Salt Lake City, UT: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 64°F in Salt Lake City, UT, the warmest May since 2025, tied 7th warmest of 152 (with 2025 and 1969).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 64°F; Warmest since 2025; 7th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.66 in; Driest since 2023; 34th driest of 153

A normal May in Salt Lake City, UT (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 61.5°F, between 55.5°F and 63.7°F in eight years of ten and 1.34 in of precipitation, between 0.56 in and 3.80 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Salt Lake City, UT since 1875: 64°F in 2026; the highest is 67.2°F, in 2023.

Normal range, 55.5 to 63.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Salt Lake City, UT from 1874 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	64	7	76.5	13	51.6	9	0.66	120	0
2025	64	7	75.6	21	52.4	6	1.26	92	0
2024	58.8	77	70.4	83	47.3	67	1.45	84	0
2023	67.2	1	78.5	7	55.9	1	0.52	128	0
2022	59.4	69	71	77	47.7	63	1.68	73	0
2021	62.7	22	74.7	33	50.8	18	0.65	121	0
2020	64.7	5	76.4	14	53	2	0.40	135	0
2019	58	87	67.9	112	48	56	3.78	9	0
2018	64.5	6	76	17	53	2	1.26	92	0
2017	62.5	26	73.9	39	51.1	14	0.61	123	0
2016	61.7	34	72.8	56	50.5	22	1.58	80	0
2015	59.9	63	69.1	99	50.7	19	4.19	6	0
2014	61.7	34	73.6	44	49.7	33	1.04	102	0
2013	62.6	24	75	30	50.2	26	1.26	92	0
2012	61.5	39	73.9	39	49	43	0.72	117	0
2011	53.1	147	63.4	149	42.9	136	5.14	2	0
2010	53.2	145	64.3	145	42.1	142	2.80	29	0
2009	61.5	39	73.8	42	49.1	41	1.36	85	0
2008	57.4	98	69.7	85	45.1	102	1.01	104	0
2007	63	19	76.7	10	49.3	36	0.57	125	0
2006	63.1	17	75.5	22	50.7	19	0.79	114	0
2005	59.3	70	70.7	80	47.9	59	2.88	26	0
2004	60.3	56	71.8	65	48.8	46	0.95	108	0
2003	61.3	43	73.5	47	49	43	1.67	75	0
2002	59.9	63	73	54	46.8	75	0.48	131	0
2001	63.6	12	76.7	10	50.4	24	0.22	145	0
2000	61.7	34	74	36	49.4	35	1.62	79	0
1999	56	118	67	123	44.9	108	2.59	36	0
1998	58.6	82	69.6	89	47.6	64	1.04	102	0
1997	63.4	14	76.7	10	50.1	28	1.77	70	0
1996	59.9	63	71.9	64	47.9	59	1.32	88	0
1995	55.5	127	66	131	45	104	3.68	11	0
1994	63	19	76.2	16	49.8	32	1.29	91	0
1993	63.4	14	75.1	29	51.6	9	3.99	8	0
1992	65.5	3	78.6	6	52.5	5	1.86	63	0
1991	55.5	127	66.5	127	44.6	114	2.76	31	0
1990	57.8	91	71	77	44.6	114	1.65	77	0
1989	59.9	63	73	54	46.8	75	1.83	67	0
1988	59.5	67	72.8	56	46.3	83	2.16	51	0
1987	62.7	22	74.8	31	50.5	22	2.41	45	0
1986	57.2	99	69.2	96	45.2	99	3.39	17	0
1985	63.8	10	75.9	19	51.8	8	2.95	24	0
1984	61.6	37	73.2	51	50	30	1.17	97	0
1983	55.8	121	66.9	124	44.7	113	2.58	39	0
1982	56.7	105	69.5	90	43.9	123	1.86	63	0
1981	57.6	93	68.4	105	46.8	75	3.68	11	0
1980	56.9	103	68.1	110	45.8	92	2.70	33	0
