Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area Weather in May
Average highs run from 51°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 28°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.64 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 33°F
- Precipitation
- 0.64 in
- Snowfall
- 0.3 in
- Record high
- 89°FMay 28, 2011
- Record low
- -14°FMay 3, 1945
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 17 h 20 min to 21 h 13 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 75%
- Dew point
- 34°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 51°F | 28°F | 70°F 2009 | 3°F 1937 | 16% | 5% |
| May 2 | 52°F | 28°F | 71°F 1995 | -9°F 1945 | 17% | 4% |
| May 3 | 53°F | 29°F | 72°F 1995 | -14°F 1945 | 17% | 4% |
| May 4 | 53°F | 29°F | 71°F 2004 | 0°F 1945 | 17% | 4% |
| May 5 | 54°F | 30°F | 65°F 1981 | 1°F 1945 | 18% | 3% |
| May 6 | 54°F | 30°F | 66°F 1941 | 6°F 1920 | 18% | 3% |
| May 7 | 55°F | 30°F | 69°F 2005 | 12°F 1922 | 19% | 3% |
| May 8 | 55°F | 31°F | 68°F 1981 | 10°F 1964 | 19% | 3% |
| May 9 | 56°F | 31°F | 72°F 1981 | 6°F 1964 | 20% | 3% |
| May 10 | 56°F | 31°F | 79°F 1995 | 3°F 1964 | 20% | 2% |
| May 11 | 57°F | 32°F | 83°F 1995 | 13°F 1903 | 20% | 2% |
| May 12 | 57°F | 32°F | 84°F 1995 | 13°F 1903 | 21% | 2% |
| May 13 | 58°F | 32°F | 75°F 1942 | 13°F 1945 | 21% | 2% |
| May 14 | 58°F | 33°F | 76°F 1988 | 14°F 1937 | 22% | 2% |
| May 15 | 59°F | 33°F | 73°F 2004 | 15°F 1937 | 22% | 2% |
| May 16 | 59°F | 33°F | 76°F 1993 | 17°F 1937 | 23% | 2% |
| May 17 | 60°F | 34°F | 76°F 1993 | 16°F 1918 | 23% | 1% |
| May 18 | 60°F | 34°F | 73°F 1953 | 18°F 2013 | 24% | 1% |
| May 19 | 61°F | 34°F | 78°F 2002 | 14°F 2013 | 24% | 1% |
| May 20 | 61°F | 35°F | 79°F 2002 | 22°F 1920 | 25% | 1% |
| May 21 | 61°F | 35°F | 81°F 2002 | 19°F 1952 | 25% | 1% |
| May 22 | 62°F | 35°F | 79°F 2002 | 21°F 1933 | 26% | 1% |
| May 23 | 62°F | 36°F | 82°F 2015 | 22°F 1941 | 26% | 1% |
| May 24 | 63°F | 36°F | 82°F 2002 | 25°F 1927 | 27% | 1% |
| May 25 | 63°F | 37°F | 85°F 2002 | 25°F 1921 | 27% | 1% |
| May 26 | 63°F | 37°F | 82°F 2007 | 23°F 1938 | 28% | 1% |
| May 27 | 64°F | 37°F | 85°F 2011 | 28°F 1938 | 28% | 1% |
| May 28 | 64°F | 38°F | 89°F 2011 | 26°F 1931 | 29% | 1% |
| May 29 | 65°F | 38°F | 83°F 2013 | 22°F 1934 | 29% | 1% |
| May 30 | 65°F | 39°F | 83°F 2013 | 27°F 1931 | 30% | 0% |
| May 31 | 65°F | 39°F | 83°F 1958 | 26°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 5:29 AM, sunset 10:49 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 3:34 AM, sunset 12:47 AM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00026529 (Tanana Calhoun Mem AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00026529, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.