Pierce Weather in May
Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 34°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.47 in over about 13 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
- 69°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 2.47 in
- Snowfall
- 1.8 in
- Record high
- 101°FMay 29, 2003
- Record low
- 21°FMay 2, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 94%
- Daylight
- 13 h 57 min to 14 h 52 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 51%
- Dew point
- 35°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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 | 63°F | 34°F | 91°F 2021 | 27°F 1989 | 38% | 6% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 34°F | 88°F 2006 | 21°F 2013 | 38% | 6% |
| May 3 | 64°F | 34°F | 85°F 1986 | 24°F 2008 | 39% | 6% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 35°F | 91°F 2000 | 31°F 1979 | 39% | 5% |
| May 5 | 64°F | 35°F | 95°F 2004 | 29°F 2013 | 39% | 5% |
| May 6 | 65°F | 36°F | 95°F 2004 | 30°F 2026 | 39% | 5% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 36°F | 92°F 2022 | 26°F 1978 | 40% | 5% |
| May 8 | 66°F | 36°F | 93°F 2004 | 28°F 2010 | 40% | 4% |
| May 9 | 66°F | 37°F | 91°F 2004 | 29°F 2002 | 40% | 4% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 37°F | 90°F 2018 | 28°F 1979 | 40% | 4% |
| May 11 | 67°F | 38°F | 93°F 2022 | 29°F 2008 | 40% | 4% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 38°F | 92°F 2007 | 25°F 1983 | 40% | 4% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 39°F | 95°F 2007 | 29°F 2010 | 40% | 4% |
| May 14 | 68°F | 39°F | 95°F 2007 | 30°F 1967 | 40% | 3% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 39°F | 91°F 1978 | 32°F 1970 | 40% | 3% |
| May 16 | 69°F | 40°F | 95°F 1996 | 30°F 1968 | 40% | 3% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 40°F | 92°F 2022 | 28°F 1968 | 40% | 3% |
| May 18 | 69°F | 41°F | 95°F 2008 | 33°F 2017 | 40% | 3% |
| May 19 | 70°F | 41°F | 93°F 2008 | 32°F 1971 | 40% | 3% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 41°F | 95°F 2005 | 31°F 2019 | 40% | 2% |
| May 21 | 71°F | 42°F | 98°F 2005 | 31°F 2019 | 40% | 2% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 42°F | 92°F 2012 | 32°F 2019 | 40% | 2% |
| May 23 | 71°F | 42°F | 92°F 1989 | 33°F 2024 | 40% | 2% |
| May 24 | 72°F | 43°F | 91°F 1967 | 35°F 1975 | 39% | 2% |
| May 25 | 72°F | 43°F | 91°F 2026 | 36°F 2002 | 39% | 2% |
| May 26 | 73°F | 43°F | 93°F 2012 | 37°F 1980 | 39% | 1% |
| May 27 | 73°F | 44°F | 96°F 2006 | 38°F 1992 | 39% | 1% |
| May 28 | 73°F | 44°F | 93°F 1974 | 36°F 1984 | 38% | 1% |
| May 29 | 74°F | 44°F | 101°F 2003 | 38°F 1975 | 38% | 1% |
| May 30 | 74°F | 44°F | 95°F 1994 | 39°F 1979 | 38% | 1% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 45°F | 98°F 2002 | 37°F 1983 | 37% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:58 AM, sunset 7:55 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:31 AM, sunset 8:23 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094074 (Nunn 7 Nne), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00053553, 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.