Weather in Denver in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Denver in May
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +5°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +23°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +23°C to +27°C.
Is Denver warm or cold in May?
Denver is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +18°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Denver:
Climate in Denver in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +22°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -15°C | -6°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +34°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 48 mm | 97 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 53% | 57% | 52% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as good as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +18°C to +22°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 48 mm to 97 mm. Humidity rises from 53% to 57%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 6 sunny days in April to 4 in May.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Denver is gradually increasing during May, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how May is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last May in Denver?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Denver in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1983 (+16°C) and the highest in 2012 (+20°C). The driest year was 2002 with only 211 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 681 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Denver, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.