Vancouver, WA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 60.9°F in Vancouver, WA, the warmest May since 2023, 7th warmest of 131.

May 2026

Mean temperature: 60.9°F; Warmest since 2023; 7th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 0.75 in; Driest since 2018; 12th driest of 129

A normal May in Vancouver, WA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.3°F, between 54.2°F and 60.5°F in eight years of ten and 1.98 in of precipitation, between 0.98 in and 4.46 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Vancouver, WA since 1896: 60.9°F in 2026; the highest is 62.7°F, in 2023 and 1958.

Normal range, 54.2 to 60.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Vancouver, WA from 1856 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	60.9	7	72.1	13	49.7	11	0.75	115	0
2025	58.6	36	69.6	40	47.6	35	1.37	90	0
2024	57.6	56	68.2	63	47.1	43	2.41	47	0
2023	62.7	1	74.5	3	50.9	1	0.94	113	0
2022	55.7	87	64.3	107	47	45	4.06	14	0
2021	59.3	29	70.1	35	48.5	27	1.04	109	0
2020	59.6	24	69.5	43	49.8	10	2.68	40	0
2019	60.5	11	71.6	17	49.5	13	1.55	84	0
2018	61.7	4	72.5	10	50.8	2	0.14	129	0
2017	59.6	24	70.6	28	48.6	26	1.79	70	0
2016	60.7	10	71.1	21	50.3	5	1.63	80	0
2015	60.1	15	70.3	33	50	9	0.68	120	0
2014	60.1	15	70.5	29	49.7	11	2.68	40	0
2013	59	32	69.1	51	48.8	24	4.89	2	0
2012	57.9	51	68.7	55	47.2	41	3.15	31	0
2011	54.1	111	62.9	117	45.3	84	3.10	33	0
2010	54.2	107	62.5	123	45.9	73	3.94	17	3
2009	59.5	27	72	14	47.1	43	3.37	25	0
2008	58.9	34	67.8	67	50.1	8	1.35	93	0
2007	58	50	69.6	40	46.3	64	1.26	101	0
2006	58.2	45	69.7	39	46.6	56	2.67	42	0
2005	59.6	24	68.3	61	50.8	2	4.40	6	0
2004	58.4	40	67.2	73	49.5	13	1.67	77	0
2003	56.6	72	66.4	82	46.8	51	1.46	87	0
2002	54.8	96	64.5	106	45	90	1.68	76	0
2001	58.1	46	71.1	21	45.2	86	1.19	103	0
2000	56.9	68	65.5	93	48.2	29	2.63	43	0
1999	54.3	103	63.8	112	44.7	94	1.27	100	2
1998	55.9	83	62.3	126	49.5	13	5.71	1	0
1997	61.3	5	72.4	11	50.3	5			0
1996	53.9	117	62.8	119	45	90	4.65	3	1
1995	58.3	43	69.6	40	46.9	48	1.98	63	0
1994	58.1	46	69.4	46	46.9	48	1.05	108	0
1993	59.7	22	70.5	29	48.9	20	4.41	5	0
1992	58.9	34	73.4	5	44.4	101	0.17	127	0
1991	52.7	126	61.2	128	44.5	99	3.38	24	1
1990	54.5	98	64.3	107	44.5	99	2.47	45	1
1989	56.1	79	66.7	80	45.5	80	2.18	54	0
1988	54.1	111	64.3	107	44	106	3.24	29	0
1987	58.1	46	69.4	46	46.8	51	1.97	64	0
1986	54.9	94	65.5	93	44.7	94	3.23	30	1
1985	54.3	103	66.1	86	42.5	122	1.89	68	0
1984	53	124	62.7	120	43.2	116	4.28	10	0
1983	57.2	64	69.5	43	45	90	1.86	69	0
1982	54	114	66.3	85	41.9	126	0.44	123	1
1981	54.2	107	64.2	111	44.1	104	3.90	19	0
1980	54.2	107	64.7	104	43.6	111	1.74	72	0
1979	55.5	90	67.4	69	43.6	111	2.15	55	0
1978	52.2	128	63	116	41.5	130	3.94	17	0
1977	51.2	131	60.7	129	41.8	127	4.16	11	0
1976	53.3	122	65.5	93	41.2	131	2.78	35	0
1975	53.6	120	65.1	98	42.1	124	1.64	79	0
1974	51.5	129	60.7	129	42.3	123	2.40	49	0
1973	55.8	86	67.9	66	43.7	109	2.31	51	0
1972	57.2	64	68.7	55	45.4	81	2.37	50	1
1971	54.9	94	66.4	82	43.3	114	0.75	115	0
1970	53.8	118	66	89	41.7	128	0.75	115	0
1969	57.8	53	69.8	38	45.6	77	1.56	82	1
1968	55	91	65.4	96	44.6	97	3.29	28	3
1967	55	91	67.3	71	42.8	119	0.56	122	0
1966	57.6	56	70.2	34	45.1	89	1.12	106	0
1965	54.5	98	64.8	102	44.1	104	1.35	93	0
1964	54	114	64.8	102	43.1	118	1.36	92	0
1963	58.4	40	70.1	35	46.6	56	2.77	37	0
1962	53.5	121	61.8	127	45.2	86	2.89	34	0
1961	57.3	61	67	76	47.5	36	3.35	27	0
1960	54.3	103	62.9	117	45.6	77	3.71	21	0
1959	55.7	87	66	89	45.4	81	3.66	22	0
1958	62.7	1	74.8	2	50.6	4	1.30	97	0
1957	59.7	22	69.2	49	50.2	7	2.72	38	1
1956	60.5	11	72.2	12	48.8	24	1.67	77	0
