Shishmaref Weather in May
Average highs run from 35°F on May 1 to 55°F on May 31, and lows from 23°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.89 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
- 44°F
- Average low
- 31°F
- Precipitation
- 0.89 in
- Record high
- 78°FMay 30, 1981
- Record low
- -11°FMay 2, 1949
- Daylight
- 17 h 30 min to 21 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 10.3 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 | 35°F | 23°F | 56°F 2004 | -10°F 1964 | 22% |
| May 2 | 36°F | 22°F | 56°F 2004 | -11°F 1949 | 23% |
| May 3 | 35°F | 23°F | 54°F 1960 | -7°F 1949 | 24% |
| May 4 | 35°F | 23°F | 49°F 1953 | -4°F 1984 | 24% |
| May 5 | 37°F | 26°F | 53°F 1960 | -4°F 1984 | 26% |
| May 6 | 38°F | 26°F | 59°F 1991 | 1°F 1952 | 25% |
| May 7 | 38°F | 27°F | 56°F 1919 | 2°F 1933 | 25% |
| May 8 | 38°F | 28°F | 56°F 1980 | 6°F 1916 | 25% |
| May 9 | 40°F | 30°F | 58°F 1978 | 5°F 1949 | 25% |
| May 10 | 41°F | 30°F | 62°F 1995 | 8°F 1949 | 26% |
| May 11 | 42°F | 30°F | 62°F 1995 | 6°F 1920 | 26% |
| May 12 | 42°F | 31°F | 61°F 1970 | 5°F 1937 | 27% |
| May 13 | 42°F | 30°F | 60°F 1970 | 4°F 1937 | 26% |
| May 14 | 43°F | 30°F | 66°F 1923 | 8°F 2013 | 27% |
| May 15 | 44°F | 32°F | 66°F 1978 | 10°F 1966 | 26% |
| May 16 | 45°F | 32°F | 67°F 1983 | 10°F 1966 | 26% |
| May 17 | 44°F | 32°F | 63°F 1953 | 8°F 2013 | 25% |
| May 18 | 44°F | 32°F | 63°F 2012 | 8°F 1920 | 26% |
| May 19 | 46°F | 33°F | 65°F 2010 | 16°F 1926 | 27% |
| May 20 | 47°F | 34°F | 67°F 2022 | 12°F 1933 | 28% |
| May 21 | 46°F | 33°F | 69°F 2002 | 15°F 1926 | 29% |
| May 22 | 47°F | 33°F | 72°F 2002 | 15°F 1966 | 29% |
| May 23 | 47°F | 33°F | 64°F 2022 | 20°F 2000 | 29% |
| May 24 | 46°F | 34°F | 68°F 1969 | 14°F 1920 | 29% |
| May 25 | 49°F | 35°F | 75°F 1969 | 21°F 1976 | 29% |
| May 26 | 49°F | 35°F | 72°F 1997 | 19°F 1952 | 29% |
| May 27 | 48°F | 35°F | 71°F 2011 | 20°F 1907 | 29% |
| May 28 | 49°F | 35°F | 75°F 1990 | 17°F 1934 | 28% |
| May 29 | 52°F | 36°F | 73°F 2016 | 22°F 1976 | 28% |
| May 30 | 53°F | 37°F | 78°F 1981 | 21°F 1933 | 27% |
| May 31 | 55°F | 37°F | 74°F 1990 | 19°F 1933 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 11:48 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 4:11 AM, sunset 1:58 AM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026617, 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.