Englewood weather in May

In May, Englewood sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 3.2 in of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 73°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Englewood's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Englewood's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
5th warmest
Overnight low
43°
8th coldest
Precipitation
3.2 in
11 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:51 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
59%
12th clearest
Wind
5 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Englewood is home rule municipality in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.

Density
1,922/km²
people per km²
Founded
1860

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 64°F in the first days to 73°F by the end.

A typical May day in Englewood reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°F warmer than April and about 11°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Englewood

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.

Englewood weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan42° / 18°0.95.259.50.3
Feb44° / 20°0.95.85.510.41.0
Mar53° / 27°1.97.65.711.73.3
Apr59° / 33°2.79.94.7134.7
May69° / 43°3.211114.26.2
Jun80° / 52°2.18.3014.76.8
Jul85° / 58°1.67.2014.55.5
Aug83° / 57°1.56.4013.66.3
Sep76° / 49°1.45.80.512.37.7
Oct64° / 37°1.66.12.210.96.4
Nov51° / 26°1.265.19.82.9
Dec42° / 18°0.84.84.99.20.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45248
55248
65248
75248
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125149
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275149
285149
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305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Englewood gets around 3.2 in of rain and snow over 11 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13710
23710
3369
4369
5368
6357
7357
8356
9345
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31360

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:08 AM to 4:40 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:086:47
213.75:066:48
313.75:056:49
413.85:046:50
513.85:036:51
613.85:016:52
713.95:006:53
813.94:596:54
913.94:586:55
1014.04:576:56
1114.04:566:57
1214.04:556:58
1314.14:546:59
1414.14:537:00
1514.14:527:00
1614.24:517:01
1714.24:507:02
1814.24:497:03
1914.34:487:04
2014.34:477:05
2114.34:477:06
2214.44:467:07
2314.44:457:08
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2614.54:437:10
2714.54:427:11
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2914.54:417:13
3014.54:417:14
3114.64:407:14

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Englewood?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Englewood for sightseeing.

What to pack for Englewood in May

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

In May, Englewood sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 43°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Englewood in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Englewood peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Englewood in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Englewood is worst in August — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1620 µg/m³May 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Englewood?

Englewood sits at 39.6°N, 105.0°W, 5,371 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Littleton, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Englewood

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Englewood has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 249 ft around an average of 5,361 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,558 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,488 ft.

The land around Englewood is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (31%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (52%), grassland (24%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (46%) and trees (32%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
249 ft
10 miles
1,558 ft
50 miles
9,488 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
May weather nearby: Littleton 3.1 mi · Greenwood Village 3.1 mi · Southglenn 4.3 mi · Columbine 6.2 mi · Denver 6.2 mi · Lakewood 6.2 mi · Castlewood 6.2 mi · Highlands Ranch 6.8 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 Englewood (39.6478°, -104.9878°, elevation 5,371 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).