Soap Lake climate

Soap Lake Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ephrata Muni AP, 9.2 km from Soap Lake

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.75 in over about 6 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 Soap Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
0.75 in
Record high
101°FMay 31, 1986
Record low
28°FMay 8, 2002
Chance of a freeze
23%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
14 h 29 min to 15 h 40 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
54%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 169°F43°F90°F 199829°F 195418%
May 269°F43°F85°F 201430°F 199718%
May 370°F44°F88°F 196631°F 194918%
May 470°F44°F90°F 196629°F 195919%
May 570°F44°F96°F 196630°F 201019%
May 671°F45°F92°F 199230°F 200219%
May 771°F45°F96°F 198730°F 200319%
May 871°F45°F96°F 198728°F 200219%
May 972°F46°F94°F 198731°F 201019%
May 1072°F46°F96°F 196932°F 197019%
May 1172°F46°F94°F 194932°F 198520%
May 1273°F47°F96°F 199334°F 199220%
May 1373°F47°F92°F 194932°F 202220%
May 1473°F47°F96°F 197332°F 199220%
May 1573°F48°F94°F 197335°F 200321%
May 1674°F48°F96°F 200629°F 200321%
May 1774°F48°F96°F 200631°F 201121%
May 1874°F48°F96°F 200636°F 198921%
May 1974°F49°F93°F 202334°F 200322%
May 2075°F49°F93°F 202336°F 196022%
May 2175°F49°F93°F 195832°F 201022%
May 2275°F50°F96°F 195831°F 196022%
May 2375°F50°F98°F 200132°F 196422%
May 2475°F50°F93°F 195833°F 198922%
May 2576°F50°F96°F 195835°F 198422%
May 2676°F50°F98°F 195838°F 197822%
May 2776°F51°F95°F 195835°F 201122%
May 2876°F51°F95°F 200535°F 201121%
May 2976°F51°F97°F 198336°F 197621%
May 3076°F51°F100°F 198638°F 196721%
May 3177°F51°F101°F 198635°F 198421%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

May 1
sunrise 5:41 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:06 AM, sunset 8:46 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024141 (Ephrata Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024141, 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.