Moscow climate

Moscow Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Moscow U Of I, 3.4 km from Moscow

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.60 in over about 11 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 Moscow, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
38°F
Precipitation
2.60 in
Snowfall
0.2 in
Record high
92°FMay 16, 2006
Record low
26°FMay 10, 1999
Chance of a freeze
98%
Daylight
14 h 25 min to 15 h 36 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
6.5 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 163°F35°F78°F 201426°F 200838%2%
May 263°F35°F80°F 202531°F 200637%2%
May 364°F35°F83°F 202328°F 200637%1%
May 464°F35°F83°F 201728°F 200737%1%
May 565°F35°F77°F 201328°F 200737%1%
May 665°F36°F85°F 202128°F 200137%1%
May 765°F36°F82°F 201327°F 200037%1%
May 865°F36°F82°F 200728°F 200237%1%
May 966°F36°F82°F 201330°F 199936%1%
May 1066°F37°F85°F 201326°F 199936%1%
May 1166°F37°F84°F 201327°F 201237%1%
May 1267°F37°F85°F 202630°F 201237%1%
May 1367°F37°F80°F 202331°F 200637%1%
May 1467°F38°F85°F 201232°F 199937%1%
May 1568°F38°F91°F 200630°F 199937%1%
May 1668°F38°F92°F 200631°F 199937%1%
May 1768°F38°F92°F 200633°F 200338%1%
May 1868°F39°F92°F 200633°F 200338%1%
May 1968°F39°F85°F 200635°F 200338%1%
May 2069°F39°F87°F 202335°F 200138%1%
May 2169°F39°F79°F 202333°F 200138%1%
May 2269°F39°F83°F 200132°F 202238%1%
May 2369°F40°F89°F 200130°F 201338%1%
May 2469°F40°F91°F 200331°F 201038%0%
May 2569°F40°F85°F 202532°F 200738%0%
May 2670°F40°F83°F 200136°F 199938%0%
May 2770°F40°F82°F 200537°F 201138%0%
May 2870°F40°F84°F 200534°F 201138%0%
May 2970°F40°F86°F 200934°F 200138%0%
May 3070°F41°F90°F 201734°F 202437%0%
May 3170°F41°F82°F 202534°F 202437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Moscow, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:58 AM, sunset 8:34 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00106152 (Moscow U Of I), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094129, 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.