Coeur d'Alene weather in May

In May, Coeur d'Alene sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 2.5 in of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Coeur d'Alene's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coeur d'Alene's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
5th warmest
Overnight low
44°
8th coldest
Precipitation
2.5 in
9.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:16 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
5 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Coeur d'Alene is city in and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.

Density
1,180/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 61°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical May day in Coeur d'Alene reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 6°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Coeur d'Alene

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Coeur d'Alene weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°4.11511.48.70.0
Feb38° / 25°2.912.18.89.90.0
Mar46° / 30°3.514.76.911.61.1
Apr55° / 36°2.912.92.313.33.2
May65° / 44°2.59.90.214.95.8
Jun71° / 49°1.87.8015.76.9
Jul82° / 56°0.73.5015.47.5
Aug82° / 55°0.73014.17.6
Sep71° / 48°1.25.20.112.47.6
Oct56° / 39°2.89.90.810.63.9
Nov42° / 31°4.314.979.10.4
Dec34° / 25°4.214.411.88.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54258
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144357
154258
164159
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284258
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304258
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Coeur d'Alene gets around 2.5 in of rain and snow over 9.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1352
2352
3342
4342
5332
6331
7321
8321
9321
10321
11321
12320
13320
14320
15330
16330
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25320
26320
27310
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31301

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in May

Winds average 5 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of May to 15 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.24:386:50
214.34:376:52
314.34:356:53
414.44:336:55
514.44:326:56
614.54:306:57
714.54:296:59
814.54:277:00
914.64:267:01
1014.64:247:03
1114.74:237:04
1214.74:217:06
1314.84:207:07
1414.84:197:08
1514.94:177:09
1614.94:167:11
1715.04:157:12
1815.04:137:13
1915.04:127:15
2015.14:117:16
2115.14:107:17
2215.24:097:18
2315.24:087:19
2415.24:077:21
2515.34:067:22
2615.34:057:23
2715.34:047:24
2815.44:037:25
2915.44:027:26
3015.44:027:27
3115.54:017:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Coeur d'Alene?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Coeur d'Alene for sightseeing.

What to pack for Coeur d'Alene in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Coeur d'Alene sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 44°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Coeur d'Alene in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Coeur d'Alene peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 8Dec 15UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Coeur d'Alene in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Coeur d'Alene is worst in August — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1828 µg/m³Dec 216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Coeur d'Alene?

Coeur d'Alene sits at 47.7°N, 116.8°W, 2,188 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Post Falls, 8.7 mi away.

Topography around Coeur d'Alene

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Coeur d'Alene.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Coeur d'Alene has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft around an average of 2,211 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,822 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,295 ft.

The land around Coeur d'Alene is covered by trees (33%), water (33%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (65%) within 10 miles, and trees (67%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
843 ft
10 miles
2,822 ft
50 miles
5,295 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Post Falls 8.7 mi · Spokane Valley 21 mi · Opportunity 22 mi · Spokane 30 mi · Moscow 66 mi · Pullman 68 mi · Lewiston 88 mi · Lewiston Orchards 90 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Coeur d'Alene (47.6777°, -116.7805°, elevation 2,188 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).