1979	60.2	57	74.1	35	46.2	84	0.84	113	0
1978	56	118	68.8	101	43.1	133	1.57	81	0
1977	55	133	65.5	136	44.5	118	4.76	3	0
1976	62.2	30	75.5	22	48.8	46	0.99	105	0
1975	54.3	139	65.9	134	42.7	137	2.58	39	0
1974	58.8	77	73.2	51	44.4	120	0.39	136	0
1973	61.6	37	75.2	27	48	56	1.74	72	0
1972	60.5	53	75.5	22	45.4	98	0.14	149	0
1971	56.6	109	69.7	85	43.5	127	1.34	87	0
1970	58.8	77	72.4	60	45.2	99	0.89	110	0
1969	64	7	79.3	3	48.7	49	0.18	147	0
1968	56.4	112	70.6	81	42.1	142	2.18	49	0
1967	56.3	115	69.5	90	43	135	2.15	53	0
1966	62.6	24	78.7	5	46.6	81	0.51	129	0
1965	54.7	137	67.9	112	41.5	145	2.02	58	0
1964	55.8	121	69.2	96	42.4	141	2.77	30	0
1963	60.7	48	75.5	22	45.9	90	0.23	144	0
1962	58.7	81	71.2	73	46.1	88	2.12	54	0
1961	60.8	47	76.8	9	44.8	111	0.24	143	0
1960	58.6	82	73.8	42	43.5	127	0.73	115	0
1959	55.7	124	68.2	109	43.2	132	2.05	56	0
1958	65.1	4	80.5	2	49.6	34	0.30	140	0
1957	57.2	99	69.5	90	44.9	108	3.37	18	0
1956	60.4	55	73.6	44	47.2	68	2.33	47	0
1955	56.8	104	71.1	75	42.5	139	1.35	86	0
1954	61.5	39	76	17	47	70	0.63	122	0
1953	52.9	148	64.6	143	41.2	148	1.05	100	0
1952	60.6	51	73.4	49	47.8	62	1.07	99	0
1951	59	73	71.2	73	46.8	75	0.87	112	0
1950	54.2	140	67.1	121	41.4	146	2.18	49	0
1949	60.1	59	72.2	61	48	56	2.66	35	0
1948	59	73	73.5	47	44.6	114	0.26	141	0
1947	62.8	21	76.3	15	49.2	39	1.88	62	0
1946	57.1	102	69.2	96	45	104	2.59	36	0
1945	58.6	82	71.7	66	45.5	95	0.90	109	0
1944	58.9	76	71.6	67	46.2	84	1.67	75	0
1943	56	118	68.6	104	43.4	131	0.68	119	0
1942	53.2	145	65.4	138	41	150	3.16	20	0
1941	60	62	73.4	49	46.7	79	1.56	83	0
1940	63.7	11	79.2	4	48.2	53	0.01	152	0
1939	60.5	53	75.2	27	45.8	92	0.51	129	0
1938	55.2	130	67.7	116	42.7	137	2.04	57	0
1937	61.5	39	75.7	20	47.4	65	1.05	100	0
1936	61.9	32	77.5	8	46.2	84	0.35	137	0
1935	54.8	134	66	131	43.6	126	2.70	33	0
1934	66.7	2	82.4	1	51	15	trace	153	0
1933	52.2	150	63.7	148	40.7	151	3.12	21	0
1932	57.5	96	71.6	67	43.5	127	0.55	127	0
1931	57.7	92	72	63	43.5	127	0.45	133	0
1930	55.2	130	69.8	84	40.6	152	1.57	81	0
1929	56.3	115	69.5	90	43.1	133	0.19	146	0
1928	61.9	32	74.5	34	49.3	36	1.31	90	0
1927	55.6	126	66.1	130	45.1	102	3.78	9	0
1926	60.7	48	70.5	82	50.9	17	2.10	55	0
1925	63.3	16	74	36	52.6	4	2.47	44	0
1924	62	31	72.6	59	51.4	11	1.15	98	0
1923	59.5	67	68.7	102	50.2	26	1.91	61	0
1922	57.6	93	67.4	119	47.9	59	2.16	51	0
1921	59.1	72	68.9	100	49.3	36	1.95	60	0
1920	57.9	88	67.2	120	48.5	51	1.83	67	0
1919	62.5	26	74	36	51	15	1.24	95	0
1918	56.4	112	66.2	129	46.7	79	1.32	88	0
1917	53.7	143	62.4	150	45	104	3.48	16	0
1916	54.8	134	65.5	136	44	121	0.61	123	0
1915	56.7	105	66.8	126	46.6	81	1.97	59	0
1914	62.4	29	73.6	44	51.3	13	0.89	110	0
1913	60.9	46	71.4	70	50.3	25	0.57	125	0
