Denver, CO: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 57.9°F in Denver, CO, the warmest May since 2023, tied 58th warmest of 155 (with 2013 and 1949).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 57.9°F; Warmest since 2023; 58th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 1.63 in; Driest since 2013; 56th driest of 155

A normal May in Denver, CO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.7°F, between 53.1°F and 60.5°F in eight years of ten and 1.76 in of precipitation, between 0.94 in and 3.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Denver, CO since 1872: 57.9°F in 2026; the highest is 64.7°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 53.1 to 60.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Denver, CO from 1872 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
2026	57.9	58	71.4	56	44.4	68	1.63	100
2025	57.7	62	71.6	53	43.8	84	3.57	30
2024	56.9	85	70.6	67	43.2	99	1.70	94
2023	59.4	35	71.7	50	47	26	5.53	4
2022	56.8	86	71.7	50	42	123	2.59	63
2021	56.1	101	68.1	103	44.1	78	3.65	28
2020	59.6	29	75	13	44.2	74	1.65	98
2019	51.6	149	63.9	144	39.2	153	3.23	41
2018	61.4	8	75.4	9	47.4	17	1.86	85
2017	55.9	105	69.6	83	42.3	119	3.66	27
2016	54.4	121	66.9	121	41.9	126	2.38	70
2015	53	140	63.3	147	42.7	108	3.76	24
2014	57.5	66	70.6	67	44.5	66	3.51	33
2013	57.9	58	71.7	50	44.1	78	0.82	136
2012	60.5	19	75.4	9	45.5	44	1.01	130
2011	53.1	139	65.4	137	40.7	142	4.79	9
2010	54	129	68.3	98	39.7	151	1.52	106
2009	59	41	72	45	46	38	1.30	117
2008	55.8	106	70.7	64	41	139	1.56	103
2007	58	57	71.4	56	44.6	63	1.79	88
2006	60.3	21	76.5	6	44.2	74	0.94	132
2005	57	79	71.5	54	42.4	114	0.71	139
2004	59.3	36	73.9	24	44.7	60	1.30	117
2003	57.5	66	70.1	76	44.9	57	1.91	84
2002	56.1	101	70.5	70	41.7	129	0.94	132
2001	57	79	69.7	82	44.4	68	3.80	22
2000	59.2	39	74.8	18	43.6	89	3.09	44
1999	54.8	117	68	104	41.6	132	2.37	71
1998	59.1	40	75	13	43.2	99	1.73	91
1997	56.6	91	70.8	63	42.4	114	1.57	102
1996	58.1	56	72.7	38	43.5	91	2.40	69
1995	50	154	59.7	153	40.3	146	4.67	11
1994	63.2	2	77.4	3	49	5	1.27	121
1993	58.8	48	72.6	39	45	55	0.93	134
1992	60.6	17	73.8	26	47.3	19	1.13	125
1991	60.2	22	73.6	27	46.9	28	2.43	67
1990	56.5	94	70.7	64	42.4	114	1.51	107
1989	59	41	72.9	36	45.1	51	3.83	21
1988	59	41	72.8	37	45.1	51	4.26	16
1987	59.6	29	71.8	48	47.5	14	4.64	12
1986	56.7	88	69.9	80	43.5	91	1.30	117
1985	59.9	24	73	34	46.9	28	1.33	116
1984	59.9	24	73.9	24	46	38	0.65	142
1983	51.4	151	62.5	149	40.3	146	3.62	29
1982	55	113	66.8	122	43.3	96	3.48	34
1981	57	79	67.4	114	46.7	31	3.76	24
1980	57.1	76	68.4	97	45.8	41	2.73	58
