Seattle City, WA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 58.7°F in Seattle City, WA, the warmest May since 2023, tied 26th warmest of 132 (with 2020).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 58.7°F; Warmest since 2023; 26th warmest of 132
Precipitation: 0.90 in; Driest since 2023; 21st driest of 132

A normal May in Seattle City, WA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 57.8°F, between 53.8°F and 60°F in eight years of ten and 2.23 in of precipitation, between 0.90 in and 3.69 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Seattle City, WA since 1894: 58.7°F in 2026; the highest is 62.2°F, in 1958.

Normal range, 53.8 to 60°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Seattle City, WA from 1894 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	58.7	26	67.9	19	49.5	33	0.90	112	0
2025	57.5	43	67.3	26	47.6	82	2.06	45	1
2024	55.8	79	64.6	66	46.9	99	2.95	20	0
2023	60.4	5	69.4	7	51.4	6	0.88	113	0
2022	54.1	106	61.5	109	46.7	103	3.80	5	0
2021	56.8	56	65.3	56	48.2	68	1.37	79	0
2020	58.7	26	67.5	23	49.8	29	4.21	3	0
2019	59.5	14	68.7	13	50.3	23	1.45	75	0
2018	60.8	3	70.2	2	51.5	5	0.30	132	0
2017	58.1	34	67.2	29	49	46	3.15	16	0
2016	59.2	17	68	17	50.4	19	1.63	61	0
2015	59.1	18	67.8	20	50.3	23	0.91	110	0
2014	59.6	12	68.4	16	50.8	11	2.30	36	0
2013	58	35	66.9	36	49.2	42	1.27	92	0
2012	55.2	91	63.4	85	47.1	92	2.87	23	0
2011	52.9	122	60.2	121	45.6	121	2.95	20	0
2010	53.6	114	61.8	104	45.4	125	3.66	8	0
2009	55.7	81	65.3	56	46.2	110	3.79	6	0
2008	55.7	81	63	89	48.4	62	0.87	114	0
2007	55.7	81	65.2	61	46.2	110	1.41	78	0
2006	56.3	69	65.5	50	47.1	92	2.65	28	0
2005	59.1	18	67.4	25	50.8	11	2.87	23	0
2004	57.8	37	66.2	42	49.4	36	2.23	40	0
2003	55.5	86	64.1	72	46.8	101	1.32	89	0
2002	53.7	113	61.6	107	45.7	114	1.34	85	0
2001	55.3	90	64.9	65	45.7	114	1.34	85	0
2000	54.1	106	61.1	112	47.1	92	3.52	10	0
1998	55.6	85	61.9	101	49.3	40	2.30	36	0
1997	60.2	8	69.5	5	50.9	10	2.53	31	0
1996	53.8	111	61.4	111	46.3	109	3.83	4	0
1995	59.9	9	69.5	5	50.4	19	0.91	110	0
1994	58.6	28	67.3	26	49.9	27	1.36	81	0
1993	61.2	2	69.8	3	52.5	2	2.72	25	0
1992	59.5	14	69.3	9	49.6	31	0.58	122	0
1991	55.5	86	61.9	101	49	46	1.35	82	0
1990	56.6	62	64.1	72	49.1	43	1.50	70	0
1989	56.1	71	63.9	77	48.2	68	2.98	19	0
1988	56.4	67	64.5	67	48.4	62	2.94	22	0
1987	59.3	16	67.6	21	51	9	2.05	46	0
1986	57.4	44	65.3	56	49.4	36	2.09	42	0
1985	56.8	56	65.5	50	48.1	73	1.99	48	0
1984	55.1	93	62.2	96	48	77	2.99	18	0
1983	59.1	18	67.6	21	50.6	15	2.18	41	0
1982	56.1	71	64.5	67	47.6	82	0.57	124	0
1981	56.7	60	64	75	49.4	36	2.25	39	0
1980	56	74	63.3	87	48.8	53	1.51	67	0
1979	57.8	37	66	44	49.6	31	1.07	101	0
1978	54.9	96	62.9	91	46.9	99	2.02	47	0
1977	53.6	114	60.5	118	46.8	101	4.24	2	0
1976	56	74	64.2	70	47.8	80	1.87	53	0
1975	55.8	79	64.4	69	47.2	89	1.51	67	0
1974	53.8	111	61.1	112	46.4	107	1.48	73	0
1973	57.4	44	66.6	38	48.2	68	1.11	99	0
1972	58.9	23	67.1	31	50.7	14	0.34	129	0
1971	56	74	63.9	77	48.2	68	1.51	67	0
1970	57.3	47	65.6	49	49	46	1.00	105	0
1969	59.9	9	68.7	13	51.1	7	2.27	38	0
1968	58.6	28	66.3	41	50.8	11	1.34	85	0
1967	57.7	40	65.1	63	50.3	23	0.52	126	0
1966	57	50	65.3	56	48.8	53	1.34	85	0
1965	54.6	99	62.1	98	47.1	92	1.25	94	0
1964	55.7	81	63.8	80	47.5	85	1.07	101	0
1963	58.5	30	67.2	29	49.9	27	0.94	108	0
1962	54.2	105	60	122	48.4	62	1.50	70	0
1961	56.6	62	63.9	77	49.3	40	3.07	17	0
1960	55.4	88	61.8	104	48.9	50	2.66	27	0
1959	56.1	71	64.2	70	48.1	73	1.50	70	0
1958	62.2	1	71.8	1	52.7	1	0.92	109	0
1957	60.4	5	68.5	15	52.3	3	1.12	98	0
1956	59.6	12	68.8	11	50.4	19	0.68	117	0
1955	53.1	121	60.4	119	45.7	114	1.54	66	0
