Bear Creek climate

Bear Creek Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Seward AP, 4.1 km from Bear Creek

Average highs run from 50°F on May 1 to 56°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 14 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 Bear Creek, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
80°FMay 28, 2013
Record low
14°FMay 3, 1945
Chance of a freeze
56%
Daylight
16 h 03 min to 18 h 20 min
Cloud cover
75%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 150°F37°F71°F 191727°F 193746%4%
May 251°F37°F72°F 201428°F 201846%4%
May 351°F37°F67°F 191514°F 194546%4%
May 451°F37°F71°F 191522°F 194546%4%
May 551°F37°F71°F 200419°F 194546%3%
May 652°F38°F68°F 191526°F 192246%3%
May 752°F38°F70°F 198129°F 202545%3%
May 852°F38°F68°F 195727°F 196545%3%
May 952°F38°F70°F 202021°F 196445%3%
May 1052°F38°F70°F 201420°F 196445%2%
May 1153°F38°F70°F 194229°F 191045%2%
May 1253°F39°F74°F 196831°F 195244%2%
May 1353°F39°F72°F 194232°F 190944%2%
May 1453°F39°F76°F 194230°F 196544%2%
May 1553°F39°F76°F 194231°F 196444%2%
May 1654°F39°F76°F 194229°F 194743%1%
May 1754°F39°F78°F 201429°F 194743%1%
May 1854°F40°F70°F 200229°F 194743%1%
May 1954°F40°F73°F 199327°F 193243%1%
May 2054°F40°F74°F 191526°F 193242%1%
May 2154°F40°F72°F 199731°F 194442%1%
May 2255°F40°F72°F 199730°F 194342%1%
May 2355°F40°F72°F 200630°F 194642%1%
May 2455°F41°F72°F 202130°F 202642%1%
May 2555°F41°F75°F 191033°F 194042%1%
May 2655°F41°F76°F 200631°F 201742%1%
May 2755°F41°F76°F 200631°F 193141%0%
May 2856°F41°F80°F 201331°F 193441%0%
May 2956°F42°F76°F 199322°F 191741%0%
May 3056°F42°F78°F 201532°F 191141%0%
May 3156°F42°F77°F 201530°F 194441%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bear Creek, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 9:57 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:46 AM, sunset 11:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026438 (Seward AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026438, 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.