1979	54.8	117	66.5	127	43.1	103	3.53	32
1978	54.4	121	67.1	116	41.7	129	3.46	35
1977	60.7	16	74.9	16	46.4	34	0.34	150
1976	56.6	91	70.3	71	43	104	1.34	114
1975	54.2	126	68	104	40.5	144	2.80	56
1974	61.6	5	79.1	1	44.1	78	0.06	155
1973	55.6	108	68.3	98	42.8	106	5.06	5
1972	57	79	71.2	58	42.8	106	0.49	148
1971	54.1	127	68.3	98	40	149	1.34	114
1970	58.8	48	75	13	42.5	113	0.64	143
1969	59.3	36	71.9	46	46.7	31	6.12	3
1968	53.9	130	68.6	95	39.2	153	0.71	139
1967	52.6	147	66	132	39.2	153	4.77	10
1966	58.7	52	74.9	16	42.4	114	0.34	150
1965	57.1	76	70.6	67	43.6	89	1.82	87
1964	58.8	48	74.4	19	43.2	99	2.53	64
1963	60.9	13	76.7	5	45	55	0.68	141
1962	59.7	27	75.3	11	44.2	74	0.84	135
1961	55.7	107	67.5	113	43.9	83	4.12	20
1960	57.2	73	70.3	71	44	81	2.27	75
1959	56.2	96	67.9	107	44.5	66	3.33	39
1958	61.7	4	74.3	20	49.1	4	4.46	14
1957	53.9	130	64.6	141	43.2	99	7.31	2
1956	60.9	13	74.1	23	47.6	11	2.36	72
1955	59	41	72.5	40	45.5	44	2.47	66
1954	57.1	76	70.1	76	44.2	74	0.60	144
1953	53.4	136	65.8	133	41	139	2.66	59
1952	56.7	88	69.1	88	44.4	68	3.06	46
1951	57.2	73	70.1	76	44.4	68	1.78	89
1950	53	140	65.6	135	40.3	146	2.80	56
1949	57.9	58	68.5	96	47.4	17	2.92	52
1948	59.7	27	71.8	48	47.6	11	1.73	91
1947	56.2	96	67.2	115	45.1	51	4.18	17
1946	52	148	62.3	150	41.6	132	1.67	97
1945	57.2	73	68.9	91	45.5	44	2.06	80
1944	58.5	54	69.5	85	47.5	14	1.35	113
1943	52.8	145	63.7	146	42	123	3.22	42
1942	56.2	96	68.7	94	43.7	87	1.00	131
1941	61	11	72.4	42	49.7	2	2.18	77
1940	59.5	32	71	60	47.9	9	1.55	104
1939	61.5	7	74.3	20	48.7	6	1.03	129
1938	56	104	66.7	124	45.3	48	4.88	7
1937	59	41	70.9	62	47.2	21	1.46	109
1936	61.3	9	73.2	32	49.4	3	1.28	120
1935	50.1	153	58.8	154	41.5	134	4.95	6
1934	64.7	1	77	4	52.3	1	1.58	101
1933	55.1	112	65.7	134	44.6	63	2.34	73
1932	59.5	32	71.5	54	47.5	14	1.55	104
1931	54.9	115	66.5	127	43.4	95	3.45	36
1930	54.6	120	66.6	125	42.7	108	1.07	128
1929	54.4	121	65.5	136	43.3	96	1.65	98
1928	57.7	62	68.2	102	47.2	21	3.06	46
1927	59.6	29	72.4	42	46.8	30	1.40	112
1926	58.6	53	68.8	92	48.4	7	1.41	111
1925	60.2	22	72.5	40	48	8	0.43	149
1924	52.7	146	63.9	144	41.4	136	2.62	62
1923	56.1	101	67	119	45.2	50	1.83	86
1922	57.7	62	69.3	87	46.1	37	1.14	124
1921	57.5	66	68.8	92	46.3	35	0.60	144
1920	57	79	68.3	98	45.8	41	1.68	95
1919	57.8	61	69.6	83	46	38	0.22	152
1918	57.5	66	70.3	71	44.8	59	1.73	91
1917	48.7	155	57.9	155	39.5	152	3.80	22
1916	55.3	111	68	104	42.7	108	1.49	108
1915	52.9	144	64.7	140	41	139	2.99	49
1914	57.3	71	69.1	88	45.6	43	3.55	31
1913	57.4	70	70	79	44.9	57	1.68	95
1912	56.2	96	69.1	88	43.3	96	4.18	17
1911	58.9	46	73	34	44.7	60	0.52	147
1910	54.8	117	66.8	122	42.7	108	2.50	65