1954	56.8	56	65	64	48.6	59	1.57	63	0
1953	56.2	70	64.1	72	48.3	67	1.92	51	0
1952	56.8	56	65.5	50	48.1	73	0.35	128	0
1951	56.9	54	65.5	50	48.4	62	1.35	82	0
1950	54	110	62.4	95	45.7	114	0.64	120	0
1949	59.1	18	68.8	11	49.4	36	1.35	82	0
1948	55	95	62	100	48	77	4.67	1	0
1947	60.4	5	69.6	4	51.1	7	0.60	121	0
1946	59.9	9	69.3	9	50.5	17	0.36	127	0
1945	58.8	25	67	34	50.5	17	2.71	26	0
1944	57	50	65.8	46	48.2	68	1.14	97	0
1943	54.7	98	62.1	98	47.2	89	1.77	57	0
1942	56.6	62	63.6	82	49.5	33	1.68	59	0
1941	57.6	41	65.2	61	50	26	3.36	12	0
1940	60.5	4	69.4	7	51.6	4	1.24	95	1
1939	57.6	41	66.5	39	48.7	55	1.27	92	0
1938	57.9	36	67.3	26	48.4	62	1.04	103	0
1937	56.7	60	65.4	54	48	77	1.57	63	0
1936	59	22	67.5	23	50.4	19	3.29	13	0
1935	56.6	62	66.1	43	47.1	92	0.55	125	0
1934	58.9	23	67.1	31	50.6	15	2.48	32	0
1933	53.5	116	60.3	120	46.6	104	2.63	30	0
1932	54.9	96	61.9	101	47.8	80	0.58	122	0
1931	58.3	33	67.1	31	49.5	33	1.02	104	0
1930	53.4	119	61.1	112	45.7	114	2.41	34	0
1929	54.6	99	62.8	92	46.4	107	1.48	73	0
1928	58.4	31	66.8	37	49.8	29	0.31	131	1
1927	52.3	127	59	130	45.7	114	1.81	56	0
1926	56.4	67	63.7	81	49.1	43	1.83	55	0
1925	57.8	37	66.5	39	49.1	43	1.28	91	0
1924	57.4	44	66	44	48.7	55	0.68	117	0
1923	54.1	106	61.1	112	47.1	92	1.45	75	0
1922	54.5	104	62.8	92	46.2	110	1.08	100	0
1921	53.5	116	61.5	109	45.6	121	1.93	50	0
1920	51.7	130	59.7	127	43.6	132	0.96	107	0
1919	53.5	116	61.6	107	45.5	123	2.08	44	0
1918	52.5	124	59.8	125	45.1	126	1.19	96	0
1917	52.4	125	59.2	129	45.7	114	0.83	115	0
1916	52	129	59.4	128	44.7	128	1.56	65	0
1915	56	74	63.4	85	48.5	60	1.72	58	0
1914	57.3	47	65.7	48	48.9	50	0.74	116	0
1913	54.1	106	60.9	116	47.3	88	1.37	79	0
1912	57	50	65.3	56	48.7	55	1.64	60	0
1911	52.7	123	59.9	124	45.5	123	2.48	32	0
1910	57	50	65.4	54	48.7	55	1.88	52	0
1909	52.3	127	60	122	44.6	131	1.60	62	0
1908	51.6	131	58.6	131	44.7	128	3.19	15	0
1907	56.9	54	65.8	46	48.1	73	0.98	106	0
1906	54.6	99	61.8	104	47.4	86	2.64	29	0
1905	54.6	99	62.2	96	47	98	3.37	11	1
1904	55.1	93	63.6	82	46.6	104	0.34	129	0
1903	54.6	99	62.6	94	46.6	104	2.39	35	0
1902	56.5	66	64	75	49	46	1.86	54	0
1901	55.4	88	63.2	88	47.6	82	1.44	77	0
1900	56	74	63.5	84	48.5	60	3.73	7	0
1899	51.5	132	58.2	132	44.7	128	2.09	42	0
1898	57.1	49	67	34	47.2	89	0.66	119	0
1897	58.4	31	68	17	48.9	50	1.30	90	0
1896	52.4	125	59.8	125	44.9	127	3.60	9	0
1895	55.2	91	63	89	47.4	86	3.20	14	0
1894	53.4	119	60.7	117	46.1	113	1.99	48	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1958	62.2
1993	61.2
2018	60.8
1940	60.5
2023	60.4
1957	60.4
1947	60.4
1997	60.2
1995	59.9
1969	59.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1899	51.5
1908	51.6
1920	51.7
1916	52
1927	52.3
1909	52.3
1917	52.4
1896	52.4
1918	52.5
1911	52.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1948	4.67
1977	4.24
2020	4.21
1996	3.83
2022	3.80
2009	3.79
1900	3.73
2010	3.66
1896	3.60
2000	3.52

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	0.30
1928	0.31
1972	0.34
1904	0.34
1952	0.35
1946	0.36
1967	0.52
1935	0.55
1982	0.57
1992	0.58
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 83°F; 12 May 2026
Coldest night: 43°F; 30 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.28 in; 29 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.90 in of precipitation in Seattle City, WA, the driest May since 2023, 21st driest of 132.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Seattle City, WA: 83°F on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Seattle City, WA: a low of 43°F on Saturday 30 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Seattle City, WA: 0.28 in on Friday 29 May 2026.