Utqiagvik Weather in May
Average highs run from 20°F on May 1 to 33°F on May 31, and lows from 9°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.28 in over about 6 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
- 27°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 0.28 in
- Snowfall
- 3.4 in
- Record high
- 47°FMay 21, 2015
- Record low
- -19°FMay 6, 1984
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 19 h 50 min to 24 h 00 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 94%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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 | 20°F | 9°F | 37°F 2014 | -17°F 1922 | 19% | 28% |
| May 2 | 21°F | 10°F | 37°F 1946 | -18°F 1922 | 19% | 28% |
| May 3 | 21°F | 11°F | 38°F 1902 | -16°F 1992 | 19% | 28% |
| May 4 | 22°F | 12°F | 40°F 1902 | -12°F 1984 | 19% | 28% |
| May 5 | 22°F | 12°F | 38°F 1923 | -14°F 1964 | 19% | 28% |
| May 6 | 23°F | 13°F | 38°F 1981 | -19°F 1984 | 19% | 28% |
| May 7 | 23°F | 14°F | 44°F 1902 | -12°F 1944 | 19% | 27% |
| May 8 | 24°F | 14°F | 35°F 1985 | -11°F 1944 | 19% | 27% |
| May 9 | 24°F | 15°F | 36°F 1943 | -12°F 1936 | 19% | 27% |
| May 10 | 25°F | 16°F | 37°F 2020 | -16°F 2001 | 19% | 26% |
| May 11 | 25°F | 16°F | 41°F 2016 | -9°F 1935 | 19% | 26% |
| May 12 | 25°F | 17°F | 41°F 2016 | -10°F 1936 | 19% | 26% |
| May 13 | 26°F | 17°F | 42°F 2016 | -9°F 2000 | 19% | 25% |
| May 14 | 26°F | 18°F | 40°F 2023 | -11°F 2000 | 19% | 25% |
| May 15 | 27°F | 18°F | 39°F 1984 | -12°F 1965 | 19% | 24% |
| May 16 | 27°F | 19°F | 40°F 1938 | -4°F 1924 | 19% | 24% |
| May 17 | 27°F | 20°F | 38°F 1923 | -1°F 1932 | 19% | 23% |
| May 18 | 28°F | 20°F | 41°F 2015 | -2°F 1928 | 19% | 23% |
| May 19 | 28°F | 21°F | 46°F 2015 | 0°F 1922 | 19% | 22% |
| May 20 | 29°F | 21°F | 42°F 1931 | 4°F 1949 | 19% | 22% |
| May 21 | 29°F | 22°F | 47°F 2015 | 4°F 1924 | 19% | 21% |
| May 22 | 29°F | 22°F | 42°F 1965 | 2°F 1924 | 19% | 21% |
| May 23 | 30°F | 23°F | 47°F 1996 | -1°F 1954 | 19% | 20% |
| May 24 | 30°F | 23°F | 43°F 2002 | 3°F 2001 | 19% | 19% |
| May 25 | 31°F | 23°F | 44°F 1938 | 9°F 1921 | 19% | 19% |
| May 26 | 31°F | 24°F | 44°F 1911 | 5°F 2001 | 19% | 18% |
| May 27 | 32°F | 24°F | 43°F 1989 | 2°F 1926 | 20% | 18% |
| May 28 | 32°F | 25°F | 43°F 1998 | 5°F 1921 | 20% | 17% |
| May 29 | 32°F | 25°F | 46°F 1996 | 4°F 1926 | 20% | 17% |
| May 30 | 33°F | 26°F | 44°F 1927 | 7°F 1926 | 20% | 16% |
| May 31 | 33°F | 26°F | 46°F 1992 | 8°F 1948 | 20% | 16% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 4:32 AM, sunset 12:22 AM
- May 31
- sunrise , sunset
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00027502 (Barrow Post Rogers AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00027502, 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.