Is Fairbanks hot in May?
Days are typically mild at 18°C, while nights average 3.4°C.
United States · 1991–2020 normal
Fairbanks in
May.
Typical May weather in Fairbanks: 18°C by day, 3.4°C at night, 18 mm of rain over 4.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high18°C
Typical low3.4°C
Rain18 mm
Wet days4.6
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 58 out of 100 (July leads the year at 78). Daylight is calculated as 18 h 34 from latitude 64.84°.
May at a glance
What is Fairbanks like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 18 mm across about 5 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 18 h 34 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 4 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 5861897
- NOAA station
- USC00500490 · AURORA
- Station distance
- 2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 17 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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