Aleutians West Census Area climate

Aleutians West Census Area Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Atka Airport (PAAK) (GHCN USW00025713), 8 km from Aleutians West Census Area

Average highs run from 37°F on May 1 to 45°F on May 31, and lows from 28°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 in over about 16 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 Aleutians West Census Area, in °F, with the record for each date.0204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
1.02 in
Record high
59°FMay 27, 1997
Record low
8°FMay 5, 1971
Daylight
14 h 57 min to 16 h 25 min
Cloud cover
91%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
15.9 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 137°F28°F46°F 201914°F 201049%
May 238°F30°F47°F 200914°F 192449%
May 338°F29°F45°F 200417°F 197150%
May 437°F30°F45°F 20099°F 197149%
May 536°F29°F45°F 20198°F 197150%
May 637°F29°F47°F 201512°F 197150%
May 738°F31°F50°F 198116°F 195250%
May 839°F31°F51°F 198116°F 199251%
May 939°F32°F46°F 198118°F 196450%
May 1040°F32°F48°F 199618°F 197350%
May 1140°F32°F49°F 192622°F 197149%
May 1240°F31°F49°F 197917°F 197149%
May 1340°F32°F50°F 198113°F 197149%
May 1441°F32°F52°F 194011°F 197650%
May 1541°F32°F54°F 191823°F 191649%
May 1641°F33°F56°F 191824°F 197148%
May 1741°F32°F49°F 201419°F 201349%
May 1841°F33°F49°F 195919°F 201348%
May 1942°F33°F48°F 193424°F 195748%
May 2042°F33°F52°F 193423°F 198648%
May 2142°F33°F51°F 200318°F 199047%
May 2242°F33°F53°F 194222°F 198447%
May 2342°F34°F53°F 194224°F 196647%
May 2442°F35°F54°F 200621°F 198347%
May 2542°F34°F53°F 200624°F 195147%
May 2644°F35°F52°F 195725°F 196546%
May 2744°F35°F59°F 199726°F 194846%
May 2844°F35°F59°F 199727°F 194845%
May 2945°F35°F55°F 197927°F 193145%
May 3044°F36°F53°F 197929°F 191946%
May 3145°F36°F54°F 199724°F 198545%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Aleutians West Census Area, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (HADT).

May 1
sunrise 7:06 AM, sunset 10:03 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 10:48 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025713, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.