Fort Greely climate

Fort Greely Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Big Delta AP, 2.8 km from Fort Greely

Average highs run from 54°F on May 1 to 64°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.76 in over about 8 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 Fort Greely, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
0.76 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
90°FMay 28, 1947
Record low
-1°FMay 4, 1945
Chance of a freeze
94%
Daylight
16 h 52 min to 19 h 58 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
6.3 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 154°F33°F72°F 200916°F 194919%7%
May 254°F34°F73°F 20094°F 194519%6%
May 355°F34°F71°F 20140°F 194520%6%
May 455°F34°F65°F 1960-1°F 194520%6%
May 555°F35°F67°F 19603°F 194520%6%
May 656°F35°F68°F 195112°F 194521%5%
May 756°F35°F69°F 198121°F 196421%5%
May 856°F36°F70°F 19812°F 196422%5%
May 957°F36°F73°F 19950°F 196422%4%
May 1057°F36°F79°F 19954°F 196423%4%
May 1157°F37°F84°F 199513°F 196423%4%
May 1258°F37°F83°F 199517°F 198423%3%
May 1358°F37°F80°F 194219°F 201324%3%
May 1458°F38°F78°F 201624°F 196524%3%
May 1558°F38°F73°F 201525°F 197225%3%
May 1659°F38°F71°F 195920°F 197225%3%
May 1759°F38°F81°F 199322°F 196726%2%
May 1859°F39°F75°F 199319°F 201326%2%
May 1960°F39°F76°F 202324°F 201327%2%
May 2060°F39°F76°F 200222°F 201327%2%
May 2160°F40°F78°F 196324°F 198328%2%
May 2261°F40°F82°F 196328°F 198329%2%
May 2361°F40°F82°F 196026°F 194129%1%
May 2461°F41°F86°F 196026°F 194130%1%
May 2562°F41°F84°F 196033°F 195130%1%
May 2662°F41°F81°F 194225°F 195031%1%
May 2762°F42°F79°F 201132°F 196431%1%
May 2863°F42°F90°F 194729°F 196932%1%
May 2963°F43°F90°F 194730°F 199432%1%
May 3063°F43°F85°F 198332°F 195933%1%
May 3164°F43°F84°F 195832°F 194433%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Greely, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 10:07 PM
May 31
sunrise 3:43 AM, sunset 11:41 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026415 (Big Delta AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026415, 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.