Ferndale Weather in May
Average highs run from 61°F on May 1 to 66°F on May 31, and lows from 44°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.23 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
- 64°F
- Average low
- 47°F
- Precipitation
- 2.23 in
- Record high
- 90°FMay 28, 1983
- Record low
- 25°FMay 1, 1954
- Chance of a freeze
- 1%
- Daylight
- 14 h 36 min to 15 h 53 min
- Cloud cover
- 70%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 3.8 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 | 61°F | 44°F | 78°F 2014 | 25°F 1954 | 45% | 0% |
| May 2 | 61°F | 44°F | 86°F 2016 | 33°F 2006 | 45% | 0% |
| May 3 | 61°F | 44°F | 76°F 2026 | 32°F 1956 | 44% | 0% |
| May 4 | 62°F | 45°F | 80°F 1953 | 30°F 1949 | 44% | 0% |
| May 5 | 62°F | 45°F | 86°F 1953 | 31°F 1952 | 43% | 0% |
| May 6 | 62°F | 45°F | 79°F 2013 | 31°F 1965 | 43% | 0% |
| May 7 | 62°F | 45°F | 75°F 1969 | 30°F 1962 | 43% | 0% |
| May 8 | 63°F | 45°F | 79°F 2020 | 36°F 1963 | 42% | 0% |
| May 9 | 63°F | 46°F | 82°F 2020 | 34°F 2002 | 42% | 0% |
| May 10 | 63°F | 46°F | 81°F 2019 | 31°F 1999 | 42% | 0% |
| May 11 | 63°F | 46°F | 82°F 1971 | 33°F 2012 | 41% | 0% |
| May 12 | 63°F | 46°F | 79°F 2023 | 35°F 1992 | 41% | 0% |
| May 13 | 64°F | 46°F | 87°F 1959 | 35°F 2000 | 41% | 0% |
| May 14 | 64°F | 47°F | 85°F 1973 | 33°F 1964 | 41% | 0% |
| May 15 | 64°F | 47°F | 86°F 2023 | 32°F 1964 | 41% | 0% |
| May 16 | 64°F | 47°F | 78°F 1952 | 36°F 2002 | 40% | 0% |
| May 17 | 64°F | 47°F | 82°F 2008 | 34°F 1966 | 40% | 0% |
| May 18 | 65°F | 48°F | 86°F 1958 | 33°F 1966 | 40% | 0% |
| May 19 | 65°F | 48°F | 81°F 1961 | 36°F 2003 | 40% | 0% |
| May 20 | 65°F | 48°F | 83°F 1963 | 34°F 1975 | 40% | 0% |
| May 21 | 65°F | 48°F | 87°F 1963 | 35°F 1971 | 40% | 0% |
| May 22 | 65°F | 48°F | 80°F 1958 | 39°F 1984 | 40% | 0% |
| May 23 | 65°F | 49°F | 88°F 1969 | 33°F 1955 | 40% | 0% |
| May 24 | 65°F | 49°F | 83°F 1992 | 36°F 1950 | 39% | 0% |
| May 25 | 65°F | 49°F | 80°F 1979 | 35°F 1972 | 39% | 0% |
| May 26 | 66°F | 49°F | 84°F 2005 | 38°F 1951 | 39% | 0% |
| May 27 | 66°F | 49°F | 83°F 2005 | 35°F 1973 | 39% | 0% |
| May 28 | 66°F | 49°F | 90°F 1983 | 35°F 1966 | 39% | 0% |
| May 29 | 66°F | 50°F | 82°F 1983 | 36°F 1949 | 39% | 0% |
| May 30 | 66°F | 50°F | 85°F 1956 | 37°F 1953 | 38% | 0% |
| May 31 | 66°F | 50°F | 81°F 1964 | 34°F 1953 | 38% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:50 AM, sunset 8:26 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:12 AM, sunset 9:05 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024217 (Bellingham Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024217, 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.