Pueblo weather in May

In May, Pueblo sees average daytime highs of 75°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 1.7 in of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 70°F in the first days to 80°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 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Pueblo's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pueblo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
75°
5th warmest
Overnight low
48°
8th coldest
Precipitation
1.7 in
7.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:53 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
52%
12th clearest
Wind
8 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Pueblo is city in and county seat of Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.

Density
776/km²
people per km²
Founded
1885

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 70°F in the first days to 80°F by the end.

A typical May day in Pueblo reaches about 75°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 60°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 12°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
16942
26942
37043
47043
57144
67144
77144
87245
97245
107346
117346
127446
137447
147447
157547
167548
177648
187649
197649
207649
217750
227750
237850
247851
257851
267951
277952
287952
298052
308053
318153

How May really feels in Pueblo

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.

Pueblo weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan45° / 20°0.43.23.39.61.1
Feb49° / 23°0.53.73.310.52.3
Mar58° / 30°1.25.33.511.74.9
Apr65° / 37°1.76.22.6136.5
May75° / 48°1.77.20.3147.3
Jun86° / 57°1.36.7014.65.5
Jul91° / 64°1.87.6014.44.0
Aug88° / 62°1.87.6013.54.9
Sep81° / 53°0.94.10.212.37.5
Oct67° / 40°1.03.91.1117.4
Nov53° / 28°0.63.52.59.93.8
Dec44° / 20°0.53.23.29.40.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
66040
76040
86040
96040
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166040
175941
185941
196040
206040
216040
225941
236040
246040
256139
266139
276139
286238
296238
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Pueblo gets around 1.7 in of rain and snow over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1214
2224
3224
4223
5223
6223
7222
8222
9221
10221
11221
12221
13231
14231
15231
16240
17240
18240
19240
20240
21250
22250
23250
24250
25260
26260
27260
28260
29250
30250
31250

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 8 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
98light breeze
108light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
168light breeze
178light breeze
188light breeze
198light breeze
208light breeze
218light breeze
228light breeze
238light breeze
248light breeze
258light breeze
268light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 24 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 5:09 AM to 4:43 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:096:43
213.65:076:44
313.65:066:45
413.75:056:46
513.75:046:47
613.75:036:47
713.85:026:48
813.85:016:49
913.84:596:50
1013.94:586:51
1113.94:576:52
1213.94:566:53
1314.04:556:54
1414.04:546:55
1514.04:546:56
1614.14:536:57
1714.14:526:58
1814.14:516:58
1914.24:506:59
2014.24:497:00
2114.24:497:01
2214.24:487:02
2314.34:477:03
2414.34:477:04
2514.34:467:04
2614.34:457:05
2714.44:457:06
2814.44:447:07
2914.44:447:08
3014.44:437:08
3114.44:437:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Pueblo?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Pueblo for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Pueblo in May

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

In May, Pueblo sees daytime highs around 75°F and nights near 48°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Pueblo 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 Pueblo peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pueblo?

Pueblo sits at 38.3°N, 104.6°W, 4,692 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Pueblo West, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Pueblo

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pueblo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 ft around an average of 4,728 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,915 ft.

The land around Pueblo is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) within 10 miles, and grassland (74%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
217 ft
10 miles
866 ft
50 miles
9,915 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Pueblo West 9.3 mi · Fountain 30 mi · Security-Widefield 35 mi · Cañon City 37 mi · Colorado Springs 42 mi · Cimarron Hills 42 mi · Castle Rock 78 mi · Parker 88 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 Pueblo (38.2544°, -104.6091°, elevation 4,692 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).