1955	53.3	122	63.3	115	43.3	114	1.37	90	0
1954	57.4	60	68.4	60	46.4	62	2.04	60	0
1953	56.1	79	65.7	92	46.5	59	2.78	35	0
1952	58.1	46	69.3	48	46.8	51	1.09	107	0
1951	58.3	43	69.1	51	47.5	36	1.96	65	0
1950	56.1	79	68	64	44.2	102	0.71	119	0
1949	60.1	15	71.3	19	48.9	20	2.09	59	0
1948	56.2	77	65.1	98	47.3	39	4.03	15	0
1947	60.8	8	73.4	5	48.2	29	0.16	128	0
1946	60.1	15	71.4	18	48.9	20	1.30	97	0
1945	58.6	36	68.3	61	49	19	4.49	4	0
1944	57.9	51	69.5	43	46.3	64	1.16	104	0
1943	56.2	77	67.1	74	45.4	81	1.71	74	0
1942	56.8	71	66.8	78	46.8	51	2.60	44	0
1941	58.6	36	69.1	51	48.2	29	4.32	8	0
1940	61.1	6	73.7	4	48.5	27	1.95	66	0
1939	59.4	28	71.3	19	47.4	38	1.39	89	0
1938	58.6	36	70.4	32	46.9	48	0.39	124	0
1937	57.7	55	69.2	49	46.1	69	1.02	111	0
1936	60.1	15	71	25	49.3	17	3.14	32	1
1935	57.8	53	70.5	29	45	90	0.28	126	0
1934	60.3	13	71.1	21	49.5	13	1.44	88	0
1933	54.3	103	62.6	121	45.9	73	3.56	23	0
1932	57.5	58	68.5	59	46.5	59	1.58	81	0
1931	62.1	3	75.1	1	49.1	18	1.04	109	0
1930	54.8	96	64.9	101	44.7	94	2.14	56	0
1929	57.3	61	68.6	58	46	72	1.28	99	0
1928	60.8	8	73.3	7	48.2	29	0.75	115	0
1927	54.4	101	63.5	114	45.3	84	1.53	86	0
1926	57.3	61	66.8	78	47.7	34	3.87	20	0
1925	59.8	21	70.7	27	48.9	20	1.00	112	0
1924	60	20	73.1	8	47	45	0.38	125	0
1923	56.4	75	66.1	86	46.6	56	1.74	72	0
1922	57.2	64	68.8	54	45.6	77	1.23	102	0
1921	56.1	79	67.1	74	45.2	86	0.64	121	0
1920	54	114	66.4	82	41.6	129	0.82	114	0
1919	55.7	87	66.9	77	44.6	97	2.12	57	0
1918	54.5	98	65.4	96	43.7	109	1.34	95	0
1917	54.1	111	62.6	121	45.7	75	1.99	62	0
1916	53.8	118	63.7	113	44	106	2.02	61	0
1915	56.9	68	67.6	68	46.2	66	2.70	39	0
1914	60.2	14	73.1	8	47.3	39	1.31	96	0
1913	57.1	67	68	64	46.2	66	1.79	70	0
1912	59	32	71.1	21	47	45	1.55	84	0
1911	54.2	107	64.3	107	44.2	102	4.08	12	0
1910	59.3	29	71.8	15	46.8	51	2.11	58	0
1909	54.4	101	66.1	86	42.7	121	1.91	67	0
1908	52.3	127	62.5	123	42.1	124	4.31	9	0
1907	58.4	40	71	25	45.7	75	1.56	82	0
1906	57.5	58	68.7	55	46.2	66	2.41	47	0
1905	56.3	76	66.6	81	46.1	69	3.36	26	0
1904	56.6	72	70	37	43.2	116	1.16	104	0
1903	56.9	68	67.4	69	46.4	62	1.71	74	0
1902	55.9	83	64.6	105	47.2	41	2.28	53	0
1901	55.9	83	65.8	91	46.1	69	2.29	52	0
1900	56.5	74	65.1	98	47.9	33	4.40	6	0
1899	51.5	129	59.2	131	43.8	108	4.00	16	0
1898	55	91	67.3	71	42.8	119	2.42	46	0
1897	59.2	31	71.8	15	46.5	59			0
1896	53	124	62.4	125	43.5	113			0
1856							4.08	12	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2023	62.7
1958	62.7
1931	62.1
2018	61.7
1997	61.3
1940	61.1
2026	60.9
1947	60.8
1928	60.8
2016	60.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	51.2
1974	51.5
1899	51.5
1978	52.2
1908	52.3
1991	52.7
1984	53
1896	53
1976	53.3
1955	53.3

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1998	5.71
2013	4.89
1996	4.65
1945	4.49
1993	4.41
2005	4.40
1900	4.40
1941	4.32
1908	4.31
1984	4.28

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	0.14
1947	0.16
1992	0.17
1935	0.28
1924	0.38
1938	0.39
1982	0.44
1967	0.56
1921	0.64
2015	0.68

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 3 May 2026
Coldest night: 38°F; 17 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.20 in; 14 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 0.75 in of precipitation in Vancouver, WA, the driest May since 2018, tied 12th driest of 129 (with 1971, 1970 and 1928).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Vancouver, WA: 91°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Vancouver, WA: a low of 38°F on Sunday 17 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Vancouver, WA: 0.20 in on Thursday 14 May 2026.