1909	53.3	137	66.1	130	40.5	144	1.74	90
1908	53.8	134	66.4	129	41.2	138	2.82	55
1907	50.3	152	60.8	152	39.8	150	2.93	51
1906	57.3	71	70.3	71	44.4	68	1.45	110
1905	53.5	135	64.8	139	42.2	121	2.65	61
1904	56.3	95	67.8	108	44.7	60	3.27	40
1903	54.9	115	67.6	111	42.2	121	0.75	137
1902	59.9	24	73.3	29	46.5	33	1.98	82
1901	59.5	32	71.9	46	47.2	21	1.18	123
1900	60.6	17	73.3	29	47.8	10	0.53	146
1899	56.8	86	71.2	58	42.3	119	0.15	153
1898	53	140	64	143	41.9	126	4.88	7
1897	60.4	20	73.3	29	47.6	11	3.15	43
1896	58.8	48	72.3	44	45.3	48	1.27	121
1895	55.6	108	67.7	109	43.5	91	2.86	54
1894	58.9	46	70.7	64	47.2	21	3.00	48
1893	54.3	124	67.1	116	41.5	134	3.09	44
1892	51.5	150	61.6	151	41.4	136	2.14	78
1891	56.2	96	67.7	109	44.6	63	4.15	19
1890	57.7	62	71	60	44.4	68	2.01	81
1889	55.5	110	67	119	44	81	3.44	37
1888	53.9	130	66.1	130	41.7	129	2.66	59
1887	59.3	36	73.5	28	45.1	51	1.13	125
1886	62	3	77.7	2	46.2	36	0.09	154
1885	53.2	138	64.4	142	42	123	2.13	79
1884	54.1	127	65.3	138	43	104	4.61	13
1883	54.3	124	66.6	125	41.9	126	4.30	15
1882	53	140	63.3	147	42.7	108	2.98	50
1881	60.8	15	74.3	20	47.3	19	2.21	76
1880	58.4	55	73.1	33	43.8	84	1.11	127
1879	61.6	5	76	8	47.2	21	3.36	38
1878	55	113	67.6	111	42.4	114	2.90	53
1877	56.6	91	69.4	86	43.8	84	2.30	74
1876	57	79	70.2	75	43.7	87	8.57	1
1875	61.1	10	75.1	12	47	26	1.94	83
1874	61	11	76.5	6	45.5	44	2.43	67
1873	53.9	130	67.1	116	40.7	142	0.75	137
1872	56.7	88	69.9	80	43.5	91	3.74	26

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	64.7
1994	63.2
1886	62
1958	61.7
1974	61.6
1879	61.6
1939	61.5
2018	61.4
1936	61.3
1875	61.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	48.7
1995	50
1935	50.1
1907	50.3
1983	51.4
1892	51.5
2019	51.6
1946	52
1967	52.6
1924	52.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1876	8.57
1957	7.31
1969	6.12
2023	5.53
1973	5.06
1935	4.95
1938	4.88
1898	4.88
2011	4.79
1967	4.77

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1974	0.06
1886	0.09
1899	0.15
1919	0.22
1977	0.34
1966	0.34
1925	0.43
1972	0.49
1911	0.52
1900	0.53

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 13 May 2026
Coldest night: 30°F; 6 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.66 in; 5 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.63 in of precipitation in Denver, CO, the driest May since 2013, 56th driest of 155.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Denver, CO: 89°F on Wednesday 13 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Denver, CO: a low of 30°F on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Denver, CO: 0.66 in on Tuesday 5 May 2026.