Salcha climate

Salcha Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Eielson Fld, 18.5 km from Salcha

Average highs run from 55°F on May 1 to 66°F on May 31, and lows from 31°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.69 in over about 6 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 Salcha, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
61°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
0.69 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
92°FMay 28, 1947
Record low
4°FMay 9, 1964
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
17 h 00 min to 20 h 18 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
70%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
4.5 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 155°F31°F73°F 200918°F 194816%5%
May 255°F31°F74°F 199512°F 196216%5%
May 355°F31°F68°F 200411°F 199216%5%
May 456°F32°F68°F 19609°F 199216%5%
May 556°F32°F68°F 197911°F 196517%4%
May 657°F33°F70°F 195123°F 194817%4%
May 757°F33°F72°F 200519°F 196417%4%
May 858°F33°F73°F 20058°F 196417%4%
May 958°F33°F76°F 19954°F 196418%3%
May 1058°F34°F80°F 19954°F 196418%3%
May 1159°F34°F81°F 199517°F 196418%3%
May 1259°F34°F77°F 200520°F 198419%3%
May 1359°F35°F76°F 199626°F 196519%3%
May 1460°F35°F75°F 200526°F 195419%3%
May 1560°F35°F75°F 200425°F 200119%2%
May 1661°F36°F80°F 199325°F 197220%2%
May 1761°F36°F75°F 199024°F 196720%2%
May 1861°F36°F77°F 199030°F 199620%2%
May 1962°F37°F79°F 200229°F 196621%2%
May 2062°F37°F81°F 200230°F 196421%2%
May 2162°F37°F82°F 200228°F 198322%2%
May 2263°F38°F81°F 196029°F 199522%1%
May 2363°F38°F82°F 196033°F 197122%1%
May 2464°F39°F88°F 196033°F 195123%1%
May 2564°F39°F84°F 200231°F 197623%1%
May 2664°F39°F79°F 200231°F 196924%1%
May 2765°F40°F82°F 201032°F 196924%1%
May 2865°F40°F92°F 194732°F 200625%1%
May 2966°F41°F88°F 194734°F 198425%1%
May 3066°F41°F84°F 198334°F 195926%1%
May 3166°F41°F83°F 195834°F 199527%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Salcha, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:16 AM, sunset 10:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 3:38 AM, sunset 11:56 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502707 (Eielson Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00502707, 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.