Cheyenne, WY: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 53.9°F in Cheyenne, WY, the warmest May since 2023, tied 35th warmest of 154 (with 1940).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 53.9°F; Warmest since 2023; 35th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 2.19 in; Driest since 2025; 73rd driest of 156

A normal May in Cheyenne, WY (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 52.4°F, between 48.1°F and 55.5°F in eight years of ten and 2.07 in of precipitation, between 1.04 in and 4.21 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Cheyenne, WY since 1873: 53.9°F in 2026; the highest is 59.9°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 48.1 to 55.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Cheyenne, WY from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	53.9	35	66.2	46	41.5	23	2.19	83	0
2025	53.6	39	66.3	43	41	31	1.65	107	0
2024	51.8	68	65.5	51	38.1	99	0.34	150	0
2023	56.1	5	67.7	30	44.5	2	2.76	50	0
2022	52.2	62	65.2	55	39.3	70	1.78	101	0
2021	50.8	88	62.2	100	39.4	65	2.72	54	0
2020	54.1	33	67.3	33	40.8	33	1.06	133	0
2019	47.1	142	58	140	36.2	134	5.19	8	0
2018	56	6	68.7	17	43.4	5	4.10	19	0
2017	50.8	88	62.6	94	38.9	78	3.89	23	0
2016	50	104	61.6	107	38.3	95	2.03	93	0
2015	48.2	131	57.7	144	38.8	81	5.99	4	0
2014	51.9	65	63.5	80	40.3	44	2.99	41	0
2013	52.4	58	64.8	57	40.1	50	1.01	137	0
2012	54.8	20	69.2	11	40.4	41	0.30	154	0
2011	47.1	142	57.8	142	36.5	127	3.12	36	0
2010	48.5	123	60	129	37	121	3.06	40	0
2009	53.3	44	64.3	68	42.2	10	2.08	89	0
2008	50.4	99	63.1	89	37.6	113	2.50	62	0
2007	53.3	44	66.4	40	40.2	47	1.40	118	0
2006	54.5	25	68.5	21	40.6	35	1.61	109	0
2005	52.1	64	64.7	58	39.5	64	1.29	126	0
2004	55.5	14	68.6	19	42.4	8	1.04	135	0
2003	53.5	41	65.5	51	41.4	26	1.41	117	0
2002	51.2	78	64.9	56	37.5	116	0.75	145	0
2001	52.6	56	64.3	68	40.9	32	2.24	78	0
2000	55.5	14	69.2	11	41.8	14	1.38	119	0
1999	50.5	94	62.3	97	38.7	85	2.04	92	0
1998	53.3	44	66.6	37	40	53	2.35	72	0
1997	51.7	70	64.6	60	38.8	81	2.47	66	0
1996	51.6	73	63.2	87	40.1	50	2.24	78	0
1995	45.7	151	54.6	152	36.8	122	6.00	3	0
1994	56.8	3	70.1	7	43.6	4	2.05	91	0
1993	53.4	42	65.5	51	41.3	27	1.92	99	0
1992	55	17	68.5	21	41.5	23	1.86	100	0
1991	52.4	58	64.5	61	40.3	44	3.84	24	0
1990	49.3	113	62.2	100	36.3	133	3.37	33	0
1989	54.2	32	67.7	30	40.8	33	1.37	120	0
1988	53.2	48	66.4	40	40.1	50	3.09	38	0
1987	54.5	25	65.8	50	43.1	6	4.43	14	0
1986	50.6	92	63.5	80	37.7	111	1.03	136	0
1985	54.3	28	68.2	25	40.4	41	1.05	134	0
1984	53.6	39	67.4	32	39.8	56	0.78	143	0
1983	47.4	139	58.6	138	36.1	138	2.31	74	0
1982	50.5	94	62.5	96	38.4	92	3.56	29	0
1981	50.5	94	60.6	117	40.3	44	5.67	6	0
1980	51.1	82	62.1	102	40.2	47	2.39	70	0
1979	49.9	105	60.7	116	39	77	2.90	44	0
