Denali Borough Weather in May
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 low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 49°F | 29°F | 68°F 1979 | -2°F 1937 | |
| May 2 | 49°F | 29°F | 68°F 1995 | -14°F 1945 | |
| May 3 | 50°F | 29°F | 72°F 1995 | -1°F 1945 | |
| May 4 | 50°F | 30°F | 68°F 2014 | -5°F 1945 | |
| May 5 | 50°F | 30°F | 69°F 2004 | -2°F 1945 | |
| May 6 | 51°F | 30°F | 66°F 1951 | 11°F 1945 | |
| May 7 | 51°F | 30°F | 65°F 2005 | 11°F 2013 | |
| May 8 | 51°F | 31°F | 67°F 1981 | 9°F 1964 | |
| May 9 | 52°F | 31°F | 68°F 1981 | 2°F 1964 | |
| May 10 | 52°F | 31°F | 69°F 1995 | -2°F 1964 | |
| May 11 | 52°F | 31°F | 77°F 1995 | 12°F 1964 | |
| May 12 | 53°F | 32°F | 81°F 1995 | 13°F 1952 | |
| May 13 | 53°F | 32°F | 73°F 1942 | 12°F 1954 | |
| May 14 | 53°F | 32°F | 74°F 2016 | 14°F 2013 | |
| May 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 75°F 2016 | 14°F 2013 | |
| May 16 | 54°F | 33°F | 71°F 1942 | 15°F 1992 | |
| May 17 | 54°F | 33°F | 81°F 1993 | 14°F 1967 | |
| May 18 | 54°F | 33°F | 71°F 1984 | 14°F 2013 | |
| May 19 | 54°F | 33°F | 69°F 1969 | 14°F 2013 | |
| May 20 | 55°F | 34°F | 74°F 2002 | 13°F 2013 | |
| May 21 | 55°F | 34°F | 78°F 2002 | 11°F 1964 | |
| May 22 | 55°F | 34°F | 79°F 2002 | 23°F 1935 | |
| May 23 | 55°F | 35°F | 79°F 2002 | 23°F 1973 | |
| May 24 | 56°F | 35°F | 81°F 1960 | 24°F 1970 | |
| May 25 | 56°F | 35°F | 79°F 1960 | 20°F 1976 | |
| May 26 | 56°F | 36°F | 81°F 2002 | 24°F 1931 | |
| May 27 | 57°F | 36°F | 77°F 2002 | 24°F 1931 | |
| May 28 | 57°F | 37°F | 80°F 1947 | 17°F 1978 | |
| May 29 | 57°F | 37°F | 78°F 2011 | 22°F 1934 | |
| May 30 | 58°F | 37°F | 76°F 2013 | 19°F 1934 | |
| May 31 | 58°F | 38°F | 78°F 1958 | 24°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
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.