Port Townsend weather in May: Port Townsend, Washington: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Port Townsend in May has a normal high of 63°F and a normal low of 47°F, a daily mean of 55°F, rising from 60°F on the 1st to 66°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal May, 1.52 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 17°C and low of 8°C, 39 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPort Townsend
- Station IDUSC00456678
- Location48.12°N 122.76°W
- Elevation100 ft (31 m)
- Population10,649
- Jan 46° 38°
- Feb 49° 38°
- Mar 52° 40°
- Apr 58° 43°
- May 63° 47°
- Jun 68° 51°
- Jul 73° 53°
- Aug 73° 54°
- Sep 68° 51°
- Oct 58° 46°
- Nov 50° 41°
- Dec 45° 38°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Port Townsend in May?
The normal high is 63°F and the normal low 47°F, for a daily mean of 55.2°F. May is 4.8°F warmer than April and 4.2°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Port Townsend and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 6°F, from 60°F on May 1 to 66°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 1.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 53°F and 57°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 60°F | 45°F | 38% | 13% |
| May 8 | 62°F | 46°F | 37% | 14% |
| May 15 | 63°F | 47°F | 35% | 14% |
| May 22 | 64°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% |
| May 31 | 66°F | 50°F | 34% | 15% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 60°F | 45°F | 38% | 13% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 2 | 61°F | 45°F | 38% | 13% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 3 | 61°F | 45°F | 38% | 13% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 4 | 61°F | 45°F | 38% | 13% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 5 | 61°F | 46°F | 37% | 13% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 6 | 61°F | 46°F | 37% | 13% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 7 | 62°F | 46°F | 37% | 13% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 8 | 62°F | 46°F | 37% | 14% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 9 | 62°F | 46°F | 36% | 14% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 10 | 62°F | 46°F | 36% | 14% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 11 | 62°F | 46°F | 36% | 14% | 15 h |
| May 12 | 63°F | 47°F | 36% | 14% | 15 h |
| May 13 | 63°F | 47°F | 36% | 14% | 15 h |
| May 14 | 63°F | 47°F | 36% | 14% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 15 | 63°F | 47°F | 35% | 14% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 16 | 63°F | 47°F | 35% | 14% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 17 | 63°F | 47°F | 36% | 14% | 15 h 10 min |
| May 18 | 64°F | 48°F | 36% | 15% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 19 | 64°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 20 | 64°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 21 | 64°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% | 15 h 20 min |
| May 22 | 64°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 23 | 64°F | 48°F | 35% | 15% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 24 | 65°F | 49°F | 35% | 15% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 25 | 65°F | 49°F | 35% | 15% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 26 | 65°F | 49°F | 34% | 15% | 15 h 30 min |
| May 27 | 65°F | 49°F | 34% | 15% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 28 | 65°F | 49°F | 34% | 15% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 29 | 65°F | 49°F | 34% | 15% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 30 | 65°F | 49°F | 34% | 15% | 15 h 40 min |
| May 31 | 66°F | 50°F | 34% | 15% | 15 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 63°FMay average
- Normal low
- 47°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 1.52 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h 30 min to 15 h 40 minMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00456678; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Port Townsend in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 36% on average, highest around May 1 (38%). In all, 1.52 in falls on 11 days of a normal May.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00456678.
What are the records for May in Port Townsend?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1891) is 88°F, on May 14, 1912; the coldest is 28°F, on May 1, 1954. The wettest May brought 4.24 in (2009).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00456678. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Port Townsend compare across Washington?
Across the 96 places PlainClimate covers in Washington, May normal highs run from 59°F in Long Beach to 77°F in Pasco; Port Townsend's is 63°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.