steamboat Springs in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around May 1 (40%). In all, 2.65 in falls on 13 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Steamboat Springs, 14 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 2.8 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal May, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00057936.
What are the records for May in Steamboat Springs?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 95°F, on May 24, 1897; the coldest is 8°F, on May 8, 1893. The wettest May brought 6.45 in (2015); the snowiest, 20.5 inches (1944).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 49.6°F: 2021 49.9°F (+0.3), 2022 47.3°F (−2.3), 2023 52.1°F (+2.5), 2024 45.5°F (−4.1), 2025 50.2°F (+0.6), 2026 48.9°F (−0.7). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.9°F | +0.3°F | 1.30 in |
| 2022 | 47.3°F | −2.3°F | 4.53 in |
| 2023 | 52.1°F | +2.5°F | 1.01 in |
| 2024 | 45.5°F | −4.1°F | 2.32 in |
| 2025 | 50.2°F | +0.6°F | 1.07 in |
| 2026 | 48.9°F | −0.7°F | 3.51 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00057936; recent months: ACIS, station USC00057936. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Steamboat Springs 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; Steamboat Springs's is 65°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Steamboat Springs in April54°F by day, 27°F at night
- Steamboat Springs in June76°F by day, 39°F at night
- Steamboat Springs through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Colorado in MayThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Lamar: Colorado's warmest Maynormal high 80°F