North Slope Borough Weather in May
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 20°F | 9°F | 38°F 2009 | -23°F 2001 | 20% |
| May 2 | 19°F | 9°F | 35°F 2014 | -11°F 2001 | 21% |
| May 3 | 18°F | 7°F | 36°F 2014 | -9°F 2001 | 22% |
| May 4 | 18°F | 6°F | 34°F 2019 | -9°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 5 | 18°F | 6°F | 30°F 2002 | -14°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 6 | 20°F | 8°F | 35°F 2002 | -13°F 2001 | 23% |
| May 7 | 23°F | 10°F | 37°F 2002 | -8°F 2010 | 23% |
| May 8 | 24°F | 13°F | 41°F 2002 | -4°F 2010 | 24% |
| May 9 | 25°F | 14°F | 41°F 2002 | -9°F 2000 | 24% |
| May 10 | 28°F | 16°F | 46°F 2016 | -1°F 2001 | 24% |
| May 11 | 28°F | 19°F | 45°F 2016 | -2°F 2011 | 25% |
| May 12 | 29°F | 18°F | 46°F 2016 | -2°F 2011 | 25% |
| May 13 | 27°F | 17°F | 43°F 2016 | -5°F 2000 | 27% |
| May 14 | 27°F | 18°F | 42°F 2023 | -8°F 2000 | 27% |
| May 15 | 29°F | 19°F | 42°F 2014 | -7°F 2000 | 27% |
| May 16 | 29°F | 19°F | 45°F 2015 | 0°F 2000 | 28% |
| May 17 | 31°F | 19°F | 54°F 2015 | 0°F 2000 | 29% |
| May 18 | 31°F | 21°F | 55°F 2015 | -5°F 2013 | 31% |
| May 19 | 32°F | 22°F | 50°F 2015 | -6°F 2013 | 32% |
| May 20 | 33°F | 24°F | 46°F 2009 | -1°F 2001 | 32% |
| May 21 | 34°F | 24°F | 55°F 2015 | 5°F 2000 | 31% |
| May 22 | 33°F | 25°F | 47°F 2023 | 5°F 2000 | 33% |
| May 23 | 34°F | 24°F | 51°F 2002 | 0°F 2004 | 34% |
| May 24 | 36°F | 26°F | 67°F 2002 | -1°F 2001 | 35% |
| May 25 | 34°F | 26°F | 56°F 2009 | -7°F 2001 | 35% |
| May 26 | 35°F | 26°F | 52°F 2008 | 15°F 2001 | 36% |
| May 27 | 36°F | 27°F | 48°F 2008 | 11°F 2000 | 36% |
| May 28 | 36°F | 27°F | 50°F 2019 | 9°F 2001 | 36% |
| May 29 | 35°F | 27°F | 47°F 2008 | 6°F 2001 | 37% |
| May 30 | 37°F | 28°F | 54°F 2016 | 18°F 2001 | 37% |
| May 31 | 36°F | 28°F | 45°F 2009 | 21°F 2026 | 37% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.