North Slope Borough climate

North Slope Borough Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Nuiqsut (Asos) (PAQT) (GHCN USW00027515), 113 km from North Slope Borough

Average highs run from 20°F on May 1 to 36°F on May 31, and lows from 9°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.16 in over about 9 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 North Slope Borough, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
29°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.16 in
Record high
67°FMay 24, 2002
Record low
-23°FMay 1, 2001
Daylight
18 h 39 min to 24 h 00 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
8.3 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 120°F9°F38°F 2009-23°F 200120%
May 219°F9°F35°F 2014-11°F 200121%
May 318°F7°F36°F 2014-9°F 200122%
May 418°F6°F34°F 2019-9°F 201323%
May 518°F6°F30°F 2002-14°F 201323%
May 620°F8°F35°F 2002-13°F 200123%
May 723°F10°F37°F 2002-8°F 201023%
May 824°F13°F41°F 2002-4°F 201024%
May 925°F14°F41°F 2002-9°F 200024%
May 1028°F16°F46°F 2016-1°F 200124%
May 1128°F19°F45°F 2016-2°F 201125%
May 1229°F18°F46°F 2016-2°F 201125%
May 1327°F17°F43°F 2016-5°F 200027%
May 1427°F18°F42°F 2023-8°F 200027%
May 1529°F19°F42°F 2014-7°F 200027%
May 1629°F19°F45°F 20150°F 200028%
May 1731°F19°F54°F 20150°F 200029%
May 1831°F21°F55°F 2015-5°F 201331%
May 1932°F22°F50°F 2015-6°F 201332%
May 2033°F24°F46°F 2009-1°F 200132%
May 2134°F24°F55°F 20155°F 200031%
May 2233°F25°F47°F 20235°F 200033%
May 2334°F24°F51°F 20020°F 200434%
May 2436°F26°F67°F 2002-1°F 200135%
May 2534°F26°F56°F 2009-7°F 200135%
May 2635°F26°F52°F 200815°F 200136%
May 2736°F27°F48°F 200811°F 200036%
May 2836°F27°F50°F 20199°F 200136%
May 2935°F27°F47°F 20086°F 200137%
May 3037°F28°F54°F 201618°F 200137%
May 3136°F28°F45°F 200921°F 202637%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at North Slope Borough, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 4:48 AM, sunset 11:27 PM
May 31
sunrise , sunset

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027515, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.