Colorado weather in May: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In May, Colorado's statewide normal high is 67°F and normal low 39°F; normal highs run from 54°F in Leadville to 80°F in Lamar (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 67°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 39°FMay, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 1.96 inMay
- Warmest place
- 80°Fnormal high, Lamar
- Coolest place
- 54°Fnormal high, Leadville
Where is Colorado warmest and wettest in May?
Lamar has the warmest May afternoons (80°F) and Leadville the coolest (54°F). Coal Creek gets the most precipitation (3.24 in) and Saguache the least (0.53 in). The most snow falls in Coal Creek (16.6 inches).
Statewide, May averaged 52.9°F in 2021, 53.4°F in 2022, 54.4°F in 2023, 51.4°F in 2024, 52.5°F in 2025, 53.4°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 53.0°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 71°F | 44°F | 2.16 | – |
| Colorado Springs | 71°F | 44°F | 1.99 | 0.6 |
| Fort Collins | 71°F | 44°F | 2.72 | 1.6 |
| Lakewood | 68°F | 44°F | 2.62 | 1.7 |
| Greeley | 75°F | 45°F | 2.65 | 0.5 |
| Pueblo | 77°F | 46°F | 1.57 | 0.0 |
| Centennial | 69°F | 43°F | 2.04 | – |
| Boulder | 71°F | 43°F | 3.21 | 2.0 |
| Longmont | 73°F | 41°F | 1.97 | – |
| Castle Rock | 68°F | 42°F | 1.97 | 1.1 |
| Loveland | 71°F | 40°F | 2.68 | 1.1 |
| Grand Junction | 77°F | 47°F | 0.83 | 0.1 |
| Parker | 72°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Brighton | 72°F | 43°F | 2.35 | 0.5 |
| Northglenn | 72°F | 44°F | 2.35 | 1.2 |
| Wheat Ridge | 71°F | 43°F | 2.65 | 2.2 |
| Montrose | 74°F | 43°F | 0.82 | – |
| Durango | 71°F | 35°F | 0.74 | – |
| Cañon City | 73°F | 43°F | 1.56 | 0.5 |
| Black Forest | 69°F | 40°F | 2.44 | – |
| Fruita | 78°F | 45°F | 0.85 | – |
| Steamboat Springs | 65°F | 34°F | 2.65 | 2.8 |
| Monument | 67°F | 38°F | 2.26 | – |
| Sterling | 73°F | 46°F | 2.24 | – |
| Fort Morgan | 72°F | 43°F | 2.24 | 0.3 |
| Cherry Creek | 72°F | 41°F | – | – |
| Rifle | 74°F | 40°F | 1.14 | – |
| Glenwood Springs | 71°F | 40°F | 1.69 | 0.0 |
| Alamosa | 70°F | 34°F | 0.60 | 0.8 |
| Delta | 76°F | 44°F | – | – |
| Cortez | 75°F | 37°F | 0.74 | – |
| Craig | 69°F | 35°F | 1.63 | – |
| Evergreen | 64°F | 36°F | 2.49 | 2.7 |
| Trinidad | 76°F | 44°F | 1.48 | – |
| Lamar | 80°F | 46°F | 1.70 | – |
| La Junta | 79°F | 48°F | 1.59 | – |
