Skagway Weather in May
Average highs run from 56°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 36°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.14 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
- 61°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 1.14 in
- Record high
- 80°FMay 28, 2015
- Record low
- 29°FMay 3, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 71%
- Daylight
- 15 h 56 min to 18 h 06 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 90%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 4.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 56°F | 36°F | 69°F 2014 | 31°F 2007 | 36% | |
| May 2 | 57°F | 36°F | 77°F 2009 | 33°F 2002 | 36% | |
| May 3 | 57°F | 37°F | 68°F 2004 | 29°F 2002 | 36% | |
| May 4 | 57°F | 37°F | 64°F 2004 | 32°F 2023 | 35% | |
| May 5 | 57°F | 37°F | 70°F 2009 | 32°F 2023 | 35% | |
| May 6 | 58°F | 37°F | 66°F 2005 | 32°F 2022 | 34% | |
| May 7 | 58°F | 38°F | 68°F 2005 | 33°F 2003 | 34% | |
| May 8 | 58°F | 38°F | 71°F 2020 | 35°F 2013 | 34% | |
| May 9 | 59°F | 38°F | 79°F 2020 | 34°F 2010 | 33% | |
| May 10 | 59°F | 38°F | 76°F 2020 | 34°F 2009 | 33% | |
| May 11 | 59°F | 39°F | 75°F 2016 | 32°F 1999 | 33% | |
| May 12 | 60°F | 39°F | 78°F 2016 | 35°F 2022 | 33% | |
| May 13 | 60°F | 39°F | 79°F 2016 | 33°F 1998 | 33% | |
| May 14 | 60°F | 40°F | 76°F 2016 | 35°F 2008 | 32% | |
| May 15 | 60°F | 40°F | 72°F 2014 | 35°F 2011 | 32% | |
| May 16 | 61°F | 40°F | 70°F 2014 | 35°F 2006 | 32% | |
| May 17 | 61°F | 40°F | 72°F 2023 | 35°F 2003 | 32% | |
| May 18 | 61°F | 41°F | 73°F 2005 | 35°F 2007 | 31% | 0% |
| May 19 | 62°F | 41°F | 72°F 2016 | 35°F 2001 | 31% | 0% |
| May 20 | 62°F | 41°F | 77°F 2002 | 37°F 2003 | 31% | 0% |
| May 21 | 62°F | 41°F | 74°F 2002 | 37°F 2000 | 31% | 0% |
| May 22 | 62°F | 42°F | 76°F 2015 | 37°F 2009 | 31% | 0% |
| May 23 | 63°F | 42°F | 72°F 2015 | 35°F 1999 | 31% | 0% |
| May 24 | 63°F | 42°F | 75°F 1998 | 39°F 2000 | 31% | 0% |
| May 25 | 63°F | 43°F | 76°F 2010 | 37°F 2000 | 31% | 0% |
| May 26 | 63°F | 43°F | 77°F 2010 | 36°F 2001 | 31% | 0% |
| May 27 | 64°F | 43°F | 79°F 2010 | 40°F 2017 | 31% | 0% |
| May 28 | 64°F | 43°F | 80°F 2015 | 41°F 2003 | 31% | 0% |
| May 29 | 64°F | 44°F | 78°F 2013 | 41°F 2022 | 31% | 0% |
| May 30 | 64°F | 44°F | 72°F 2015 | 42°F 2004 | 32% | 0% |
| May 31 | 65°F | 44°F | 72°F 2017 | 39°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:01 AM, sunset 8:57 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 3:57 AM, sunset 10:03 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00508525 (Skagway), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025335, 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.