1912	55.8	121	66	131	45.5	95	1.75	71	0
1911	57.2	99	68.3	106	46.2	84	1.84	66	0
1910	60.1	59	71.4	70	48.8	46	0.47	132	0
1909	53.4	144	64.4	144	42.5	139	2.34	46	0
1908	51.9	151	62	151	41.7	144	5.76	1	0
1907	55.7	124	66.5	127	44.8	111	2.87	27	0
1906	56.4	112	66.9	124	45.9	90	3.17	19	0
1905	54.5	138	64.9	140	44	121	2.74	32	0
1904	57.5	96	68	111	46.9	71	3.08	22	0
1903	54.8	134	64.9	140	44.6	114	3.55	14	0
1902	59.2	71	69.7	85	48.7	49	0.33	139	0
1901	63.1	17	73.9	39	52.3	7	4.27	5	0
1900	60.6	51	72.2	61	49.1	41	0.44	134	0
1899	52.7	149	64	147	41.3	147	2.59	36	0
1898	53.9	142	64.1	146	43.7	124	4.19	6	0
1897	63.5	13	75.5	22	51.4	11	0.98	106	0
1896	51.5	152	61.8	152	41.1	149	3.67	13	0
1895	57.9	88	68.7	102	47.1	69	2.29	48	0
1894	61.2	45	71.6	67	50.7	19	1.22	96	0
1893	55.1	132	65.7	135	44.5	118	1.68	73	0
1892	55.4	129	65.2	139	45.5	95	1.65	77	0
1891	60.1	59	70.9	79	49.2	39	0.72	117	0
1890	61.3	43	72.7	58	49.9	31	0.16	148	0
1889	58.8	77	69.5	90	48.1	55	2.97	23	0
1888	58.5	85	69.7	85	47.4	65	0.34	138	0
1887	60.7	48	73.1	53	48.4	52	0.73	115	0
1886	62.5	26	74.8	31	50.1	28	0.06	151	0
1885	56.6	109	67.1	121	46	89	2.49	43	0
1884	57.9	88	67.6	117	48.2	53	1.78	69	0
1883	56.7	105	67.8	115	45.7	94	0.98	106	3
1882	57.6	93	68.3	106	46.9	71	0.26	141	0
1881	60.2	57	71.4	70	49	43	2.55	41	0
1880	54.2	140	64.7	142	43.7	124	1.85	65	0
1879	58.1	86	69.4	95	46.9	71	0.10	150	0
1878	56.5	111	67.9	112	45	104	2.50	42	0
1877	56.2	117	67.5	118	44.9	108	3.49	15	0
1876	56.7	105	68.3	106	45.2	99	4.30	4	0
1875	59	73	71.1	75	46.9	71	2.94	25	0
1874							2.84	28	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	67.2
1934	66.7
1992	65.5
1958	65.1
2020	64.7
2018	64.5
2026	64
2025	64
1969	64
1985	63.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	51.5
1908	51.9
1933	52.2
1899	52.7
1953	52.9
2011	53.1
2010	53.2
1942	53.2
1909	53.4
1917	53.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1908	5.76
2011	5.14
1977	4.76
1876	4.30
1901	4.27
2015	4.19
1898	4.19
1993	3.99
2019	3.78
1927	3.78

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1934	trace
1940	0.01
1886	0.06
1879	0.10
1972	0.14
1890	0.16
1969	0.18
1929	0.19
2001	0.22
1963	0.23

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 12 May 2026
Coldest night: 39°F; 19 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.29 in; 30 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.66 in of precipitation in Salt Lake City, UT, the driest May since 2023, 34th driest of 153.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT: 93°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT: a low of 39°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT: 0.29 in on Saturday 30 May 2026.