Porcupine climate

Porcupine Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Porcupine 11 N, 17.9 km from Porcupine

Average highs run from 64°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 10 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 Porcupine, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
3.17 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
100°FMay 22, 2012
Record low
14°FMay 8, 2010
Chance of a freeze
95%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 09 min to 15 h 09 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
57%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
11.4 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 164°F35°F86°F 202120°F 200534%5%
May 264°F35°F82°F 201517°F 200534%4%
May 364°F36°F84°F 202316°F 200534%4%
May 465°F36°F90°F 200019°F 201334%4%
May 565°F37°F95°F 200420°F 201334%4%
May 665°F37°F87°F 201724°F 202634%3%
May 766°F38°F89°F 201822°F 201034%3%
May 866°F38°F86°F 201114°F 201034%3%
May 966°F38°F82°F 200421°F 201434%3%
May 1067°F39°F91°F 201222°F 202034%3%
May 1167°F39°F93°F 202522°F 200834%2%
May 1268°F40°F94°F 202525°F 201234%2%
May 1368°F40°F92°F 200726°F 200034%2%
May 1468°F41°F86°F 201225°F 200434%2%
May 1569°F41°F86°F 201921°F 201434%2%
May 1669°F42°F91°F 201223°F 200934%2%
May 1769°F42°F91°F 201229°F 201634%2%
May 1870°F43°F90°F 200732°F 201635%1%
May 1970°F43°F97°F 200929°F 200335%1%
May 2071°F43°F90°F 200723°F 200335%1%
May 2171°F44°F87°F 200724°F 201535%1%
May 2271°F44°F100°F 201219°F 202235%1%
May 2372°F45°F91°F 200526°F 200236%1%
May 2472°F45°F88°F 202625°F 200236%1%
May 2572°F46°F91°F 202629°F 200236%1%
May 2673°F46°F93°F 201833°F 200136%1%
May 2773°F46°F93°F 200630°F 200936%1%
May 2873°F47°F93°F 201030°F 200537%0%
May 2974°F47°F95°F 200334°F 201237%0%
May 3074°F47°F94°F 200230°F 201537%0%
May 3174°F48°F91°F 202036°F 200437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Porcupine, 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 (MDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:42 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 8:22 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00396736 (Porcupine 11 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094039, 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.