1978	49	119	60.4	122	37.5	116	3.98	22	0
1977	53.4	42	66.3	43	40.5	37	2.50	62	0
1976	51.1	82	63.5	80	38.7	85	2.07	90	0
1975	48.4	125	60.2	126	36.6	125	2.27	76	0
1974	55	17	68.7	17	41.3	27	0.11	156	0
1973	51.4	76	64.4	66	38.4	92	0.31	153	0
1972	51.2	78	63.8	76	38.6	88	2.76	50	0
1971	49.2	115	60.5	118	37.9	107	2.38	71	0
1970	54.3	28	68.1	26	40.4	41	3.13	35	0
1969	55.6	12	68.9	14	42.4	8	1.77	102	0
1968	49.2	115	60.9	112	37.4	119	3.54	30	0
1967	49.1	117	60.1	128	38.1	99	4.04	20	0
1966	55.6	12	71.4	3	39.8	56	0.21	155	0
1965	50.7	90	63.3	85	38.2	98	3.11	37	0
1964	54.6	24	67.3	33	41.9	12	0.84	141	0
1963	55.8	7	71	5	40.6	35	1.14	131	0
1962	55.1	16	68.6	19	41.6	20	2.72	54	0
1961	52.8	52	64.2	71	41.3	27	2.92	43	0
1960	55.7	10	69.7	9	41.7	15	0.96	138	0
1959	50.5	94	61.7	106	39.4	65	4.16	17	0
1958	56.9	2	69.9	8	43.8	3	2.98	42	0
1957	48	133	57.8	142	38.3	95	5.35	7	0
1956	54.7	22	67	35	42.5	7	2.56	60	0
1955	53.1	49	66.5	39	39.8	56	2.27	76	0
1954	50.6	92	62.9	91	38.4	92	1.45	116	0
1953	47.7	137	59.3	134	36.1	138	1.47	113	0
1952	51.6	73	64	74	39.3	70	2.67	56	0
1951	51.2	78	62.9	91	39.4	65	2.77	49	0
1950	46.2	147	58.3	139	34.1	152	2.48	65	0
1949	51.9	65	63.2	87	40.5	37	4.27	15	0
1948	52.7	54	66.1	48	39.4	65	0.92	140	0
1947	49.9	105	62.6	94	37.3	120	2.19	83	1
1946	45.9	149	56.9	149	35	149	4.15	18	0
1945	50.4	99	64.1	72	36.8	122	1.31	124	0
1944	52.3	60	66.2	46	38.5	89	2.00	95	0
1943	47.2	140	58.7	137	35.7	144	4.21	16	0
1942	48.7	120	61.9	104	35.5	148	3.27	34	0
1941	54.3	28	66.7	36	41.9	12	0.66	147	0
1940	53.9	35	68.4	23	39.4	65	1.29	126	0
1939	54.5	25	69.1	13	39.8	56	1.69	105	0
1938	49.9	105	61.8	105	38	104	2.31	74	0
1937	52.9	51	66.6	37	39.1	76	1.19	130	0
1936	55.8	7	69.6	10	42	11	2.90	44	0
1935	44.7	153	53.5	153	35.8	143	5.89	5	0
1934	59.9	1	73.7	1	45.5	1	1.66	106	1
1933	48.3	127	59	136	37.6	113	3.44	32	0
1932	52.3	60	64.5	61	40	53	1.47	113	0
1931	48.6	121	60.9	112	36.4	131	1.57	110	0
1930	46.8	144	57.5	145	36	141	4.95	9	0
1929	48	133	59.6	131	36.4	131	1.46	115	0
1928	52.7	54	63.7	79	41.7	15	2.67	56	0
1927	51	85	63.8	76	38.3	95	2.01	94	0
1926	53	50	64.4	66	41.7	15	1.75	103	0
1925	52.5	57	64.5	61	40.5	37	1.56	111	0
1924	45.8	150	57.5	145	34.1	152	3.58	28	0
1923	50.3	102	60.8	115	39.8	56	2.58	59	0
1922	49.8	108	62.1	102	37.6	113	2.00	95	0
1921	50.3	102	61.5	108	39.2	74	2.40	69	0
1920	49.4	112	59.6	131	39.2	74	2.15	86	0
1919	51.2	78	64.5	61	37.9	107	0.70	146	0
1918	50.7	90	63.3	85	38.1	99	2.60	58	0
1917	42.9	154	52	154	33.9	154	4.65	12	0
1916	48.6	121	60.9	112	36.2	134	1.93	98	0
1915	46.4	146	57.2	147	35.6	146	2.21	82	0
1914	51.1	82	62.3	97	39.9	55	2.10	88	0
1913	51.9	65	64.1	72	39.8	56	2.22	81	0
1912	50.4	99	62.7	93	38	104	1.37	120	0
1911	52.2	62	65.9	49	38.5	89	0.33	151	0
