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May Weather in Ely Nevada, United States

Daily high temperatures increase by 10°F, from 61°F to 71°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 82°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 7°F, from 32°F to 38°F, rarely falling below 22°F or exceeding 47°F.

For reference, on July 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Ely typically range from 50°F to 85°F, while on December 30, the coldest day of the year, they range from 12°F to 36°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Ely

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Ely

Average Hourly Temperature in May in ElyMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Fareydūnshahr, Iran (7,366 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Ely (view comparison).

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The month of May in Ely experiences gradually decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 40% to 32%.

The clearest day of the month is May 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 68% of the time.

For reference, on March 1, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 49%, while on September 7, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 83%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Ely

Cloud Cover Categories in May in ElyMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 160%May 160%May 3168%May 3168%May 1161%May 1161%May 2164%May 2164%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Ely, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 16% and ending it at 13%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 16% on May 2, and its lowest chance is 6% on June 29.

Over the course of May in Ely, the chance of a day with only rain remains an essentially constant 12% throughout, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 4% to 1%, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Ely

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Ely is essentially constant, remaining about 0.8 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.9 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.8 inches on May 17.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Ely

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in ElyMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inAprJunMay 160.8 inMay 160.8 inMay 10.7 inMay 10.7 inMay 310.8 inMay 310.8 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during May in Ely is decreasing, starting the month at 1.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.2 inches, and ending the month at 0.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in May in Ely

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of May in Ely, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 52 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 43 seconds, and weekly increase of 12 minutes, 1 second.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 13 hours, 53 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 14 hours, 45 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Ely

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Ely is 5:40 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 25 minutes earlier at 5:15 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 7:33 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 26 minutes later at 7:59 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Ely during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:13 AM and sets 14 hours, 56 minutes later, at 8:09 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:55 AM and sets 9 hours, 24 minutes later, at 4:20 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Ely

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Ely

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in ElyMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun001010202020303040405050506060700001010202030303040405050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Ely

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in ElyMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 811:22 AMApr 811:22 AMApr 234:50 PMApr 234:50 PMMay 78:23 PMMay 78:23 PMMay 236:54 AMMay 236:54 AMJun 65:38 AMJun 65:38 AMJun 216:09 PMJun 216:09 PM6:08 AM6:08 AM7:31 PM7:31 PM7:31 PM7:31 PM5:59 AM5:59 AM5:03 AM5:03 AM7:39 PM7:39 PM7:29 PM7:29 PM5:02 AM5:02 AM4:55 AM4:55 AM8:56 PM8:56 PM8:32 PM8:32 PM5:24 AM5:24 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%2:14 AMESE12:07 PMWSW-7:11 AMS231,895 mi
2
37%2:48 AMESE1:22 PMWSW-8:04 AMS229,594 mi
3
26%3:16 AMESE2:36 PMW-8:55 AMS227,655 mi
4
16%3:42 AME3:51 PMW-9:45 AMS226,283 mi
5
8%4:08 AME5:05 PMW-10:33 AMS225,675 mi
6
3%4:34 AMENE6:21 PMWNW-11:23 AMS225,981 mi
7
0%5:03 AMENE7:39 PMWNW-12:16 PMS227,259 mi
8
1%5:37 AMENE8:56 PMWNW-1:12 PMS229,461 mi
9
4%6:18 AMNE10:09 PMNW-2:10 PMS232,419 mi
10
10%7:07 AMNE11:14 PMNW-3:10 PMS235,872 mi
11
18%8:05 AMNE--4:08 PMS239,508 mi
12
26%-12:08 AMNW9:08 AMNE5:03 PMS243,014 mi
13
36%-12:51 AMWNW10:13 AMENE5:54 PMS246,116 mi
14
46%-1:26 AMWNW11:18 AMENE6:40 PMS248,604 mi
15
50%-1:54 AMWNW12:21 PMENE7:23 PMS250,341 mi
16
65%-2:18 AMWNW1:21 PMENE8:03 PMS251,266 mi
17
74%-2:39 AMW2:20 PME8:41 PMS251,383 mi
18
82%-2:58 AMW3:19 PME9:20 PMS250,756 mi
19
89%-3:18 AMW4:18 PME9:59 PMS249,494 mi
20
95%-3:39 AMWSW5:19 PMESE10:41 PMS247,737 mi
21
98%-4:02 AMWSW6:23 PMESE11:26 PMS245,640 mi
22
99%-4:29 AMWSW7:29 PMESE--
23
100%-5:02 AMWSW8:37 PMSE12:16 AMS243,358 mi
24
99%-5:44 AMSW9:42 PMSE1:10 AMS241,031 mi
25
96%-6:35 AMSW10:42 PMSE2:08 AMS238,772 mi
26
91%-7:36 AMSW11:33 PMSE3:09 AMS236,661 mi
27
84%-8:45 AMSW-4:09 AMS234,740 mi
28
74%12:15 AMESE9:58 AMWSW-5:07 AMS233,031 mi
29
64%12:50 AMESE11:12 AMWSW-6:01 AMS231,548 mi
30
50%1:19 AMESE12:25 PMWSW-6:51 AMS230,315 mi
31
40%1:45 AME1:37 PMW-7:40 AMS229,385 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Ely is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Ely

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in ElyMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 160%May 160%May 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%drydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Ely is gradually decreasing during May, decreasing from 8.7 miles per hour to 8.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on April 6, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.2 miles per hour, while on October 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May in Ely

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Ely during May is predominantly out of the north from May 1 to May 9, the west from May 9 to May 17, and the south from May 17 to May 31.

Wind Direction in May in Ely

Wind Direction in May in ElyNWSMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Ely typically lasts for 3.0 months (93 days), from around June 12 to around September 13, rarely starting before May 27 or after June 29, and rarely ending before August 25 or after September 30.

The month of May in Ely is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season increasing from 0% to 18% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Ely

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in ElyMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 3118%May 3118%May 111%May 111%May 214%May 214%50%Jun 1250%Jun 1290%Jun 2990%Jun 29freezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Ely are gradually increasing during May, increasing by 177°F, from 105°F to 283°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Ely

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Ely is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 7.1 kWh to 8.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Ely

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in ElyMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWh10 kWh10 kWhAprJunMay 17.1 kWhMay 17.1 kWhMay 318.0 kWhMay 318.0 kWhMay 117.4 kWhMay 117.4 kWhMay 217.7 kWhMay 217.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ely are 39.247 deg latitude, -114.889 deg longitude, and 6,437 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ely contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,667 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,788 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,629 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,182 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ely is covered by shrubs (81%) and trees (13%), within 10 miles by shrubs (75%) and trees (22%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (80%) and trees (17%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ely, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Ely.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Ely according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Ely is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Ely and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Ely and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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