| Gunnison | 66°F | 30°F | 1.00 | 0.6 |
| Aspen | 65°F | 35°F | 1.52 | – |
| Salida | 70°F | 35°F | 0.96 | 2.7 |
| Estes Park | 61°F | 35°F | 2.27 | 9.5 |
| Vail | 60°F | 31°F | 2.00 | 4.8 |
| Monte Vista | 67°F | 31°F | 0.81 | 1.2 |
| Rocky Ford | 80°F | 46°F | 1.53 | 0.1 |
| Yuma | 73°F | 46°F | 2.94 | 0.1 |
| Burlington | 73°F | 45°F | 2.55 | – |
| Buena Vista | 67°F | 36°F | 1.17 | 3.2 |
| Walsenburg | 73°F | 43°F | 1.82 | 2.0 |
| Elizabeth | 67°F | 40°F | 2.40 | 2.8 |
| Leadville | 54°F | 27°F | 1.06 | 11.8 |
| Palisade | 76°F | 50°F | 1.10 | 0.0 |
| Telluride | 60°F | 29°F | 1.60 | 5.1 |
| Cedaredge | 68°F | 44°F | 1.16 | 0.5 |
| Meeker | 69°F | 36°F | 1.74 | – |
| Wray | 73°F | 45°F | 2.88 | 0.3 |
| Las Animas | 79°F | 48°F | 1.69 | 0.0 |
| Coal Creek | 55°F | 33°F | 3.24 | 16.6 |
| Holyoke | 71°F | 43°F | 2.83 | 0.2 |
| Rangely | 73°F | 40°F | 1.22 | 0.1 |
| Limon | 70°F | 38°F | 2.21 | – |
| Hayden | 69°F | 36°F | 1.83 | 1.4 |
| Center | 67°F | 36°F | 0.58 | 0.6 |
| Byers | 71°F | 42°F | 2.46 | 0.7 |
| Akron | 71°F | 43°F | 2.65 | – |
| Crested Butte | 58°F | 29°F | 1.52 | 6.7 |
| Fraser | 62°F | 27°F | 1.27 | 3.0 |
| Paonia | 73°F | 43°F | 1.28 | 0.1 |
| Kremmling | 64°F | 31°F | 1.42 | 1.9 |
| Del Norte | 68°F | 36°F | 0.80 | 1.3 |
| Ellicott | 74°F | 44°F | 1.92 | – |
| Springfield | 76°F | 45°F | 1.75 | – |
| Ridgway | 70°F | 34°F | 1.50 | 1.4 |
| Mancos | 70°F | 35°F | 1.04 | 0.9 |
| Georgetown | 60°F | 35°F | 2.13 | 6.6 |
| Julesburg | 71°F | 45°F | 3.00 | 0.1 |
| Cripple Creek | 59°F | 34°F | 1.81 | – |
| Ordway | 77°F | 45°F | 1.51 | 0.0 |
| Dillon | 58°F | 26°F | 1.34 | 6.4 |
| Manassa | 69°F | 37°F | 0.59 | 0.4 |
| Ouray | 64°F | 38°F | 1.84 | 6.7 |
| Ignacio | 71°F | 36°F | 0.87 | 0.2 |
| Holly | 78°F | 46°F | 2.16 | 0.7 |
| Allenspark | 56°F | 32°F | – | – |
| Hugo | 73°F | 40°F | 2.02 | 0.4 |
| Fairplay | 55°F | 29°F | 1.78 | – |
| Silverton | 58°F | 25°F | 1.68 | 8.2 |
| Cheyenne Wells | 74°F | 46°F | 2.09 | 0.2 |
| Dove Creek | 69°F | 41°F | – | – |
| Stratton | 73°F | 45°F | 2.72 | 0.0 |
| Eads | 75°F | 46°F | 2.13 | 0.2 |
| San Luis | 68°F | 35°F | 0.73 | – |
| Flagler | 73°F | 44°F | 2.47 | 0.6 |
| Walden | 58°F | 28°F | 1.53 | 3.8 |
| Nunn | 69°F | 40°F | 2.47 | – |
| Saguache | 68°F | 36°F | 0.53 | – |
| Norwood | 69°F | 38°F | 1.18 | 0.6 |
| Walsh | 78°F | 47°F | 2.12 | 0.2 |
| Twin Lakes | 58°F | 30°F | 0.92 | – |
