Telluride weather in May: Telluride, Colorado: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Telluride in May has a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 45°F, rising from 55°F on the 1st to 67°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal May, 1.60 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 16°C and low of −2°C, 41 mm of precipitation and 13 cm of snow in May.
- NOAA stationTelluride (4 mi WNW)
- Station IDUSC00058204
- Location37.95°N 107.87°W
- Elevation8,646 ft (2,635 m)
- Population2,486
- Jan 36° 0°
- Feb 38° 5°
- Mar 44° 13°
- Apr 51° 22°
- May 60° 29°
- Jun 73° 34°
- Jul 77° 41°
- Aug 74° 40°
- Sep 68° 34°
- Oct 57° 23°
- Nov 45° 13°
- Dec 36° 2°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Telluride in May?
The normal high is 60°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 44.6°F. May is 8.2°F warmer than April and 8.7°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Telluride and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 12°F, from 55°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 2.3°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 42°F and 47°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 30%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 55°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% |
| May 8 | 57°F | 28°F | 29% | 17% |
| May 15 | 60°F | 29°F | 29% | 16% |
| May 22 | 63°F | 30°F | 28% | 15% |
| May 31 | 67°F | 31°F | 25% | 12% |
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 | 55°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 40 min |
| May 2 | 55°F | 26°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 3 | 55°F | 27°F | 30% | 18% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 4 | 56°F | 27°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 5 | 56°F | 27°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 6 | 56°F | 27°F | 30% | 17% | 13 h 50 min |
| May 7 | 57°F | 27°F | 29% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 8 | 57°F | 28°F | 29% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 9 | 57°F | 28°F | 29% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 10 | 58°F | 28°F | 29% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 11 | 58°F | 28°F | 29% | 17% | 14 h |
| May 12 | 59°F | 28°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 13 | 59°F | 29°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 14 | 59°F | 29°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 60°F | 29°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 60°F | 29°F | 29% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 61°F | 29°F | 28% | 16% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 61°F | 29°F | 28% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 62°F | 29°F | 28% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 62°F | 30°F | 28% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 62°F | 30°F | 28% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 63°F | 30°F | 28% | 15% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 23 | 63°F | 30°F | 28% | 14% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 24 | 64°F | 30°F | 27% | 14% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 64°F | 30°F | 27% | 14% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 65°F | 30°F | 27% | 14% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 65°F | 31°F | 27% | 14% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 28 | 66°F | 31°F | 26% | 13% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 29 | 66°F | 31°F | 26% | 13% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 30 | 67°F | 31°F | 25% | 13% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 31 | 67°F | 31°F | 25% | 12% | 14 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 60°FMay average
- Normal low
- 29°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.60 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 5.1 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 13 h 40 min to 14 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 6
- Sunshine
- 76%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00058204; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Telluride in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 28% on average, highest around May 1 (30%). In all, 1.60 in falls on 9 days of a normal May.
In a normal May in Telluride, 22 nights fall to freezing and snowfall averages 5.1 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 USC00058204.
What are the records for May in Telluride?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1900) is 83°F, on May 29, 1984; the coldest is 3°F, on May 10, 1930. The wettest May brought 4.60 in (1915); the snowiest, 35.0 inches (1930).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 44.6°F: 2021 45.9°F (+1.3), 2023 46.5°F (+1.9), 2024 44.1°F (−0.5), 2025 45.3°F (+0.7), 2026 46.0°F (+1.4). 4 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.9°F | +1.3°F | 0.79 in |
| 2023 | 46.5°F | +1.9°F | 1.71 in |
| 2024 | 44.1°F | −0.5°F | 1.45 in |
| 2025 | 45.3°F | +0.7°F | 0.78 in |
| 2026 | 46.0°F | +1.4°F | 0.57 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00058204; recent months: ACIS, station USC00058204. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Telluride 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; Telluride's is 60°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.