Moscow climate

Moscow Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Long Falls Dam, 29.4 km from Moscow

Average highs run from 56°F on May 1 to 67°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.61 in over about 14 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
62°F
Average low
40°F
Precipitation
3.61 in
Record high
90°FMay 18, 2017
Record low
25°FMay 1, 2000
Chance of a freeze
89%
Daylight
14 h 16 min to 15 h 23 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
44°F
Wind
4.7 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 156°F35°F83°F 200425°F 200041%6%
May 256°F35°F82°F 200426°F 200841%5%
May 357°F36°F84°F 200125°F 200042%5%
May 457°F36°F79°F 201528°F 202642%5%
May 558°F36°F76°F 199931°F 200542%4%
May 658°F37°F75°F 199931°F 202042%4%
May 759°F37°F82°F 200030°F 200142%4%
May 859°F37°F81°F 200730°F 201643%3%
May 960°F38°F80°F 200729°F 201643%3%
May 1060°F38°F85°F 200728°F 202043%3%
May 1161°F38°F77°F 200130°F 201043%2%
May 1261°F39°F83°F 202229°F 201844%2%
May 1361°F39°F89°F 202229°F 200544%2%
May 1462°F39°F89°F 202231°F 201344%2%
May 1562°F40°F88°F 200431°F 201344%2%
May 1663°F40°F79°F 202532°F 201645%1%
May 1763°F40°F77°F 201732°F 200745%1%
May 1863°F41°F90°F 201731°F 202345%1%
May 1964°F41°F81°F 200331°F 200946%1%
May 2064°F41°F83°F 200330°F 200046%1%
May 2164°F42°F88°F 200933°F 200746%1%
May 2265°F42°F83°F 202034°F 201546%1%
May 2365°F42°F79°F 202430°F 201546%1%
May 2465°F43°F85°F 200736°F 202147%1%
May 2565°F43°F87°F 201034°F 200247%0%
May 2666°F43°F87°F 202133°F 200947%0%
May 2766°F43°F89°F 202035°F 199847%0%
May 2866°F44°F86°F 202033°F 202147%0%
May 2967°F44°F88°F 202038°F 201448%0%
May 3067°F44°F86°F 199935°F 200048%0%
May 3167°F45°F88°F 199936°F 202048%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.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:29 AM, sunset 7:45 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:56 AM, sunset 8:19 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00174781 (Long Falls Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094626, 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.