1910	49.7	109	61.3	109	38	104	2.34	73	0
1909	46.8	144	59.2	135	34.4	150	2.15	86	0
1908	47.8	136	60	129	35.6	146	6.19	2	0
1907	45.4	152	56.4	150	34.3	151	2.78	48	0
1906	50.9	87	63.8	76	38.1	99	1.30	125	0
1905	47.2	140	58	140	36.5	127	4.04	20	0
1904	49.3	113	61	111	37.5	116	6.66	1	0
1903	48	133	60.4	122	35.7	144	0.46	148	0
1902	52.8	52	65.4	54	40.2	47	2.51	61	0
1901	53.7	38	66.3	43	41.1	30	2.47	66	0
1900	54.8	20	67.9	28	41.7	15	0.76	144	0
1899	49.5	110	63	90	35.9	142	1.70	104	0
1898	47.5	138	57.2	147	37.7	111	3.72	26	0
1897	55	17	68.4	23	41.6	20	3.07	39	0
1896	51.8	68	64.3	68	39.3	70	2.85	46	0
1895	50.5	94	62.3	97	38.8	81	2.73	52	0
1894	54.1	33	66.4	40	41.7	15	1.24	128	0
1893	48.3	127	60.5	118	36.1	138	1.64	108	0
1892	46	148	55.5	151	36.6	125	3.46	31	0
1891	51.4	76	63.5	80	39.3	70	4.72	11	0
1890	51.7	70	64.5	61	38.9	78	0.81	142	0
1889	49.5	110	61.2	110	37.8	110	2.85	46	0
1888	48.4	125	60.4	122	36.5	127	3.74	25	0
1887	54.3	28	68.8	15	39.8	56	0.94	139	0
1886	55.7	10	72.9	2	38.5	89	0.32	152	0
1885	48.3	127	60.4	122	36.2	134	1.33	123	0
1884	51.7	70	64.7	58	38.7	85	4.83	10	0
1883	48.5	123	60.5	118	36.5	127	3.68	27	0
1882	48.1	132	59.5	133	36.8	122	2.73	52	0
1881	54.7	22	68	27	41.5	23	1.14	131	0
1880	53.8	37	68.8	15	38.9	78	0.44	149	0
1879	56.3	4	71.1	4	41.6	20	1.36	122	0
1878	48.3	127	60.5	118	36.2	134	4.46	13	0
1877	51.5	75	63.4	84	39.7	63	2.24	78	0
1876	51	85	64	74	37.9	107	2.50	62	0
1875	53.3	44	67.8	29	38.8	81	1.20	129	0
1874	55.8	7	71	5	40.5	37	1.50	112	0
1873	49.1	117	60.2	126	38.1	99	2.41	68	3
1872							1.99	97	31
1871							2.17	85	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	59.9
1958	56.9
1994	56.8
1879	56.3
2023	56.1
2018	56
1963	55.8
1936	55.8
1874	55.8
1960	55.7
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	42.9
1935	44.7
1907	45.4
1995	45.7
1924	45.8
1946	45.9
1892	46
1950	46.2
1915	46.4
1930	46.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1904	6.66
1908	6.19
1995	6.00
2015	5.99
1935	5.89
1981	5.67
1957	5.35
2019	5.19
1930	4.95
1884	4.83

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1974	0.11
1966	0.21
2012	0.30
1973	0.31
1886	0.32
1911	0.33
2024	0.34
1880	0.44
1903	0.46
1941	0.66

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 13 May 2026
Coldest night: 25°F; 6 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.04 in; 5 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 2.19 in of precipitation in Cheyenne, WY, the driest May since 2025, tied 73rd driest of 156 (with 1947).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Cheyenne, WY: 84°F on Wednesday 13 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Cheyenne, WY: a low of 25°F on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Cheyenne, WY: 1.04 in on Tuesday 5 May 2026.