Average Precipitation for Wyoming in May

The tables below give monthly averages for rainfall plus snowfall during May at cities, towns and parks in Wyoming.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives this month. There is also a count of the number of days with wet weather, when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Northwest, Southwest, North - Central, Northeast and Southeast Wyoming.

Northwest Wyoming

Average monthly precipitation in May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
10 Alta 3.0 76
10 Cody 2.2 55
11 Jackson 1.8 46
12 Moose 2.0 51
12 Moran 2.4 60
11 Yellowstone Lake 2.4 61
13 Yellowstone Park, Mammoth 1.8 46
13 Yellowstone Park, Old Faithful 2.7 68
13 Yellowstone Park, South Entrance 2.8 71

Southwest Wyoming

May averages for total rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
7 Evanston 1.9 48
8 Fontenelle Reservoir Dam 1.4 36
10 Fossil Butte Monument 1.5 39
6 Kemmerer 1.4 35
9 Rock Springs 1.3 32

North - Central Wyoming

Average amount of rain and snow in May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
8 Boysen Reservoir Dam 2.1 53
9 Lander 2.7 68
9 Riverton 2.0 50
10 Ten Sleep 2.3 59
8 Thermopolis 2.5 64
9 Worland 1.7 42

Northeast Wyoming

Precipitation totals for May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
12 Buffalo 2.8 71
11 Devils Tower 2.9 74
13 Gillette 3.3 83
12 Sheridan 2.7 68
13 Sundance 3.5 88

Southeast Wyoming

Total precipitation during May
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
11 Casper 2.2 56
13 Cheyenne 2.4 62
11 Douglas 2.7 68
13 Laramie 2.0 50
10 Rawlins 1.5 37
9 Torrington 3.2 81
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Wyoming Precipitation
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