United States · 1991–2020 normal

Utqiagvik in
May.

Typical May weather in Utqiagvik: -2.8°C by day, -7.5°C at night, 7 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.

Typical high-2.8°C
Typical low-7.5°C
Rain7 mm
Wet days1.9

Comfort score 5 this month (July leads the year at 24). Daylight is calculated as 24 h from latitude 71.29°. Open-water sea temperature is -1.0°C (10 km from the place centre).

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Long daylight in May

Calculated mid-month daylight is 24 h at 71.3°. This is solar geometry, not a station reading.

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Frost-level nights in May

The measured night-time normal is -7.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.

The evidence behind this page

One month,
from the same station.

Place identity
GeoNames 5880054
NOAA station
USW00027502 · BARROW AP
Station distance
1.8 km from the place centre
Coverage
Strong coverage · 30 usable years
Important limit
Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.