Grant County climate

Grant County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for John Day, 8.4 km from Grant County

Average highs run from 62°F on May 1 to 70°F on May 31, and lows from 33°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.83 in over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grant County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
66°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
1.83 in
Record high
98°FMay 29, 1983
Record low
13°FMay 2, 1954
Chance of a freeze
98%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
14 h 15 min to 15 h 18 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
4.9 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 162°F33°F85°F 202317°F 195438%
May 262°F34°F85°F 190613°F 195438%
May 363°F34°F87°F 196621°F 196438%
May 463°F34°F91°F 196624°F 196238%
May 563°F34°F94°F 196624°F 196538%
May 664°F35°F91°F 199019°F 196438%
May 764°F35°F92°F 198726°F 196538%
May 864°F35°F91°F 198727°F 200238%
May 965°F36°F93°F 199226°F 196538%
May 1065°F36°F88°F 195416°F 202438%
May 1165°F36°F87°F 196025°F 197038%
May 1266°F36°F87°F 196025°F 198538%0%
May 1366°F37°F91°F 198823°F 202439%0%
May 1466°F37°F91°F 197626°F 196239%0%
May 1566°F37°F92°F 197325°F 197439%0%
May 1667°F37°F92°F 190527°F 197739%0%
May 1767°F38°F95°F 200625°F 197439%0%
May 1867°F38°F96°F 200829°F 196539%0%
May 1967°F38°F94°F 195426°F 196039%0%
May 2068°F38°F89°F 200820°F 195339%0%
May 2168°F38°F89°F 190528°F 198739%0%
May 2268°F39°F92°F 196724°F 196039%0%
May 2368°F39°F89°F 195624°F 196439%0%
May 2469°F39°F91°F 200331°F 201339%0%
May 2569°F39°F94°F 200322°F 197538%0%
May 2669°F39°F93°F 199227°F 196438%0%
May 2769°F40°F94°F 198632°F 197338%0%
May 2869°F40°F95°F 198332°F 196038%0%
May 2970°F40°F98°F 198330°F 195937%0%
May 3070°F40°F97°F 198322°F 190637%0%
May 3170°F40°F98°F 198631°F 198437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grant County, 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 5:46 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:15 AM, sunset 8:33 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00354291 (John Day), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00354291, 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.