Alta in May
Cool and damp, as the days lengthen.
May in Alta is cool: highs near 52°F, lows near 27°F. Rain or snow falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.May in Alta is cool: highs near 11°C, lows near -3°C. Rain or snow falls on about three days a week, and the days lengthen by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 52°F11°Caverage
- Low
- 27°F-3°Caverage
- Wet days
- 3a week · 44% of days
- Daylight
- 14h 26mon average
Is May a good time to visit Alta?
May sits outside Alta's best months, which run from July to August. Expect cool days and rain or snow on about three days a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 52°F in May, against 28°F to 78°F through the year.Highs near 11°C in May, against -2°C to 26°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
44% of days in May, against 20% to 45% through the year.
Cloud cover
48% cover in May, against 26% to 57% through the year.
Daylight
14h 26m in May, against 9h 19m to 15h 02m through the year.
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Where Alta sits, in May
America/Denver- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 6:10 AMsets 8:35 PM
- Above the sea
- 2,606 mhigh country
- Latitude
- 40.6°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Sundance12 km south
The land around Alta, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.