Nikiski Weather in May
Average highs run from 51°F on May 1 to 58°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.79 in over about 8 wet days.
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
- 55°F
- Average low
- 36°F
- Precipitation
- 0.79 in
- Record high
- 82°FMay 24, 1969
- Record low
- 12°FMay 4, 1945
- Chance of a freeze
- 96%
- Daylight
- 16 h 10 min to 18 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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 | 51°F | 34°F | 64°F 1995 | 21°F 1952 | 23% |
| May 2 | 51°F | 34°F | 72°F 2009 | 19°F 1945 | 23% |
| May 3 | 52°F | 34°F | 66°F 2009 | 16°F 1945 | 23% |
| May 4 | 52°F | 34°F | 66°F 2004 | 12°F 1945 | 23% |
| May 5 | 52°F | 34°F | 70°F 2004 | 15°F 1945 | 24% |
| May 6 | 52°F | 35°F | 69°F 2004 | 20°F 1949 | 24% |
| May 7 | 53°F | 35°F | 70°F 1981 | 22°F 1899 | 24% |
| May 8 | 53°F | 35°F | 72°F 1981 | 23°F 1963 | 24% |
| May 9 | 53°F | 35°F | 66°F 2005 | 19°F 1964 | 25% |
| May 10 | 53°F | 35°F | 66°F 2014 | 14°F 1964 | 25% |
| May 11 | 54°F | 35°F | 70°F 1996 | 22°F 1964 | 25% |
| May 12 | 54°F | 36°F | 70°F 1996 | 24°F 1984 | 25% |
| May 13 | 54°F | 36°F | 74°F 2016 | 23°F 1945 | 26% |
| May 14 | 54°F | 36°F | 73°F 1996 | 24°F 1906 | 26% |
| May 15 | 54°F | 36°F | 67°F 2020 | 25°F 1965 | 26% |
| May 16 | 55°F | 36°F | 72°F 1993 | 26°F 1965 | 26% |
| May 17 | 55°F | 36°F | 72°F 2014 | 23°F 1907 | 27% |
| May 18 | 55°F | 37°F | 72°F 2002 | 24°F 1907 | 27% |
| May 19 | 55°F | 37°F | 76°F 2002 | 25°F 2013 | 27% |
| May 20 | 55°F | 37°F | 77°F 1968 | 25°F 1985 | 27% |
| May 21 | 56°F | 37°F | 76°F 2002 | 26°F 1985 | 28% |
| May 22 | 56°F | 37°F | 72°F 1906 | 27°F 1985 | 28% |
| May 23 | 56°F | 38°F | 76°F 2006 | 24°F 1964 | 28% |
| May 24 | 56°F | 38°F | 82°F 1969 | 26°F 1899 | 29% |
| May 25 | 56°F | 38°F | 76°F 2006 | 27°F 1976 | 29% |
| May 26 | 57°F | 38°F | 78°F 2006 | 25°F 1905 | 29% |
| May 27 | 57°F | 39°F | 79°F 1906 | 27°F 2001 | 29% |
| May 28 | 57°F | 39°F | 76°F 1947 | 28°F 1903 | 30% |
| May 29 | 57°F | 39°F | 78°F 2010 | 25°F 1900 | 30% |
| May 30 | 57°F | 39°F | 77°F 1993 | 23°F 1900 | 30% |
| May 31 | 58°F | 40°F | 75°F 2010 | 26°F 1900 | 30% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 10:08 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 4:48 AM, sunset 11:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026523 (Kenai Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026523, 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.