Roswell, NM: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 71°F in Roswell, NM, the warmest May since 2025, 31st warmest of 132.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 71°F; Warmest since 2025; 31st warmest of 132
Precipitation: 1.67 in; Wettest since 2021; 34th wettest of 133

A normal May in Roswell, NM (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 70.7°F, between 67.3°F and 75.3°F in eight years of ten and 0.52 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 3.77 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Roswell, NM since 1894: 71°F in 2026; the highest is 78.9°F, in 1996.

Normal range, 67.3 to 75.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Roswell, NM from 1894 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	71	31	86.4	46	55.6	31	1.67	34	0
2025	71.3	27	86.9	33	55.8	25	1.51	38	0
2024	75.2	5	91.8	8	58.5	5	0.33	96	0
2023	73	14	88.6	18	57.5	15	0.65	72	0
2022	76	3	94.5	3	57.6	14	0.02	123	0
2021	72.7	16	87.5	27	57.9	12	5.14	3	0
2020	75.2	5	92.7	6	57.8	13	0.20	103	0
2019	70.7	32	86.5	42	54.9	38	0.11	113	0
2018	76.6	2	94.8	2	58.4	7	0.52	79	0
2017	70.1	38	86.9	33	53.2	65	0.54	77	0
2016	67.8	86	83.9	76	51.8	88	0.60	73	0
2015	66.8	110	81.8	108	51.9	85	3.75	10	0
2014	70.1	38	86.8	36	53.5	61	4.45	5	0
2013	71.4	25	87.9	25	54.9	38	0.03	121	0
2012	72.2	21	88.5	20	55.9	23	1.69	33	0
2011	69.9	44	88.1	23	51.8	88	trace	127	0
2010	69.1	55	86.4	46	51.9	85	0.12	111	0
2009	71.1	29	86.5	42	55.7	27	0.52	79	0
2008	70.7	32	87.1	31	54.3	46	1.86	27	0
2007	66.3	115	79.5	122	53.1	68	2.03	22	0
2006	75	7	92	7	58.1	9	0.37	93	0
2005	68.9	62	83.8	77	54.1	51	0.91	58	0
2004	71.9	23	88	24	55.8	25	0.39	90	0
2003	72.4	19	89.2	15	55.7	27	0.39	90	0
2002	72	22	89	16	55	36	trace	127	0
2001	71.2	28	86.8	36	55.5	32	1.31	42	0
2000	75.8	4	93.7	5	58	11	trace	127	0
1999	67.3	102	83.1	88	51.5	96	2.76	14	0
1998	72.5	17	91.7	9	53.2	65	trace	127	0
1997	68.1	81	81.9	106	54.4	43	1.48	40	0
1996	78.9	1	95.9	1	62	2	trace	127	0
1995	70.5	34	84.8	64	56.1	22	0.32	97	0
1994	70.1	38	83.8	77	56.5	18	3.93	6	0
1993	70.1	38	86.1	52	54.1	51	0.38	92	0
1992	67	107	80	121	54	54	4.57	4	0
1991	74.1	11	89.8	13	58.5	5	1.04	51	0
1990	70.5	34	84.7	66	56.3	20	0.11	113	0
1989	74.3	9	90.5	11	58.1	9	0.44	85	0
1988	68.1	81	83.4	85	52.9	71	3.42	11	0
1987	67.4	100	81.7	109	53.2	65	1.54	37	0
1986	69.7	47	85.2	59	53.9	56	1.19	47	1
1985	70.1	38	84	71	56.2	21	2.22	20	0
1984	72.5	17	86.1	52	58.8	4	1.62	35	0
1983	66.2	117	82.1	101	50.4	115	0.93	56	0
1982	67.9	84	82.8	94	53.1	68	0.20	103	0
1981	68.4	70	81.9	106	55	36	3.35	13	0
1980	67.9	84	82.1	101	53.8	58	0.85	63	0
1979	67.5	96	81.2	114	53.7	59	1.25	45	0
1978	72.4	19	87.3	30	56.8	16	1.81	28	1
1977	73.3	13	87.5	27	59.1	3	2.43	17	0
1976	68.6	65	82.4	98	54.9	38	0.82	64	0
1975	65.8	122	82.4	98	49.3	121	0.13	110	0
1974	73.5	12	88.6	18	58.4	7	trace	127	0
1973	66.2	117	81	117	51.4	103	0.73	68	0
1972	68.2	79	84.9	63	51.6	92	0.16	106	0
1971	68.5	66	86.3	49	50.8	113	trace	127	0
1970	67.6	90	86.8	36	48.5	126	0.48	82	0
1969	69.1	55	86.6	41	51.6	92	0.10	116	0
1968	66.7	112	84.8	64	48.5	126	0.57	75	0
1967	68.5	66	88.2	22	48.7	125	0.11	113	0
1966	69.9	44	85.6	57	54.3	46	0.54	77	0
1965	69	60	86.5	42	51.4	103	0.35	94	0
1964	69.8	46	88.4	21	51.1	110	0.30	98	0
1963	69.6	50	87.1	31	52.1	84	0.88	60	0
1962	70.5	34	91.7	9	49.2	122	0.21	102	0
1961	69.3	51	89.6	14	49	123	0.44	85	0
1960	69	60	87.6	26	50.3	116	1.03	53	0
1959	70	43	85.9	55	54	54	1.44	41	0
1958	70.3	37	86.7	40	53.9	56	0.77	65	0
1957	66.6	113	81.6	112	51.5	96	0.43	87	0
1956	71.5	24	90.2	12	52.7	75	0.40	89	0
1955	68.5	66	85.5	58	51.6	92	0.41	88	0
1954	68.3	75	83.7	80	52.9	71	2.65	16	0
