Spanaway Weather in May
Spanaway in May
The short of it: Spanaway in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 65° · low 45° · rain 2.2 in. · daylight 15 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Spanaway an average May high of 65°, a low of 45° and some 2.2 in. of rain. Much like April: highs about 65°, nights near 45°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 2.2 in., the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 3 min in mid-May, 91 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Spanaway runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Parkland, 4 mi to the N, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Spanaway, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 1.3 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 20°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParklandWashington | 4 mi N | 67° | 46° | 2.1 in. |
| FredericksonWashington | 4 mi E | 65° | 45° | 2.3 in. |
| Elk PlainWashington | 4 mi SSE | 65° | 45° | 2.4 in. |
| LakewoodWashington | 6 mi NW | 65° | 46° | 1.9 in. |
| GrahamWashington | 7 mi ESE | 65° | 45° | 2.5 in. |
| South HillWashington | 8 mi ENE | 66° | 45° | 2.4 in. |
| PuyallupWashington | 9 mi NE | 67° | 46° | 2.0 in. |
| TacomaWashington | 10 mi N | 67° | 47° | 1.7 in. |