Yakima County Weather in May
Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 39°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 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
- 74°F
- Average low
- 44°F
- Precipitation
- 0.74 in
- Record high
- 102°FMay 30, 1986
- Record low
- 25°FMay 1, 1954
- Chance of a freeze
- 68%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.7
- Daylight
- 14 h 24 min to 15 h 33 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 62%
- Dew point
- 39°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 70°F | 39°F | 88°F 1998 | 25°F 1954 | 18% | 0% |
| May 2 | 70°F | 39°F | 88°F 1971 | 26°F 1948 | 18% | 0% |
| May 3 | 71°F | 40°F | 87°F 1966 | 27°F 1959 | 19% | 0% |
| May 4 | 71°F | 40°F | 90°F 1966 | 26°F 1975 | 19% | 0% |
| May 5 | 71°F | 40°F | 94°F 1966 | 27°F 1959 | 19% | 0% |
| May 6 | 72°F | 41°F | 93°F 1992 | 27°F 2000 | 19% | 0% |
| May 7 | 72°F | 41°F | 93°F 1987 | 27°F 2002 | 19% | 0% |
| May 8 | 72°F | 41°F | 94°F 2013 | 25°F 1999 | 19% | 0% |
| May 9 | 73°F | 42°F | 95°F 1949 | 27°F 1999 | 19% | 0% |
| May 10 | 73°F | 42°F | 97°F 2013 | 25°F 1999 | 19% | 0% |
| May 11 | 73°F | 42°F | 98°F 1949 | 27°F 1970 | 19% | 0% |
| May 12 | 73°F | 43°F | 98°F 1949 | 27°F 1985 | 19% | 0% |
| May 13 | 74°F | 43°F | 96°F 1949 | 28°F 1964 | 19% | 0% |
| May 14 | 74°F | 43°F | 95°F 1973 | 26°F 1964 | 20% | 0% |
| May 15 | 74°F | 44°F | 94°F 2012 | 32°F 1986 | 20% | 0% |
| May 16 | 75°F | 44°F | 97°F 2006 | 27°F 1974 | 20% | 0% |
| May 17 | 75°F | 44°F | 98°F 2008 | 29°F 2003 | 20% | 0% |
| May 18 | 75°F | 44°F | 97°F 2006 | 30°F 1972 | 20% | 0% |
| May 19 | 75°F | 45°F | 95°F 2023 | 29°F 1987 | 20% | 0% |
| May 20 | 75°F | 45°F | 94°F 2023 | 32°F 1953 | 20% | 0% |
| May 21 | 76°F | 45°F | 93°F 1958 | 31°F 1960 | 20% | 0% |
| May 22 | 76°F | 45°F | 95°F 1958 | 27°F 1960 | 20% | 0% |
| May 23 | 76°F | 46°F | 98°F 2001 | 26°F 1964 | 20% | 0% |
| May 24 | 76°F | 46°F | 94°F 1999 | 30°F 1989 | 20% | 0% |
| May 25 | 76°F | 46°F | 95°F 1947 | 31°F 1973 | 20% | 0% |
| May 26 | 76°F | 46°F | 98°F 1958 | 31°F 1973 | 20% | 0% |
| May 27 | 77°F | 46°F | 91°F 1947 | 32°F 1973 | 20% | 0% |
| May 28 | 77°F | 47°F | 97°F 1983 | 29°F 1976 | 20% | 0% |
| May 29 | 77°F | 47°F | 101°F 1983 | 29°F 2001 | 20% | 0% |
| May 30 | 77°F | 47°F | 102°F 1986 | 33°F 1988 | 20% | 0% |
| May 31 | 77°F | 47°F | 99°F 1986 | 31°F 1955 | 20% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:12 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 8:47 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00024243 (Yakima Air Terminal), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00024243, 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.