1953	66.6	113	83.7	80	49.5	118	0.70	69	0
1952	68.3	75	85.1	61	51.5	96	0.30	98	0
1951	69.3	51	86.5	42	52.2	80	0.87	62	0
1950	69.1	55	86.8	36	51.5	96	1.78	30	0
1949	69.7	47	85.2	59	54.2	48	0.75	66	0
1948	69.1	55	86.4	46	51.7	91	0.92	57	0
1947	69.3	51	84	71	54.6	42	1.71	32	0
1946	67.5	96	81.7	109	53.4	62	0.28	100	0
1945	71.1	29	86.9	33	55.3	34	0.02	123	0
1944	68.4	70	84	71	52.7	75	0.14	109	0
1943	68.3	75	83.7	80	52.9	71	1.17	49	0
1942	67.6	90	83.4	85	51.9	85	0.01	125	0
1941	67.1	104	78.3	128	55.9	23	6.41	1	0
1940	68.4	70	83.1	88	53.7	59	2.71	15	0
1939	69.7	47	84.3	68	55.1	35	0.88	60	0
1938	68.4	70	83.5	83	53.4	62	0.03	121	0
1937	69.2	54	83	91	55.5	32	3.88	7	0
1936	68.5	66	81.3	113	55.7	27	2.21	21	0
1935	63.8	129	76	132	51.5	96	2.38	18	0
1934	71.4	25	86.3	49	56.5	18	0.89	59	0
1933	66.9	109	82.7	97	51.1	110	0.50	81	0
1932	67.1	104	81.2	114	53	70	1.87	26	0
1931	65	127	78.5	127	51.5	96	0.70	69	0
1930	66	121	80.3	119	51.8	88	0.48	82	0
1929	65.3	125	77.9	130	52.6	77	2.30	19	0
1928	67.6	90	80.8	118	54.4	43	1.92	25	0
1927	72.8	15	89	16	56.6	17	0.04	120	0
1926	65.8	122	79.3	123	52.2	80	2.03	22	1
1925	69.1	55	84	71	54.1	51	0.55	76	0
1924	65.1	126	78.9	125	51.2	107	0.15	107	0
1923	68.9	62	83.5	83	54.2	48	0.10	116	0
1922	68.3	75	82.4	98	54.2	48	1.50	39	0
1921	68.2	79	82.1	101	54.4	43	1.79	29	0
1920	67.6	90	81.7	109	52.8	74	1.74	31	1
1919	66.1	119	79	124	53.3	64	1.30	43	0
1918	67.7	88	83	91	52.4	78	0.59	74	0
1917	62.2	131	75.8	133	48.3	128	0.97	55	2
1916	68.4	70	84.6	67	52.2	80	0.17	105	0
1915	65	127	80.3	119	49.4	119	1.18	48	1
1914	67	107	78.3	128	55.7	27	3.77	8	0
1913	58.3	132	76.2	131	40.2	132	1.21	46	3
1912	67.8	86	86	54	49.6	117	0.34	95	1
1911	67.5	96	83	91	52.3	79	3.38	12	1
1910	67.6	90	83.1	88	52.2	80	0.15	107	0
1909	65.4	124	82.8	94	47.9	129	0.05	119	0
1908	66.1	119	83.3	87	48.9	124	0.07	118	0
1907	62.9	130	78.7	126	47.1	131	1.15	50	0
1906	68.1	81	85.1	61	51.2	107	0.46	84	0
1905	67.2	103	83.8	77	50.7	114	0.01	125	0
1904	67.7	88	84.2	70	51.2	107	1.30	43	0
1903			82	105			0.74	67	6
1902	68.7	64	86.2	51	51.3	106	0.70	69	0
1901	67.1	104	82.8	94	51.4	103	1.04	51	0
1900	66.3	115	81.1	116	51.5	96	1.62	35	0
1899	67.4	100	87.5	27	47.2	130	0.27	101	0
1898	67.5	96	85.7	56	49.4	119	1.03	53	0
1897	66.8	110	82.1	101	51.6	92	3.76	9	1
1896	74.3	9	93.8	4	54.8	41	0.12	111	0
1895	67.6	90	84.3	68	51	112	5.76	2	0
1894	74.5	8	84	71	64.9	1	2.00	24	1

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1996	78.9
2018	76.6
2022	76
2000	75.8
2024	75.2
2020	75.2
2006	75
1894	74.5
1989	74.3
1896	74.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1913	58.3
1917	62.2
1907	62.9
1935	63.8
1931	65
1915	65
1924	65.1
1929	65.3
1909	65.4
1975	65.8
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	6.41
1895	5.76
2021	5.14
1992	4.57
2014	4.45
1994	3.93
1937	3.88
1914	3.77
1897	3.76
2015	3.75

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	trace
2002	trace
2000	trace
1998	trace
1996	trace
1974	trace
1971	trace
1942	0.01
1905	0.01
2022	0.02
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 31 May 2026, 16 May 2026, 13 May 2026, 12 May 2026
Coldest night: 45°F; 7 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.06 in; 1 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 1.67 in of precipitation in Roswell, NM, the wettest May since 2021, 34th wettest of 133.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Roswell, NM: 97°F on Sunday 31 May 2026, Saturday 16 May 2026, Wednesday 13 May 2026 and 1 other day.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Roswell, NM: a low of 45°F on Thursday 7 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Roswell, NM: 1.06 in on Friday 1 May 2026.