Weather in Salt Lake City in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Salt Lake City 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 +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +27°C.
Is Salt Lake City warm or cold in May?
Salt Lake City is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +21°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +4°C to +8°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 Salt Lake City:
Climate in Salt Lake City in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +21°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -2°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +36°C | +40°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 66 mm | 68 mm | 29 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 59% | 56% | 47% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1010 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May often has better weather than April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +16°C to +21°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 66 mm to 68 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 59% to 56%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 4 to 5.
June brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Salt Lake City is gradually decreasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Salt Lake City?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Salt Lake City in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+14°C) and the highest in 2021 (+20°C). The driest year was 2008 with only 265 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 885 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Salt Lake City, 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.