Brigham City weather in May

In May, Brigham City sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 2.6 in of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 70°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Brigham City's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brigham City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
5th warmest
Overnight low
42°
8th coldest
Precipitation
2.6 in
10.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:14 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
4 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Brigham City is city in Box Elder County, Utah, United States.

Density
299/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical May day in Brigham City reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 52°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 11°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Brigham City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Brigham City weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°2.310.29.69.30.0
Feb38° / 21°2.09.57.910.30.0
Mar47° / 28°2.110.26.311.71.6
Apr55° / 33°2.611.64.113.13.4
May65° / 42°2.610.10.414.36.0
Jun76° / 50°1.34.80.114.97.9
Jul86° / 58°0.52.6014.76.3
Aug85° / 56°0.53013.76.8
Sep74° / 48°1.54.90.112.38.0
Oct60° / 37°1.96.91.410.95.3
Nov44° / 25°1.88.35.49.71.1
Dec33° / 16°2.29.59.29.10.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85446
95446
105347
115347
125347
135248
145248
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275842
285941
296040
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316238

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Brigham City gets around 2.6 in of rain and snow over 10.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1375
2375
3364
4354
5353
6343
7343
8332
9332
10332
11332
12332
13332
14331
15331
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of May to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:327:18
213.85:317:19
313.85:307:20
413.95:287:21
513.95:277:23
614.05:267:24
714.05:257:25
814.05:237:26
914.15:227:27
1014.15:217:28
1114.25:207:29
1214.25:197:30
1314.25:187:31
1414.35:177:32
1514.35:157:33
1614.35:147:34
1714.45:147:35
1814.45:137:36
1914.45:127:37
2014.55:117:38
2114.55:107:39
2214.55:097:40
2314.55:087:41
2414.65:077:42
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2614.65:067:44
2714.75:057:45
2814.75:057:45
2914.75:047:46
3014.75:037:47
3114.85:037:48

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
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97.0Intense
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277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Brigham City?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Brigham City for sightseeing.

What to pack for Brigham City in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Brigham City sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 42°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Brigham City in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brigham City peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brigham City?

Brigham City sits at 41.5°N, 112.0°W, 4,436 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Ogden, 14 mi away.

Topography around Brigham City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Brigham City.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Brigham City has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,474 ft around an average of 4,541 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,449 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,692 ft.

The land around Brigham City is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 2 miles, grassland (40%) and trees (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (46%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
2,474 ft
10 miles
5,449 ft
50 miles
5,692 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: North Ogden 14 mi · Logan 18 mi · Ogden 20 mi · South Ogden 22 mi · Roy 24 mi · Clinton 25 mi · Clearfield 27 mi · Syracuse 29 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Brigham City (41.5102°, -112.0155°, elevation 4,436 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).