Elko, NV: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 56°F in Elko, NV, the warmest May since 2025, tied 22nd warmest of 129 (with 2017, 2007, 1997 and 3 other years).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 56°F; Warmest since 2025; 22nd warmest of 129
Precipitation: 0.43 in; Driest since 2024; 34th driest of 131

A normal May in Elko, NV (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 54.3°F, between 49.5°F and 56.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.92 in of precipitation, between 0.22 in and 2.24 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Elko, NV since 1890: 56°F in 2026; the highest is 58.5°F, in 1928.

Normal range, 49.5 to 56.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Elko, NV from 1888 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	56	22	74.7	21	37.4	42	0.43	97	0
2025	57	13	73.8	27	40.2	8	0.82	64	0
2024	51.8	82	68.8	75	34.8	86	0.39	103	0
2023	57.2	10	71.9	36	42.5	1	1.64	28	0
2022	51.1	91	68.1	82	34	100	0.66	76	0
2021	54.1	45	71.5	41	36.8	52	1.51	31	0
2020	56.6	15	74.3	24	38.9	19	0.65	78	0
2019	51.5	86	64.7	108	38.2	29	3.55	2	0
2018	56.4	19	71.9	36	41	4	2.22	12	0
2017	56	22	72.2	34	39.7	13	0.57	82	0
2016	54.5	39	68.4	79	40.5	7	1.49	33	0
2015	55.1	33	68.8	75	41.3	2	3.49	4	0
2014	55	35	71.9	36	38	32	1.08	50	0
2013	54.5	39	71.5	41	37.5	39	0.47	92	0
2012	54.4	42	73.1	30	35.6	76	0.55	83	0
2011	49.1	112	63	118	35.1	82	1.79	23	0
2010	46.8	126	61.1	125	32.6	114	0.73	69	0
2009	57.2	10	74.6	22	39.9	11	0.47	92	0
2008	52.7	66	68.4	79	37.1	45	1.13	49	0
2007	56	22	74.8	19	37.3	43	0.17	119	0
2006	57	13	73.3	29	40.8	5	0.19	117	0
2005	54.1	45	67	91	41.1	3	1.87	21	0
2004	53.1	64	69.5	68	36.8	52	0.96	57	0
2003	53.6	57	70.4	53	36.8	52	1.68	26	0
2002	51.9	79	69.9	63	33.8	103	0.87	61	0
2001	58.4	2	77.8	4	38.9	19	0.03	125	0
2000	53.6	57	71.1	48	36.1	71	0.73	69	0
1999	49.7	108	65.7	103	33.7	105	0.83	63	0
1998	49.5	110	62	123	37	47	1.91	19	0
1997	56	22	73.5	28	38.5	25	0.22	114	0
1996	51.9	79	66	97	37.8	37	2.23	11	0
1995	49.6	109	62.5	120	36.6	57	2.35	9	0
1994	54.1	45	69.9	63	38.3	27	1.68	26	0
1993	55.7	29	71.8	40	39.6	14	0.44	96	0
1992	56.5	16	76.8	11	36.2	68	0.40	102	0
1991	48	120	62.7	119	33.4	109	1.71	25	0
1990	50	105	67.4	89	32.7	113	0.96	57	0
1989	52.3	72	70.3	56	34.3	91	0.36	105	0
1988	51.4	88	69.8	66	33.1	110	0.91	59	0
1987	55.6	30	71.2	47	40	9	1.80	22	0
1986	52.3	72	70.5	52	34.1	98	0.75	67	0
1985	54	48	69.8	66	38.1	30	0.60	80	0
1984	54.6	38	71	49	38.3	27	0.24	110	0
1983	52.5	68	67.1	90	37.9	34	0.60	80	0
1982	52.5	68	68.3	81	36.6	57	1.04	53	0
1981	54.2	44	68.9	74	39.5	16	0.80	66	0
1980	51.5	86	63.3	114	39.6	14	3.15	5	0
1979	56.5	16	73	31	40	9	0.42	99	0
1978	52.1	75	67.5	87	36.7	55	0.25	109	0
1977	50.6	97	63.1	117	38.1	30	1.44	36	0
1976	55.6	30	73.9	26	37.3	43	0.50	86	0
1975	50.9	95	65.8	102	36.1	71	0.98	56	0
1974	52.6	67	70.2	59	35	83	trace	128	0
1973	56	22	72.3	33	39.8	12	0.70	72	0
1972	54	48	72.2	34	35.7	75	0.16	120	0
1971	48.1	119	60.9	126	35.4	80	4.09	1	0
1970	50.9	95	69.5	68	32.3	116	0.37	104	0
1969	57.5	8	76.3	13	38.8	21	0.27	108	0
1968	54	48	70.1	60	37.9	34	1.15	46	0
1967	51.4	88	65.7	103	37	47	0.84	62	0
1966	57.8	4	77.6	6	37.9	34	0.55	83	0
1965	48.4	117	65	107	31.9	121	1.08	50	0
1964	50	105	66	97	33.9	102	1.15	46	0
1963	54.8	37	70	62	39.5	16	2.10	14	0
1962	50.1	101	63.2	116	37.1	45	2.34	10	0
1961	52.5	68	69.5	68	35.5	79	0.50	86	0
1960	51	93	67.9	84	34.2	95	0.50	86	0
1959	48.5	116	63.3	114	33.7	105	0.82	64	0
1958	56.5	16	76.7	12	36.3	66	0.24	110	0
1957	50.1	101	63.9	112	36.2	68	2.41	8	0
1956	53.4	61	68	83	38.7	23	1.74	24	0
