Denali Borough climate

Denali Borough Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Denali 27 N, 50.4 km from Denali Borough

Average highs run from 49°F on May 1 to 58°F on May 31, and lows from 29°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.97 in.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Denali Borough, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
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  • Record high
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May at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.97 in
Record high
81°FMay 12, 1995
Record low
-14°FMay 2, 1945
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
16 h 49 min to 19 h 52 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
5.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 149°F29°F68°F 1979-2°F 1937
May 249°F29°F68°F 1995-14°F 1945
May 350°F29°F72°F 1995-1°F 1945
May 450°F30°F68°F 2014-5°F 1945
May 550°F30°F69°F 2004-2°F 1945
May 651°F30°F66°F 195111°F 1945
May 751°F30°F65°F 200511°F 2013
May 851°F31°F67°F 19819°F 1964
May 952°F31°F68°F 19812°F 1964
May 1052°F31°F69°F 1995-2°F 1964
May 1152°F31°F77°F 199512°F 1964
May 1253°F32°F81°F 199513°F 1952
May 1353°F32°F73°F 194212°F 1954
May 1453°F32°F74°F 201614°F 2013
May 1553°F32°F75°F 201614°F 2013
May 1654°F33°F71°F 194215°F 1992
May 1754°F33°F81°F 199314°F 1967
May 1854°F33°F71°F 198414°F 2013
May 1954°F33°F69°F 196914°F 2013
May 2055°F34°F74°F 200213°F 2013
May 2155°F34°F78°F 200211°F 1964
May 2255°F34°F79°F 200223°F 1935
May 2355°F35°F79°F 200223°F 1973
May 2456°F35°F81°F 196024°F 1970
May 2556°F35°F79°F 196020°F 1976
May 2656°F36°F81°F 200224°F 1931
May 2757°F36°F77°F 200224°F 1931
May 2857°F37°F80°F 194717°F 1978
May 2957°F37°F78°F 201122°F 1934
May 3058°F37°F76°F 201319°F 1934
May 3158°F38°F78°F 195824°F 2008

Chance of rain

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 10:23 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:04 AM, sunset 11:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00096408 (Denali 27 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00505778, 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.