Fort Yukon climate

Fort Yukon Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Fort Yukon, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 40°F on May 1 to 63°F on May 31, and lows from 23°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.10 in over about 6 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 Yukon, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
1.10 in
Record high
90°FMay 24, 1960
Record low
-8°FMay 9, 1964
Daylight
17 h 35 min to 22 h 12 min
Cloud cover
58%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 140°F23°F71°F 20097°F 196221%
May 242°F24°F64°F 20141°F 195720%
May 343°F25°F65°F 20144°F 197421%
May 444°F26°F71°F 20095°F 200222%
May 546°F26°F66°F 20148°F 201321%
May 647°F27°F65°F 194210°F 201322%
May 747°F28°F69°F 194316°F 201323%
May 848°F29°F71°F 19541°F 196422%
May 949°F29°F73°F 1954-8°F 196420%
May 1050°F30°F74°F 20201°F 196420%
May 1151°F31°F77°F 20203°F 196421%
May 1252°F32°F75°F 194212°F 195220%
May 1353°F33°F79°F 194214°F 195419%
May 1454°F33°F78°F 201613°F 201319%
May 1555°F34°F74°F 201616°F 201319%
May 1656°F35°F78°F 194820°F 200921%
May 1756°F36°F75°F 20158°F 202022%
May 1857°F36°F78°F 194220°F 202023%
May 1958°F37°F80°F 201517°F 201322%
May 2058°F38°F79°F 201523°F 201322%
May 2159°F38°F81°F 201522°F 201323%
May 2260°F39°F83°F 201525°F 201323%
May 2360°F40°F83°F 196024°F 201424%
May 2461°F40°F90°F 196023°F 202225%
May 2561°F41°F86°F 196028°F 195726%
May 2661°F41°F80°F 194726°F 202126%
May 2762°F42°F83°F 194723°F 196926%
May 2862°F42°F85°F 194724°F 200827%
May 2962°F43°F84°F 194726°F 201828%
May 3063°F43°F82°F 201127°F 195928%
May 3163°F44°F82°F 195327°F 194726%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Fort Yukon, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 4:52 AM, sunset 10:27 PM
May 31
sunrise 2:36 AM, sunset 12:48 AM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00501987, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.