Portland Weather in May
Average highs run from 83°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 67°F to 74°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.25 in over about 6 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
- 86°F
- Average low
- 71°F
- Precipitation
- 3.25 in
- Record high
- 99°FMay 21, 2017
- Record low
- 53°FMay 3, 2013
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 6.4
- Daylight
- 13 h 15 min to 13 h 47 min
- Cloud cover
- 58%
- Humidity
- 74%
- Dew point
- 69°F
- Wind
- 11.6 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 | 83°F | 67°F | 85°F 2003 | 59°F 2004 | 20% | 0% |
| May 2 | 83°F | 67°F | 86°F 2006 | 55°F 2013 | 20% | 0% |
| May 3 | 84°F | 67°F | 88°F 2007 | 53°F 2013 | 20% | 0% |
| May 4 | 84°F | 67°F | 88°F 2002 | 59°F 2013 | 20% | 0% |
| May 5 | 84°F | 68°F | 91°F 1999 | 58°F 1990 | 20% | 0% |
| May 6 | 84°F | 68°F | 89°F 2023 | 60°F 1990 | 20% | 0% |
| May 7 | 84°F | 68°F | 86°F 2003 | 64°F 2013 | 20% | 0% |
| May 8 | 84°F | 69°F | 86°F 2006 | 65°F 2004 | 21% | 0% |
| May 9 | 85°F | 69°F | 95°F 1998 | 67°F 1997 | 21% | 0% |
| May 10 | 85°F | 69°F | 88°F 2002 | 64°F 1997 | 21% | 0% |
| May 11 | 85°F | 69°F | 88°F 2009 | 65°F 1987 | 21% | 0% |
| May 12 | 85°F | 70°F | 90°F 2017 | 65°F 1999 | 21% | 0% |
| May 13 | 85°F | 70°F | 88°F 2007 | 65°F 1997 | 21% | 0% |
| May 14 | 85°F | 70°F | 88°F 2009 | 60°F 2017 | 21% | 0% |
| May 15 | 86°F | 71°F | 89°F 2023 | 65°F 2014 | 21% | 0% |
| May 16 | 86°F | 71°F | 90°F 2007 | 66°F 2006 | 21% | 0% |
| May 17 | 86°F | 71°F | 87°F 2003 | 67°F 1991 | 21% | 0% |
| May 18 | 86°F | 71°F | 90°F 2008 | 66°F 2002 | 21% | 0% |
| May 19 | 86°F | 72°F | 87°F 2000 | 63°F 1986 | 21% | 0% |
| May 20 | 86°F | 72°F | 89°F 2003 | 64°F 1986 | 21% | 0% |
| May 21 | 87°F | 72°F | 99°F 2017 | 64°F 1986 | 21% | 0% |
| May 22 | 87°F | 72°F | 88°F 1988 | 67°F 1988 | 21% | 0% |
| May 23 | 87°F | 73°F | 88°F 2008 | 67°F 2001 | 21% | 0% |
| May 24 | 87°F | 73°F | 92°F 2009 | 63°F 2017 | 21% | 0% |
| May 25 | 87°F | 73°F | 89°F 2008 | 68°F 2007 | 21% | 0% |
| May 26 | 87°F | 73°F | 88°F 1999 | 70°F 1993 | 21% | 0% |
| May 27 | 88°F | 73°F | 89°F 1989 | 71°F 1986 | 21% | 0% |
| May 28 | 88°F | 74°F | 91°F 2010 | 70°F 1999 | 21% | 0% |
| May 29 | 88°F | 74°F | 90°F 2010 | 64°F 1992 | 21% | 0% |
| May 30 | 88°F | 74°F | 90°F 2014 | 66°F 1992 | 21% | 0% |
| May 31 | 88°F | 74°F | 89°F 1990 | 71°F 2015 | 21% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:04 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412011 (Corpus Christi NWS), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417170, 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.