| Westcliffe | 66°F | 33°F | 1.41 | 4.3 |
| Fleming | 71°F | 45°F | 3.09 | 1.2 |
| Lake City | 65°F | 33°F | 1.06 | – |
| Grand Lake | 59°F | 28°F | 1.59 | 5.3 |
| Yampa | 62°F | 33°F | 1.62 | 4.7 |
| Collbran | 71°F | 40°F | 1.36 | 1.1 |
| Blanca | 68°F | 35°F | 1.09 | – |
| Placerville | 68°F | 35°F | 1.83 | – |
| Dinosaur | 71°F | 44°F | 1.16 | – |
| Kit Carson | 75°F | 43°F | 2.24 | 0.0 |
| Cheraw | 77°F | 45°F | 1.61 | 0.0 |
| Rye | 67°F | 44°F | 2.39 | 2.6 |
| Seibert | 71°F | 43°F | 2.69 | 0.8 |
| Sedgwick | 70°F | 44°F | 2.92 | 0.4 |
| Florissant | 65°F | 29°F | 1.59 | 3.8 |
| Genoa | 69°F | 43°F | 2.38 | 1.1 |
| Crestone | 67°F | 36°F | 1.15 | 2.5 |
| Crook | 73°F | 42°F | 2.75 | 0.4 |
| New Raymer | 70°F | 42°F | 2.56 | 0.2 |
| Joes | 73°F | 45°F | 2.61 | 0.4 |
| Campo | 78°F | 47°F | 1.82 | 0.0 |
| Idalia | 72°F | 44°F | 2.82 | 0.2 |
| Divide | 57°F | 31°F | 2.03 | – |
| Briggsdale | 71°F | 41°F | 2.08 | 0.3 |
| Sheridan Lake | 76°F | 46°F | 2.17 | – |
| Maybell | 68°F | 33°F | 1.27 | 0.7 |
| Guffey | 63°F | 36°F | 2.08 | 7.1 |
| Matheson | 70°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Altenbern | 73°F | 38°F | 1.76 | 0.3 |
| Antero Reservoir | 59°F | 27°F | 1.24 | 4.0 |
| Arapahoe (12 mi S) | 75°F | 44°F | 1.98 | 0.1 |
| Arapahoe (14 mi N) | 72°F | 43°F | – | – |
| Bailey | 63°F | 31°F | 2.03 | 4.2 |
| Black Canyon Of The Gunnison | 66°F | 38°F | 1.59 | – |
| Blue Mesa Lake | 66°F | 32°F | 0.66 | 0.4 |
| Bonham Reservoir | 49°F | 27°F | 2.13 | – |
| Bonny Dam (2 mi NE) | 73°F | 45°F | 2.71 | 0.3 |
| Buckhorn Mountain (1 mi E) | 60°F | 39°F | 3.42 | 14.0 |
| Cabin Creek | 53°F | 31°F | 2.15 | 11.9 |
| Cheesman | 67°F | 38°F | 1.78 | 1.9 |
| Cimarron | 70°F | 32°F | 1.28 | 1.1 |
| Climax | 49°F | 25°F | 1.97 | 18.9 |
| Cochetopa Creek | 65°F | 29°F | 0.97 | 1.4 |
| Colorado National Monument | 74°F | 49°F | 1.17 | 0.1 |
| Creede | 65°F | 30°F | 1.71 | – |
| Creede Water Treatment Plant | 63°F | 27°F | 1.02 | – |
| Cumbre Vista - Colorado Springs 1 | 65°F | 40°F | – | – |
| Denver Water Dept | 73°F | 46°F | 2.65 | 0.9 |
| Eastonville (2 mi NNW) | 66°F | 35°F | 2.72 | 6.7 |
| Fort Collins (4 mi E) | 70°F | 43°F | 2.54 | 1.8 |
| Fort Lewis | 66°F | 36°F | – | – |
| Gateway (1 mi ENE) | 80°F | 48°F | 1.05 | 0.0 |
| Glade Park (17 mi W) | 70°F | 40°F | 1.30 | 0.6 |
| Gould 4 mi SE State Forest State Park | 55°F | 27°F | 2.30 | – |
