South Van Horn Weather in May
Average highs run from 57°F on May 1 to 68°F on May 31, and lows from 32°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.66 in over about 7 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
- 63°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 0.66 in
- Snowfall
- 0.7 in
- Record high
- 90°FMay 28, 1947
- Record low
- -1°FMay 9, 1964
- Chance of a freeze
- 94%
- Daylight
- 17 h 05 min to 20 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 37°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 | 57°F | 32°F | 76°F 2009 | 4°F 1937 | 19% | 5% |
| May 2 | 57°F | 32°F | 78°F 1995 | 5°F 1945 | 19% | 5% |
| May 3 | 58°F | 33°F | 72°F 2014 | 0°F 1945 | 19% | 5% |
| May 4 | 58°F | 33°F | 67°F 2004 | 9°F 1945 | 20% | 4% |
| May 5 | 58°F | 34°F | 70°F 1960 | 11°F 1945 | 20% | 4% |
| May 6 | 59°F | 34°F | 72°F 1951 | 16°F 2013 | 20% | 4% |
| May 7 | 59°F | 34°F | 70°F 2005 | 18°F 1949 | 21% | 4% |
| May 8 | 60°F | 35°F | 73°F 1995 | 8°F 1964 | 21% | 3% |
| May 9 | 60°F | 35°F | 80°F 1995 | -1°F 1964 | 21% | 3% |
| May 10 | 60°F | 35°F | 84°F 1995 | 7°F 1964 | 21% | 3% |
| May 11 | 61°F | 36°F | 88°F 1995 | 19°F 1964 | 22% | 3% |
| May 12 | 61°F | 36°F | 81°F 1942 | 22°F 1952 | 22% | 3% |
| May 13 | 62°F | 37°F | 79°F 2016 | 22°F 2013 | 22% | 2% |
| May 14 | 62°F | 37°F | 82°F 2016 | 26°F 2000 | 23% | 2% |
| May 15 | 62°F | 37°F | 76°F 2015 | 23°F 1937 | 23% | 2% |
| May 16 | 63°F | 38°F | 82°F 1993 | 22°F 1937 | 23% | 2% |
| May 17 | 63°F | 38°F | 77°F 2015 | 26°F 1937 | 24% | 2% |
| May 18 | 63°F | 38°F | 77°F 1977 | 24°F 2013 | 24% | 2% |
| May 19 | 64°F | 39°F | 80°F 2023 | 23°F 2013 | 24% | 1% |
| May 20 | 64°F | 39°F | 80°F 2002 | 27°F 2013 | 25% | 1% |
| May 21 | 64°F | 40°F | 82°F 2002 | 25°F 1964 | 25% | 1% |
| May 22 | 65°F | 40°F | 84°F 1963 | 26°F 1933 | 25% | 1% |
| May 23 | 65°F | 41°F | 86°F 2015 | 29°F 1931 | 26% | 1% |
| May 24 | 65°F | 41°F | 89°F 1960 | 28°F 1931 | 26% | 1% |
| May 25 | 66°F | 41°F | 87°F 1960 | 31°F 1994 | 27% | 1% |
| May 26 | 66°F | 42°F | 80°F 2002 | 32°F 1950 | 27% | 1% |
| May 27 | 67°F | 42°F | 85°F 2011 | 30°F 1934 | 28% | 0% |
| May 28 | 67°F | 43°F | 90°F 1947 | 30°F 1934 | 28% | 0% |
| May 29 | 67°F | 43°F | 86°F 1947 | 29°F 1934 | 28% | 0% |
| May 30 | 68°F | 44°F | 84°F 1983 | 28°F 1931 | 29% | 0% |
| May 31 | 68°F | 44°F | 84°F 1958 | 30°F 1933 | 30% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 10:22 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 3:35 AM, sunset 12:05 AM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00502970 (Fairbanks Midtown), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026411, 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.