Valdez Weather in May
Average highs run from 52°F on May 1 to 59°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 43°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.02 in over about 15 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
- 56°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 3.02 in
- Snowfall
- 3.4 in
- Record high
- 79°FMay 15, 1942
- Record low
- 13°FMay 5, 1945
- Chance of a freeze
- 46%
- Daylight
- 16 h 15 min to 18 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 76%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 33°F
- Wind
- 5.6 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 | 52°F | 37°F | 63°F 2003 | 20°F 1949 | 49% | 11% |
| May 2 | 52°F | 37°F | 68°F 2009 | 20°F 1949 | 49% | 10% |
| May 3 | 52°F | 37°F | 65°F 2009 | 22°F 1945 | 49% | 10% |
| May 4 | 53°F | 38°F | 72°F 2004 | 15°F 1949 | 49% | 9% |
| May 5 | 53°F | 38°F | 64°F 2004 | 13°F 1945 | 49% | 9% |
| May 6 | 53°F | 38°F | 68°F 1961 | 18°F 1962 | 49% | 8% |
| May 7 | 53°F | 38°F | 71°F 1981 | 19°F 1967 | 49% | 8% |
| May 8 | 54°F | 38°F | 69°F 1981 | 23°F 1952 | 49% | 7% |
| May 9 | 54°F | 39°F | 72°F 1940 | 23°F 1920 | 49% | 7% |
| May 10 | 54°F | 39°F | 69°F 1967 | 16°F 1964 | 49% | 6% |
| May 11 | 54°F | 39°F | 68°F 2009 | 21°F 1964 | 49% | 6% |
| May 12 | 55°F | 39°F | 74°F 1942 | 27°F 1948 | 48% | 5% |
| May 13 | 55°F | 39°F | 70°F 1942 | 29°F 1929 | 48% | 5% |
| May 14 | 55°F | 39°F | 71°F 1942 | 27°F 1949 | 48% | 5% |
| May 15 | 55°F | 40°F | 79°F 1942 | 23°F 1949 | 48% | 4% |
| May 16 | 56°F | 40°F | 78°F 1942 | 26°F 1941 | 48% | 4% |
| May 17 | 56°F | 40°F | 71°F 2002 | 26°F 1966 | 48% | 4% |
| May 18 | 56°F | 40°F | 71°F 2002 | 24°F 1949 | 47% | 3% |
| May 19 | 56°F | 40°F | 70°F 2002 | 29°F 1918 | 47% | 3% |
| May 20 | 57°F | 41°F | 73°F 2004 | 28°F 1918 | 47% | 3% |
| May 21 | 57°F | 41°F | 70°F 1960 | 28°F 1920 | 47% | 3% |
| May 22 | 57°F | 41°F | 73°F 2006 | 26°F 1941 | 47% | 2% |
| May 23 | 57°F | 41°F | 74°F 2006 | 28°F 1918 | 47% | 2% |
| May 24 | 58°F | 41°F | 69°F 1997 | 29°F 1940 | 47% | 2% |
| May 25 | 58°F | 41°F | 75°F 2006 | 30°F 1920 | 47% | 2% |
| May 26 | 58°F | 42°F | 75°F 2006 | 30°F 1941 | 47% | 2% |
| May 27 | 58°F | 42°F | 76°F 2006 | 29°F 1951 | 47% | 1% |
| May 28 | 59°F | 42°F | 77°F 1993 | 29°F 1939 | 47% | 1% |
| May 29 | 59°F | 42°F | 78°F 1993 | 31°F 1940 | 47% | 1% |
| May 30 | 59°F | 43°F | 74°F 1993 | 30°F 1942 | 47% | 1% |
| May 31 | 59°F | 43°F | 75°F 1964 | 28°F 1931 | 47% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 9:51 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 4:24 AM, sunset 11:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026442 (Valdez WSO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026442, 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.