| Grant | 59°F | 30°F | 1.73 | 4.8 |
| Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve | 66°F | 38°F | 1.19 | 1.7 |
| Green Mount Dam | 61°F | 32°F | 1.66 | – |
| Gross Reservoir | 61°F | 35°F | 2.89 | 3.9 |
| Hermit (8 mi SE) | 62°F | 28°F | 0.77 | 1.3 |
| Hohnholz Ranch | 62°F | 29°F | 1.74 | 7.9 |
| Hourglass Reservoir | 55°F | 28°F | 2.28 | 14.8 |
| John Martin Dam | 79°F | 48°F | 1.62 | 0.0 |
| Karval | 73°F | 42°F | 1.93 | 0.2 |
| Kassler | 69°F | 43°F | 2.48 | 1.2 |
| Kim (10 mi SSE) | 76°F | 47°F | 1.92 | 0.4 |
| Kim (15 mi NNE) | 76°F | 45°F | 1.65 | 0.4 |
| Lake George (8 mi SW) | 61°F | 32°F | 1.41 | 2.4 |
| Lemon Dam | 63°F | 35°F | 1.63 | 1.7 |
| Leroy (5 mi WSW) | 69°F | 42°F | 2.78 | 0.9 |
| Lindon (5 mi WNW) | 73°F | 41°F | 2.34 | 0.2 |
| Marston Filter Plant | 69°F | 44°F | 2.73 | 0.8 |
| Massadona (3 mi E) | 69°F | 41°F | 1.59 | 1.0 |
| Meredith | 63°F | 28°F | – | – |
| Mesa Verde National Park | 69°F | 43°F | 1.13 | 0.6 |
| Northdale | 70°F | 35°F | 0.88 | – |
| Paradox (2 mi N) | 77°F | 40°F | 0.91 | 0.0 |
| Ralston Reservoir | 69°F | 45°F | 2.95 | 1.4 |
| Rio Grande Reservoir | 60°F | 30°F | 1.12 | 3.7 |
| Roxborough State Park | 68°F | 41°F | 2.62 | – |
| Rush (1 mi N) | 69°F | 41°F | 2.07 | 0.5 |
| Rustic (9 mi WSW) | 59°F | 32°F | 1.72 | 5.5 |
| Ruxton Park | 59°F | 33°F | 2.55 | 9.6 |
| Santa Maria Reservoir | 58°F | 27°F | 1.02 | – |
| Sargents | 65°F | 26°F | 1.23 | 2.7 |
| Shaw (4 mi ENE) | 71°F | 41°F | 2.30 | 0.9 |
| Sheep Mountain | 66°F | 36°F | 1.32 | 0.7 |
| Shoshone | 71°F | 44°F | 2.10 | – |
| Spicer | 59°F | 30°F | 1.53 | – |
| Strontia Springs Dam | 68°F | 38°F | 2.56 | 1.6 |
| Sugarloaf Reservoir | 55°F | 27°F | 1.40 | – |
| Tacony (13 mi SE) | 78°F | 43°F | 1.47 | 0.1 |
| Taylor Park | 58°F | 29°F | 1.53 | – |
| Uravan | 79°F | 45°F | 0.88 | 0.0 |
| Vallecito Reservoir | 64°F | 37°F | – | – |
| Virginia Dale (7 mi ENE) | 62°F | 35°F | 2.52 | 7.9 |
| Waterdale | 68°F | 41°F | 2.96 | 0.7 |
| Waverly (1 mi W) | 67°F | 32°F | 0.71 | 0.8 |
| Weather Office Pueblo | 77°F | 46°F | 1.68 | – |
| Wild Horse (6 mi N) | 74°F | 43°F | 2.27 | – |
| Williams Fork Dam | 62°F | 32°F | 1.53 | 2.7 |
| Woodrow (6 mi NNE) | 72°F | 39°F | 2.52 | 0.8 |
| Yellow Jacket (2 mi W) | 72°F | 39°F | 1.19 | – |
| Yellow Jacket (4 mi NE) | 69°F | 40°F | – | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.