Copper River Census Area climate

Copper River Census Area Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gennallen Kcam, 8 km from Copper River Census Area

Average highs run from 53°F on May 1 to 63°F on May 31, and lows from 27°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.71 in over about 4 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 Copper River Census Area, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
0.71 in
Record high
85°FMay 24, 1960
Record low
5°FMay 9, 1964
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
16 h 25 min to 19 h 02 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 153°F27°F69°F 201914°F 19108%
May 253°F28°F69°F 200912°F 19199%
May 354°F28°F72°F 191512°F 19459%
May 454°F28°F69°F 191512°F 19459%
May 554°F28°F67°F 20049°F 19459%
May 655°F29°F69°F 195113°F 194510%
May 755°F29°F69°F 200413°F 194510%
May 856°F29°F71°F 20058°F 196410%
May 956°F29°F74°F 20205°F 196411%
May 1056°F29°F75°F 20206°F 196411%
May 1157°F30°F72°F 199513°F 196411%
May 1257°F30°F75°F 201616°F 195212%
May 1357°F30°F78°F 201620°F 191712%
May 1458°F30°F78°F 201620°F 191912%
May 1558°F31°F73°F 191520°F 191913%
May 1658°F31°F76°F 199320°F 199213%
May 1759°F31°F78°F 199318°F 199214%
May 1859°F31°F74°F 199316°F 191914%
May 1960°F32°F74°F 191522°F 190715%
May 2060°F32°F76°F 200221°F 201315%
May 2160°F32°F77°F 201516°F 192016%
May 2261°F33°F80°F 201516°F 191916%
May 2361°F33°F79°F 201520°F 192017%
May 2461°F33°F85°F 196022°F 192017%
May 2562°F34°F80°F 196023°F 191918%
May 2662°F34°F78°F 191025°F 200118%
May 2762°F34°F80°F 191023°F 197819%
May 2862°F35°F82°F 194727°F 198419%
May 2963°F35°F80°F 194727°F 195420%
May 3063°F35°F80°F 195820°F 191920%
May 3163°F36°F84°F 195823°F 191921%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Copper River Census Area, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:28 AM, sunset 9:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:10 AM, sunset 11:12 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00503304 (Gennallen Kcam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026425, 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.