Alakanuk climate

Alakanuk Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Scammon Bay (PACM) (GHCN USW00026617), 106 km from Alakanuk

Average highs run from 35°F on May 1 to 55°F on May 31, and lows from 23°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 in over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Alakanuk, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
0.89 in
Record high
78°FMay 30, 1981
Record low
-11°FMay 2, 1949
Daylight
16 h 34 min to 19 h 18 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
10.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 135°F23°F56°F 2004-10°F 196432%
May 236°F22°F56°F 2004-11°F 194934%
May 335°F23°F54°F 1960-7°F 194937%
May 435°F23°F49°F 1953-4°F 198439%
May 537°F26°F53°F 1960-4°F 198440%
May 638°F26°F59°F 19911°F 195241%
May 738°F27°F56°F 19192°F 193341%
May 838°F28°F56°F 19806°F 191642%
May 940°F30°F58°F 19785°F 194944%
May 1041°F30°F62°F 19958°F 194944%
May 1142°F30°F62°F 19956°F 192044%
May 1242°F31°F61°F 19705°F 193744%
May 1342°F30°F60°F 19704°F 193745%
May 1443°F30°F66°F 19238°F 201345%
May 1544°F32°F66°F 197810°F 196645%
May 1645°F32°F67°F 198310°F 196644%
May 1744°F32°F63°F 19538°F 201344%
May 1844°F32°F63°F 20128°F 192043%
May 1946°F33°F65°F 201016°F 192643%
May 2047°F34°F67°F 202212°F 193343%
May 2146°F33°F69°F 200215°F 192642%
May 2247°F33°F72°F 200215°F 196641%
May 2347°F33°F64°F 202220°F 200040%
May 2446°F34°F68°F 196914°F 192041%
May 2549°F35°F75°F 196921°F 197641%
May 2649°F35°F72°F 199719°F 195241%
May 2748°F35°F71°F 201120°F 190739%
May 2849°F35°F75°F 199017°F 193438%
May 2952°F36°F73°F 201622°F 197638%
May 3053°F37°F78°F 198121°F 193338%
May 3155°F37°F74°F 199019°F 193338%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Alakanuk, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 11:14 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:18 AM, sunset 12:36 AM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.