1955	49.1	112	65.4	105	32.8	111	1.47	34	0
1954	55.3	32	75.6	15	35	83	trace	128	0
1953	45	128	60.1	128	30	127	1.05	52	0
1952	53.7	56	70.7	51	36.7	55	0.43	97	0
1951	52	76	69.1	73	34.9	85	0.15	121	0
1950	48.6	115	66	97	31.1	124	0.49	91	0
1949	53.6	57	68.5	78	38.8	21	1.47	34	0
1948	51.8	82	69.5	68	34.1	98	0.01	127	0
1947	56	22	75.4	17	36.6	57	1.02	55	0
1946	49.4	111	66.3	95	32.4	115	1.95	17	0
1945	51.8	82	67	91	36.6	57	1.60	29	0
1944	51.9	79	69.5	68	34.2	95	0.70	72	0
1943	49.9	107	66.9	93	32.8	111	1.20	43	0
1942	47	124	62.1	122	31.8	122	1.44	36	0
1941	53.8	53	70.1	60	37.5	39	1.95	17	0
1940	56.4	19	77.2	9	35.6	76	0.23	113	0
1939	55.1	33	72.5	32	37.6	38	0.69	74	0
1938	50.3	100	65.9	100	34.7	87	1.17	45	0
1937	54	48	74.2	25	33.7	105	1.33	41	0
1936	54.5	39	74.6	22	34.4	89	0.61	79	0
1935	48.3	118	64.3	110	32.3	116	2.10	14	0
1934	57.2	10	77.5	7	36.9	49	0.09	123	0
1933	46.9	125	62	123	31.8	122	0.74	68	0
1932	52.5	68	67.5	87	37.5	39	1.04	53	0
1931	54.9	36	75.6	15	34.2	95	0.33	106	0
1930	51.1	91	65.4	105	36.9	49	2.13	13	0
1929	53.5	60	71.3	45	35.6	76	0.08	124	0
1928	58.5	1	77.7	5	39.3	18	0.45	94	0
1927	52	76	67.8	85	36.1	71	1.35	40	0
1926	56	22	75.1	18	36.9	49	0.19	117	0
1925	57.8	4	74.8	19	40.7	6	0.55	83	0
1924	57.7	7	79.1	2	36.3	66	0.02	126	0
1923	54	48	71.4	43	36.6	57	0.90	60	0
1922	53.8	53	71.3	45	36.4	64	1.15	46	0
1921	53.8	53	70.9	50	36.5	63	1.55	30	1
1920	53.3	62	71.9	36	34.7	87	0.20	115	0
1919	57.3	9	80.3	1	34.3	91	0.20	115	0
1918	51.3	90	70.3	56	32.3	116	0.10	122	0
1917	50.1	101	66.3	95	33.8	103	3.55	2	0
1916	47.4	122	64.2	111	30.6	125	0.50	86	0
1915	52	76	67.7	86	36.4	64	0.69	74	0
1914	51.6	85	77	10	26.8	130	0.66	76	1
1913	51	93	71.4	43	30.6	125	1.27	42	0
1912	50.5	98	66.7	94	34.3	91			0
1911	50.5	98	68.8	75	32.2	120	0.42	99	0
1910	57.8	4	77.3	8	38.5	25	0.24	110	1
1909	53.2	63	70.4	53	36.2	68	0.31	107	3
1906							1.42	38	31
1905							2.57	7	31
1904	48.7	114	63.8	113	33.6	108	0.50	86	0
1903	52.2	74	70.4	53	34	100	1.20	43	0
1902	50.1	101	65.9	100	34.3	91			0
1901	54.4	42	70.3	56	38.6	24	0.45	94	0
1900	47.6	121	60.7	127	34.4	89	1.37	39	0
1899	41.4	129	57.2	129	25.6	131	0.42	99	0
1898	47.4	122	62.4	121	32.3	116	2.76	6	0
1897	58.3	3	78.6	3	38	32	trace	128	0
1895	46.3	127	64.5	109	28	129	1.50	32	0
1893							0.00	131	31
1892	52.9	65	69.9	63	35.9	74			0
1890	56.3	21	76	14	36.6	57	1.90	20	0
1889					35.3	81	2.08	16	31
1888					28.9	128	0.72	71	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1928	58.5
2001	58.4
1897	58.3
1966	57.8
1925	57.8
1910	57.8
1924	57.7
1969	57.5
1919	57.3
2023	57.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	41.4
1953	45
1895	46.3
2010	46.8
1933	46.9
1942	47
1916	47.4
1898	47.4
1900	47.6
1991	48

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1971	4.09
2019	3.55
1917	3.55
2015	3.49
1980	3.15
1898	2.76
1905	2.57
1957	2.41
1995	2.35
1962	2.34

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1893	0.00
1974	trace
1954	trace
1897	trace
1948	0.01
1924	0.02
2001	0.03
1929	0.08
1934	0.09
1918	0.10

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 12 May 2026
Coldest night: 28°F; 19 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.24 in; 17 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.43 in of precipitation in Elko, NV, the driest May since 2024, tied 34th driest of 131 (with 1952).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Elko, NV: 93°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Elko, NV: a low of 28°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Elko, NV: 0.24 in on Sunday 17 May 2026.