Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Fe, United States weather
in May.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Santa Fe, United States: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 7.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 02 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Enchanted Hills (71 km away). In May its highs average 25.7°C, 4.5°C warmer than Santa Fe, United States, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Fe, United States ranks joint 331st of 498 for the warmest May highs and 116th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Santa Fe, United States is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 5.9°C to 27.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santa Fe, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 22 | 4.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 19 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March | 11.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May, selected | 21.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 21 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 27.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 16 | 3.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 35 | 8.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 23.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 17.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 30 | 4.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.1°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 4.7°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 25 | 4.6 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Enchanted Hills in MayUnited States · 71 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 11.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in MayUnited States · 83 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Albuquerque in MayUnited States · 93 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 12.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Pueblo in MayUnited States · 309 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 8.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in MayUnited States · 364 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 5.3°C · 69 mm rain
- Amarillo in MayUnited States · 376 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.4°C · 60 mm rain
- Las Cruces in MayUnited States · 383 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 7.3 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in MayUnited States · 438 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 4.5°C · 88 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Fe) is explained once on the Santa Fe, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.