Kittitas climate

Kittitas Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ellensburg, 9.5 km from Kittitas

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 72°F on May 31, and lows from 38°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.81 in over about 7 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 Kittitas, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
0.81 in
Record high
99°FMay 17, 2006
Record low
20°FMay 1, 1954
Chance of a freeze
76%
Daylight
14 h 26 min to 15 h 37 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
6.0 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 165°F38°F84°F 200420°F 195423%
May 265°F38°F84°F 201625°F 194823%
May 366°F38°F86°F 202327°F 200123%
May 466°F39°F85°F 202629°F 195523%
May 566°F39°F84°F 194525°F 195923%
May 667°F39°F87°F 201325°F 200123%
May 767°F40°F91°F 201328°F 200023%
May 867°F40°F91°F 201325°F 200223%
May 968°F40°F93°F 201328°F 201023%
May 1068°F41°F94°F 201325°F 199923%
May 1168°F41°F91°F 194930°F 194223%
May 1269°F41°F91°F 194931°F 194224%
May 1369°F42°F89°F 194931°F 194024%
May 1469°F42°F91°F 201231°F 195524%
May 1569°F42°F92°F 200632°F 200324%
May 1670°F42°F98°F 200631°F 200324%
May 1770°F43°F99°F 200633°F 194025%
May 1870°F43°F98°F 200635°F 194325%
May 1970°F43°F93°F 202327°F 200325%
May 2071°F43°F92°F 202336°F 195325%
May 2171°F44°F90°F 195833°F 201025%
May 2271°F44°F93°F 195830°F 195325%
May 2371°F44°F95°F 200133°F 195325%
May 2471°F44°F90°F 194733°F 195024%
May 2572°F45°F92°F 194736°F 195024%
May 2672°F45°F94°F 194731°F 199924%
May 2772°F45°F90°F 194732°F 194024%
May 2872°F45°F93°F 200531°F 195424%
May 2972°F45°F94°F 200933°F 202124%
May 3072°F46°F91°F 200935°F 194624%
May 3172°F46°F92°F 200735°F 195324%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Kittitas, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 8:48 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00452505 (Ellensburg), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024220, 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.