Point Hope climate

Point Hope Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Cape Lisburne(Awos) (PALU) (GHCN USW00026642), 64 km from Point Hope

Average highs run from 29°F on May 1 to 46°F on May 31, and lows from 18°F to 33°F.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Point Hope, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
38°F
Average low
26°F
Record high
68°FMay 31, 2004
Record low
-9°FMay 2, 2001
Daylight
18 h 15 min to 24 h 00 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
93%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
11.9 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 129°F18°F42°F 2005-5°F 200024%
May 231°F17°F44°F 2019-9°F 200125%
May 330°F17°F50°F 2004-2°F 201326%
May 430°F15°F42°F 2004-5°F 201327%
May 532°F18°F42°F 20033°F 201129%
May 641°F 20164°F 200129%
May 733°F20°F43°F 20051°F 199930%
May 833°F23°F49°F 20161°F 200030%
May 935°F23°F46°F 20180°F 199931%
May 1035°F25°F47°F 20189°F 199932%
May 1136°F25°F52°F 20185°F 201132%
May 1236°F26°F50°F 20178°F 201333%
May 1336°F26°F50°F 20267°F 200734%
May 1436°F25°F51°F 201910°F 201333%
May 1539°F26°F52°F 201616°F 200032%
May 1640°F26°F56°F 20269°F 201331%
May 1739°F28°F54°F 20161°F 201331%
May 1840°F28°F52°F 20160°F 201331%
May 1940°F28°F57°F 201810°F 201331%
May 2042°F29°F56°F 200211°F 200131%
May 2142°F29°F62°F 200213°F 200033%
May 2241°F29°F64°F 200211°F 200033%
May 2342°F30°F65°F 200211°F 200133%
May 2441°F30°F56°F 201110°F 200133%
May 2543°F31°F64°F 201120°F 200133%
May 2644°F32°F65°F 200224°F 200133%
May 2742°F32°F61°F 200524°F 200134%
May 2841°F30°F57°F 201621°F 200134%
May 2944°F32°F67°F 201625°F 200734%
May 3045°F34°F63°F 201625°F 199934%
May 3146°F33°F68°F 200424°F 202335%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 12:13 AM
May 31
sunrise , sunset

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026642, 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.