Tooele weather in May

In May, Tooele sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 47°F, with 2.4 in of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tooele's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tooele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
69°
5th warmest
Overnight low
47°
8th coldest
Precipitation
2.4 in
10.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:18 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
53%
7th clearest
Wind
5 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Tooele is city in and county seat of Tooele County, Utah, United States.

Density
596/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 65°F in the first days to 74°F by the end.

A typical May day in Tooele reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 47°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 12°F cooler than June.

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317551

How May really feels in Tooele

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.

Tooele 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
Jan35° / 20°1.78.67.59.40.0
Feb41° / 24°1.68.1610.40.3
Mar52° / 32°1.99.65.311.72.8
Apr59° / 38°2.611.83.1134.4
May69° / 47°2.410.50.314.26.5
Jun81° / 56°1.25.4014.87.0
Jul90° / 64°0.84.7014.64.5
Aug89° / 63°0.74.7013.65.1
Sep78° / 53°1.55.2012.37.8
Oct63° / 41°1.66.8110.96.1
Nov47° / 29°1.47.84.79.71.8
Dec36° / 21°1.687.19.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45644
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
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115545
125545
135446
145446
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175248
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255446
265545
275545
285644
295743
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Tooele gets around 2.4 in of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)
1383
2373
3373
4362
5362
6352
7352
8351
9341
10341
11341
12341
13341
14351
15351
16351
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26321
27311
28301
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30291
31281

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 5 mph in May.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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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 42 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 5:35 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:357:17
213.75:347:19
313.85:337:20
413.85:317:21
513.95:307:22
613.95:297:23
713.95:287:24
814.05:277:25
914.05:257:26
1014.05:247:27
1114.15:237:28
1214.15:227:29
1314.15:217:30
1414.25:207:31
1514.25:197:32
1614.25:187:33
1714.35:177:34
1814.35:167:35
1914.35:157:36
2014.45:147:37
2114.45:147:38
2214.45:137:39
2314.55:127:39
2414.55:117:40
2514.55:117:41
2614.55:107:42
2714.65:097:43
2814.65:097:44
2914.65:087:45
3014.65:087:45
3114.75:077:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.1Intense
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247.4Intense
257.4Intense
267.4Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Tooele?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Tooele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tooele in May

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

In May, Tooele sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 47°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Tooele 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 Tooele peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tooele?

Tooele sits at 40.5°N, 112.3°W, 5,043 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Herriman, 14 mi away.

Topography around Tooele

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tooele has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,535 ft around an average of 5,118 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,306 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,346 ft.

The land around Tooele is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, grassland (42%), shrubs (23%) and trees (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
1,535 ft
10 miles
6,306 ft
50 miles
7,346 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Herriman 14 mi · Magna 16 mi · Kearns 18 mi · South Jordan Heights 19 mi · Riverton 19 mi · West Valley City 19 mi · South Jordan 19 mi · West Jordan 20 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 Tooele (40.5308°, -112.2983°, elevation 5,043 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).