Washington Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.83 in over about 12 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
- 66°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 3.83 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 98°FMay 22, 1911
- Record low
- 19°FMay 11, 1900
- Chance of a freeze
- 88%
- Daylight
- 14 h 08 min to 15 h 09 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 4.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 38°F | 89°F 1899 | 22°F 1914 | 36% | 2% |
| May 2 | 62°F | 38°F | 89°F 1930 | 21°F 1903 | 37% | 1% |
| May 3 | 62°F | 39°F | 91°F 2010 | 22°F 1966 | 37% | 1% |
| May 4 | 63°F | 39°F | 90°F 1944 | 22°F 1911 | 37% | 1% |
| May 5 | 63°F | 40°F | 92°F 1944 | 22°F 1911 | 37% | 1% |
| May 6 | 64°F | 40°F | 90°F 1930 | 23°F 1961 | 37% | 1% |
| May 7 | 64°F | 40°F | 90°F 1930 | 24°F 1968 | 37% | 1% |
| May 8 | 64°F | 41°F | 90°F 1936 | 25°F 1900 | 38% | 1% |
| May 9 | 65°F | 41°F | 93°F 1979 | 22°F 1956 | 38% | 1% |
| May 10 | 65°F | 41°F | 93°F 1979 | 24°F 1940 | 38% | 1% |
| May 11 | 65°F | 42°F | 93°F 1911 | 19°F 1900 | 38% | 1% |
| May 12 | 65°F | 42°F | 89°F 1911 | 23°F 1907 | 38% | 1% |
| May 13 | 66°F | 42°F | 89°F 2004 | 24°F 1934 | 39% | 1% |
| May 14 | 66°F | 43°F | 91°F 1961 | 25°F 1928 | 39% | 1% |
| May 15 | 66°F | 43°F | 92°F 1900 | 25°F 1936 | 39% | 1% |
| May 16 | 67°F | 43°F | 90°F 1932 | 22°F 1917 | 39% | 1% |
| May 17 | 67°F | 43°F | 89°F 1977 | 24°F 1895 | 39% | 1% |
| May 18 | 67°F | 44°F | 91°F 1906 | 24°F 2023 | 40% | 1% |
| May 19 | 67°F | 44°F | 95°F 1962 | 25°F 1944 | 40% | 1% |
| May 20 | 68°F | 44°F | 91°F 1975 | 27°F 2002 | 40% | 0% |
| May 21 | 68°F | 45°F | 93°F 1911 | 27°F 1906 | 40% | 0% |
| May 22 | 68°F | 45°F | 98°F 1911 | 24°F 1936 | 40% | 0% |
| May 23 | 68°F | 45°F | 93°F 1964 | 26°F 1932 | 40% | 0% |
| May 24 | 69°F | 46°F | 91°F 1964 | 25°F 1932 | 41% | 0% |
| May 25 | 69°F | 46°F | 90°F 2007 | 23°F 1956 | 41% | 0% |
| May 26 | 69°F | 46°F | 93°F 2007 | 28°F 1900 | 41% | 0% |
| May 27 | 69°F | 46°F | 95°F 2010 | 28°F 1969 | 41% | 0% |
| May 28 | 70°F | 47°F | 93°F 1911 | 30°F 1994 | 41% | 0% |
| May 29 | 70°F | 47°F | 94°F 2016 | 29°F 1900 | 41% | 0% |
| May 30 | 70°F | 47°F | 93°F 1929 | 29°F 1915 | 41% | 0% |
| May 31 | 70°F | 48°F | 92°F 1987 | 25°F 1961 | 41% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00270913 (Bradford 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00274399, 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.