King Cove climate

King Cove Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cold Bay AP, 31.8 km from King Cove

Average highs run from 44°F on May 1 to 49°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.64 in over about 18 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 King Cove, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
2.64 in
Snowfall
1.2 in
Record high
68°FMay 28, 2006
Record low
18°FMay 13, 2012
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
15 h 18 min to 16 h 59 min
Cloud cover
87%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
36°F
Wind
13.2 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 144°F33°F54°F 200422°F 196459%18%
May 244°F33°F60°F 200920°F 201059%18%
May 344°F34°F52°F 201523°F 201059%17%
May 444°F34°F50°F 200423°F 201059%16%
May 545°F34°F56°F 196322°F 199259%15%
May 645°F34°F55°F 202023°F 197159%15%
May 745°F34°F58°F 198119°F 202359%14%
May 845°F34°F62°F 198123°F 202459%13%
May 945°F34°F56°F 197226°F 196558%13%
May 1046°F35°F56°F 196826°F 195858%12%
May 1146°F35°F56°F 196825°F 196658%11%
May 1246°F35°F61°F 196824°F 201258%11%
May 1346°F35°F62°F 195718°F 201258%10%
May 1446°F35°F63°F 201420°F 201258%9%
May 1546°F35°F63°F 201625°F 201358%9%
May 1647°F35°F57°F 199622°F 200358%8%
May 1747°F36°F53°F 195427°F 201358%8%
May 1847°F36°F54°F 202027°F 197158%7%
May 1947°F36°F60°F 200624°F 197758%7%
May 2047°F36°F54°F 199223°F 197758%6%
May 2147°F36°F62°F 199224°F 197358%6%
May 2248°F36°F58°F 200318°F 197358%5%
May 2348°F37°F59°F 199227°F 196658%5%
May 2448°F37°F59°F 200628°F 198558%5%
May 2548°F37°F60°F 199726°F 200158%4%
May 2648°F37°F65°F 199730°F 200058%4%
May 2748°F37°F67°F 197932°F 197158%4%
May 2849°F38°F68°F 200629°F 202058%3%
May 2949°F38°F67°F 200627°F 201758%3%
May 3049°F38°F61°F 199332°F 199558%3%
May 3149°F38°F65°F 196428°F 201458%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at King Cove, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 10:26 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 11:17 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00025624 (Cold Bay AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025624, 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.