Utqiagvik climate

Utqiagvik Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Barrow Post Rogers AP, 0.9 km from Utqiagvik

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 daily high and low temperature at Utqiagvik, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060151015202530
  • 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 120°F9°F37°F 2014-17°F 192219%28%
May 221°F10°F37°F 1946-18°F 192219%28%
May 321°F11°F38°F 1902-16°F 199219%28%
May 422°F12°F40°F 1902-12°F 198419%28%
May 522°F12°F38°F 1923-14°F 196419%28%
May 623°F13°F38°F 1981-19°F 198419%28%
May 723°F14°F44°F 1902-12°F 194419%27%
May 824°F14°F35°F 1985-11°F 194419%27%
May 924°F15°F36°F 1943-12°F 193619%27%
May 1025°F16°F37°F 2020-16°F 200119%26%
May 1125°F16°F41°F 2016-9°F 193519%26%
May 1225°F17°F41°F 2016-10°F 193619%26%
May 1326°F17°F42°F 2016-9°F 200019%25%
May 1426°F18°F40°F 2023-11°F 200019%25%
May 1527°F18°F39°F 1984-12°F 196519%24%
May 1627°F19°F40°F 1938-4°F 192419%24%
May 1727°F20°F38°F 1923-1°F 193219%23%
May 1828°F20°F41°F 2015-2°F 192819%23%
May 1928°F21°F46°F 20150°F 192219%22%
May 2029°F21°F42°F 19314°F 194919%22%
May 2129°F22°F47°F 20154°F 192419%21%
May 2229°F22°F42°F 19652°F 192419%21%
May 2330°F23°F47°F 1996-1°F 195419%20%
May 2430°F23°F43°F 20023°F 200119%19%
May 2531°F23°F44°F 19389°F 192119%19%
May 2631°F24°F44°F 19115°F 200119%18%
May 2732°F24°F43°F 19892°F 192620%18%
May 2832°F25°F43°F 19985°F 192120%17%
May 2932°F25°F46°F 19964°F 192620%17%
May 3033°F26°F44°F 19277°F 192620%16%
May 3133°F26°F46°F 19928°F 194820%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Utqiagvik, 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 4:32 AM, sunset 12:22 AM
May 31
sunrise , sunset

Every day of May: sun and moon

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.