Fort Yates Weather in May
Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 in over about 9 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
- 68°F
- Average low
- 42°F
- Precipitation
- 3.17 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 93°FMay 1, 1992
- Record low
- 19°FMay 2, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 92%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.7
- Daylight
- 14 h 22 min to 15 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 60%
- Dew point
- 41°F
- Wind
- 12.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 62°F | 35°F | 93°F 1992 | 21°F 2002 | 25% | 1% |
| May 2 | 63°F | 36°F | 81°F 2021 | 19°F 2013 | 25% | 1% |
| May 3 | 63°F | 36°F | 86°F 2015 | 19°F 2013 | 26% | 1% |
| May 4 | 64°F | 37°F | 84°F 2000 | 21°F 2013 | 26% | 1% |
| May 5 | 64°F | 37°F | 87°F 2000 | 25°F 2021 | 26% | 1% |
| May 6 | 64°F | 38°F | 86°F 2016 | 26°F 2002 | 27% | 0% |
| May 7 | 65°F | 38°F | 86°F 1992 | 25°F 2021 | 27% | 0% |
| May 8 | 65°F | 38°F | 90°F 1992 | 24°F 2010 | 27% | 0% |
| May 9 | 65°F | 39°F | 81°F 2025 | 26°F 2010 | 27% | 0% |
| May 10 | 66°F | 39°F | 89°F 1992 | 23°F 2020 | 27% | 0% |
| May 11 | 66°F | 40°F | 86°F 2025 | 23°F 2020 | 27% | 0% |
| May 12 | 67°F | 40°F | 91°F 2025 | 23°F 2020 | 28% | 0% |
| May 13 | 67°F | 41°F | 92°F 2025 | 25°F 2020 | 28% | 0% |
| May 14 | 67°F | 41°F | 89°F 2013 | 26°F 2004 | 28% | 0% |
| May 15 | 68°F | 42°F | 83°F 1998 | 23°F 2014 | 28% | 0% |
| May 16 | 68°F | 42°F | 82°F 2019 | 23°F 2009 | 28% | 0% |
| May 17 | 69°F | 42°F | 85°F 2018 | 25°F 2009 | 28% | 0% |
| May 18 | 69°F | 43°F | 88°F 1997 | 29°F 2015 | 28% | 0% |
| May 19 | 69°F | 43°F | 90°F 2006 | 26°F 2015 | 28% | 0% |
| May 20 | 70°F | 44°F | 90°F 1992 | 30°F 1997 | 29% | 0% |
| May 21 | 70°F | 44°F | 87°F 1992 | 32°F 2001 | 29% | 0% |
| May 22 | 70°F | 45°F | 87°F 1992 | 32°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
| May 23 | 71°F | 45°F | 83°F 2018 | 29°F 1992 | 29% | 0% |
| May 24 | 71°F | 46°F | 87°F 2023 | 31°F 1992 | 29% | 0% |
| May 25 | 72°F | 46°F | 83°F 2018 | 34°F 1992 | 30% | 0% |
| May 26 | 72°F | 46°F | 88°F 2018 | 33°F 1992 | 30% | 0% |
| May 27 | 72°F | 47°F | 91°F 2006 | 33°F 2008 | 30% | 0% |
| May 28 | 73°F | 47°F | 91°F 2006 | 31°F 2021 | 30% | 0% |
| May 29 | 73°F | 47°F | 88°F 2010 | 36°F 2021 | 30% | 0% |
| May 30 | 73°F | 48°F | 89°F 2014 | 32°F 2015 | 31% | 0% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 48°F | 87°F 2002 | 34°F 2012 | 31% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 8:51 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:55 AM, sunset 9:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395406 (Mc Laughlin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00324083, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.