Priest River climate

Priest River Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newport, 10.1 km from Priest River

Average highs run from 63°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 37°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.24 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Priest River, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
68°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
2.24 in
Record high
97°FMay 30, 1936
Record low
22°FMay 1, 1972
Chance of a freeze
83%
Daylight
14 h 33 min to 15 h 47 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
4.3 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 163°F37°F85°F 202322°F 19720%
May 264°F37°F81°F 193925°F 19540%
May 364°F37°F88°F 202326°F 19230%
May 465°F37°F82°F 198027°F 19490%
May 565°F38°F86°F 198025°F 19810%
May 665°F38°F86°F 198025°F 19240%
May 766°F38°F87°F 199227°F 19110%
May 866°F39°F84°F 199223°F 20020%
May 967°F39°F85°F 198724°F 19220%
May 1067°F39°F85°F 194927°F 19160%
May 1167°F40°F85°F 192427°F 19590%
May 1268°F40°F89°F 199326°F 19590%
May 1368°F40°F92°F 199327°F 19160%
May 1468°F41°F86°F 194927°F 19160%
May 1569°F41°F85°F 192428°F 19320%
May 1669°F41°F88°F 200628°F 19740%
May 1769°F41°F85°F 200629°F 19660%
May 1869°F42°F85°F 200628°F 19650%
May 1970°F42°F86°F 200826°F 19310%
May 2070°F42°F84°F 192828°F 19330%
May 2170°F43°F85°F 192828°F 19340%
May 2270°F43°F88°F 198830°F 19220%
May 2370°F43°F86°F 198829°F 19110%
May 2471°F43°F88°F 193430°F 19500%
May 2571°F44°F90°F 200327°F 19260%
May 2671°F44°F89°F 195828°F 19260%
May 2771°F44°F91°F 193628°F 19180%
May 2871°F44°F92°F 193429°F 19200%
May 2971°F44°F90°F 198328°F 19510%
May 3071°F44°F97°F 193630°F 19170%
May 3172°F45°F90°F 198628°F 19260%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Priest River, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 8:02 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:52 AM, sunset 8:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00455844 (Newport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00108137, 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.