Enterprise weather in May

In May, Enterprise sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 60°F, with 0.2 in of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 80°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Enterprise's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Enterprise's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
5th warmest
Overnight low
60°
8th coldest
Rainfall
0.2 in
1.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:40 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
31%
7th clearest
Wind
6 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
8.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Enterprise is census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
901/km²
people per km²
Founded
1996

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 80°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.

A typical May day in Enterprise reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 60°F overnight — a 24°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 94°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 10°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
18056
28056
38057
48057
58157
68158
78158
88258
98258
108258
118259
128359
138359
148360
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198461
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218561
228562
238662
248662
258662
268763
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308964
318964

How May really feels in Enterprise

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.

Enterprise weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 38°0.83.69.84.4
Feb59° / 40°1.14.310.65.5
Mar67° / 46°0.63.211.77.4
Apr74° / 52°0.3212.98.5
May84° / 60°0.21.213.97.2
Jun94° / 69°0.10.414.43.6
Jul99° / 75°0.32.714.21.6
Aug98° / 74°0.52.713.42.2
Sep90° / 67°0.31.412.25.1
Oct77° / 55°0.31.711.18.5
Nov64° / 44°0.41.510.17.1
Dec54° / 37°0.82.99.64.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78020
88020
98020
108020
118020
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308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Enterprise gets around 0.2 in of rain over 1.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 6 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
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236calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:55 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.44:556:22
213.54:546:22
313.54:536:23
413.54:516:24
513.64:506:25
613.64:496:26
713.64:486:27
813.74:476:28
913.74:466:28
1013.74:456:29
1113.84:446:30
1213.84:446:31
1313.84:436:32
1413.84:426:33
1513.94:416:33
1613.94:406:34
1713.94:396:35
1814.04:396:36
1914.04:386:37
2014.04:376:38
2114.04:366:38
2214.14:366:39
2314.14:356:40
2414.14:356:41
2514.14:346:41
2614.14:336:42
2714.24:336:43
2814.24:326:44
2914.24:326:44
3014.24:316:45
3114.24:316:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 8.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.61 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 8.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
27.8Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
78.0Intense
88.0Intense
98.0Intense
108.0Intense
118.0Intense
128.1Intense
138.1Intense
148.1Intense
158.1Intense
168.1Intense
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188.1Intense
198.2Intense
208.2Intense
218.2Intense
228.2Intense
238.2Intense
248.3Intense
258.3Intense
268.3Intense
278.3Intense
288.3Intense
298.4Intense
308.4Intense
318.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Enterprise?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Enterprise for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Enterprise in May

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

In May, Enterprise sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 60°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Enterprise in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Enterprise peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Enterprise?

Enterprise sits at 36.0°N, 115.2°W, 2,552 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Spring Valley, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Enterprise

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Enterprise has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 ft around an average of 2,546 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,166 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,188 ft.

The land around Enterprise is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and bare terrain (44%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (52%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (64%) and shrubs (21%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
492 ft
10 miles
3,166 ft
50 miles
11,188 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Spring Valley 5.6 mi · Paradise 7.5 mi · Summerlin South 8.1 mi · Winchester 9.9 mi · Las Vegas 12 mi · Whitney 12 mi · North Las Vegas 14 mi · Henderson 14 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 Enterprise (36.0252°, -115.2419°, elevation 2,552 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).