Washington Weather in May
Average highs run from 54°F on May 1 to 65°F on May 31, and lows from 35°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.97 in over about 11 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
- 59°F
- Average low
- 40°F
- Precipitation
- 2.97 in
- Record high
- 87°FMay 28, 1969
- Record low
- 20°FMay 8, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 89%
- Daylight
- 14 h 18 min to 15 h 25 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 41°F
- Wind
- 9.4 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 | 54°F | 35°F | 75°F 1952 | 22°F 1979 | 34% | 3% |
| May 2 | 54°F | 35°F | 78°F 1980 | 22°F 1990 | 34% | 2% |
| May 3 | 54°F | 36°F | 79°F 1980 | 23°F 1986 | 35% | 2% |
| May 4 | 55°F | 36°F | 77°F 1949 | 24°F 1967 | 35% | 2% |
| May 5 | 55°F | 36°F | 82°F 1949 | 24°F 1983 | 35% | 2% |
| May 6 | 56°F | 37°F | 77°F 1986 | 21°F 1976 | 35% | 2% |
| May 7 | 56°F | 37°F | 74°F 1957 | 25°F 1981 | 35% | 1% |
| May 8 | 56°F | 37°F | 79°F 1951 | 20°F 1950 | 35% | 1% |
| May 9 | 57°F | 38°F | 77°F 1987 | 21°F 1983 | 35% | 1% |
| May 10 | 57°F | 38°F | 71°F 1993 | 22°F 1983 | 35% | 1% |
| May 11 | 57°F | 38°F | 77°F 1987 | 27°F 1988 | 35% | 1% |
| May 12 | 58°F | 39°F | 82°F 1977 | 25°F 1976 | 35% | 1% |
| May 13 | 58°F | 39°F | 86°F 1977 | 24°F 1951 | 35% | 1% |
| May 14 | 59°F | 39°F | 76°F 1991 | 24°F 1953 | 35% | 1% |
| May 15 | 59°F | 40°F | 79°F 2022 | 24°F 1988 | 35% | 0% |
| May 16 | 59°F | 40°F | 78°F 2012 | 28°F 1950 | 35% | 0% |
| May 17 | 60°F | 40°F | 78°F 1998 | 28°F 1983 | 35% | 0% |
| May 18 | 60°F | 41°F | 82°F 1996 | 32°F 1956 | 35% | 0% |
| May 19 | 60°F | 41°F | 85°F 1998 | 26°F 1981 | 35% | 0% |
| May 20 | 61°F | 41°F | 80°F 1948 | 29°F 2015 | 36% | 0% |
| May 21 | 61°F | 42°F | 79°F 1980 | 26°F 1969 | 36% | 0% |
| May 22 | 61°F | 42°F | 81°F 1956 | 27°F 1967 | 36% | 0% |
| May 23 | 62°F | 42°F | 81°F 1980 | 27°F 1963 | 36% | 0% |
| May 24 | 62°F | 43°F | 82°F 1951 | 30°F 1956 | 36% | 0% |
| May 25 | 63°F | 43°F | 76°F 1972 | 28°F 1948 | 36% | 0% |
| May 26 | 63°F | 43°F | 79°F 2010 | 28°F 1969 | 36% | 0% |
| May 27 | 63°F | 44°F | 80°F 1986 | 29°F 1983 | 36% | 0% |
| May 28 | 64°F | 44°F | 87°F 1969 | 27°F 1949 | 36% | 0% |
| May 29 | 64°F | 44°F | 87°F 1986 | 29°F 1949 | 36% | 0% |
| May 30 | 64°F | 45°F | 78°F 1986 | 27°F 1973 | 36% | 0% |
| May 31 | 65°F | 45°F | 80°F 1995 | 30°F 1981 | 36% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:03 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00478905 (Washington Is), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00478905, 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.