Silverdale weather in May

In May, Silverdale sees average daytime highs of 60°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 3.8 in of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 62°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Silverdale's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Silverdale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 60°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 48°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 3.8 in; 14.7 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 54 min; 4:40 AM – 7:34 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 mph; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.3; out of 10

Silverdale is census designated place in Kitsap County, Washington, USA.

Density: 545/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 62°F by the end.

A typical May day in Silverdale reaches about 60°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 12°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 68°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°F warmer than April and about 5°F cooler than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	57	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62
Avg low (°F)	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51	51	51

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	45
2	58	46
3	58	46
4	58	46
5	58	46
6	58	46
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	47
10	59	47
11	59	47
12	60	48
13	60	48
14	60	48
15	60	48
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	61	49
19	61	49
20	61	49
21	61	49
22	61	50
23	61	50
24	62	50
25	62	50
26	62	50
27	62	50
28	62	51
29	62	51
30	62	51
31	62	51

Silverdale weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	45° / 39°	6.7	19	3.3	8.7	0.7
Feb	47° / 39°	4.7	15.7	2.5	9.9	1.2
Mar	50° / 40°	5.6	19.1	1.9	11.6	1.7
Apr	54° / 43°	4.8	16.9	0.4	13.3	2.7
May	60° / 48°	3.8	14.7	0	14.9	4.3
Jun	65° / 53°	3.9	13.5	0	15.7	5.3
Jul	70° / 57°	2.3	8.7	0	15.4	6.9
Aug	71° / 58°	2.3	8.5	0	14.1	7.0
Sep	66° / 55°	3.5	11.4	0	12.4	5.9
Oct	57° / 49°	5.7	16.4	0	10.6	3.5
Nov	49° / 43°	7.6	19.1	1	9.1	1.6
Dec	44° / 39°	7.3	18.4	3	8.3	0.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	36	36	36	36	35	36	36	36	35	35	35	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	30	29
Cloudier (%)	64	64	64	64	65	64	64	64	65	65	65	67	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	70	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Silverdale gets around 3.8 in of rain over 14.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	47
31	47

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

Wind in May

Winds average 4 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 4 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
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14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:02 AM to 4:25 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.1	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5
Sunrise (AM)	5:02	5:00	4:59	4:57	4:56	4:54	4:52	4:51	4:49	4:48	4:46	4:45	4:44	4:42	4:41	4:40	4:38	4:37	4:36	4:35	4:34	4:33	4:32	4:31	4:30	4:29	4:28	4:27	4:26	4:25	4:25
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.2	5:02	7:14
2	14.2	5:00	7:15
3	14.3	4:59	7:17
4	14.4	4:57	7:18
5	14.4	4:56	7:20
6	14.4	4:54	7:21
7	14.5	4:52	7:22
8	14.5	4:51	7:24
9	14.6	4:49	7:25
10	14.6	4:48	7:26
11	14.7	4:46	7:28
12	14.7	4:45	7:29
13	14.8	4:44	7:30
14	14.8	4:42	7:32
15	14.9	4:41	7:33
16	14.9	4:40	7:34
17	15.0	4:38	7:36
18	15.0	4:37	7:37
19	15.0	4:36	7:38
20	15.1	4:35	7:39
21	15.1	4:34	7:41
22	15.2	4:33	7:42
23	15.2	4:32	7:43
24	15.2	4:31	7:44
25	15.3	4:30	7:45
26	15.3	4:29	7:46
27	15.3	4:28	7:48
28	15.4	4:27	7:49
29	15.4	4:26	7:50
30	15.4	4:25	7:51
31	15.5	4:25	7:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.44 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.5	Bright
24	5.5	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Silverdale?

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

4.3

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Silverdale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Silverdale in May

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

In May, Silverdale sees daytime highs around 60°F and nights near 48°F. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Silverdale in May

The nearest coast averages about 50°F in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 34 mi away) is warmest in August at about 53°F and coldest in February near 46°F.

The water stays below 68°F all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°F)	46	46	47	48	50	52	53	53	53	50	49	47
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°F)	Comfort
Jan	46	Bracing
Feb	46	Bracing
Mar	47	Bracing
Apr	48	Bracing
May	50	Bracing
Jun	52	Bracing
Jul	53	Bracing
Aug	53	Bracing
Sep	53	Bracing
Oct	50	Bracing
Nov	49	Bracing
Dec	47	Bracing

UV index in Silverdale 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 Silverdale peaks around July 17 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	4	5	7	6	8	6	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Silverdale?

Silverdale sits at 47.6°N, 122.7°W, 10 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bremerton, 6.2 mi away.

Topography around Silverdale

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Silverdale.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Silverdale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 ft around an average of 184 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,778 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,723 ft.

The land around Silverdale is covered by trees (55%) and water (22%) within 2 miles, trees (61%) and water (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (68%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

581 ft

trees 55%

10 miles

1,778 ft

trees 61%

50 miles

7,723 ft

trees 68%

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← April Silverdale year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Bremerton 6.2 mi · Bainbridge Island 8.1 mi · Seattle 17 mi · Shoreline 18 mi · Edmonds 19 mi · Burien 21 mi · Columbia City 21 mi · Mountlake Terrace 21 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

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 Silverdale (47.6445°, -122.6949°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	45
2	58	46
3	58	46
4	58	46
5	58	46
6	58	46
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	47
10	59	47
11	59	47
12	60	48
13	60	48
14	60	48
15	60	48
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	61	49
19	61	49
20	61	49
21	61	49
22	61	50
23	61	50
24	62	50
25	62	50
26	62	50
27	62	50
28	62	51
29	62	51
30	62	51
31	62	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	45
2	58	46
3	58	46
4	58	46
5	58	46
6	58	46
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	47
10	59	47
11	59	47
12	60	48
13	60	48
14	60	48
15	60	48
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	61	49
19	61	49
20	61	49
21	61	49
22	61	50
23	61	50
24	62	50
25	62	50
26	62	50
27	62	50
28	62	51
29	62	51
30	62	51
31	62	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	57	45
2	58	46
3	58	46
4	58	46
5	58	46
6	58	46
7	59	47
8	59	47
9	59	47
10	59	47
11	59	47
12	60	48
13	60	48
14	60	48
15	60	48
16	60	49
17	60	49
18	61	49
19	61	49
20	61	49
21	61	49
22	61	50
23	61	50
24	62	50
25	62	50
26	62	50
27	62	50
28	62	51
29	62	51
30	62	51
31	62	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	36	64
2	36	64
3	36	64
4	36	64
5	35	65
6	36	64
7	36	64
8	36	64
9	35	65
10	35	65
11	35	65
12	33	67
13	32	68
14	32	68
15	31	69
16	31	69
17	31	69
18	30	70
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	30	70
25	30	70
26	30	70
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	51
3	50
4	50
5	49
6	48
7	48
8	47
9	47
10	46
11	46
12	46
13	46
14	46
15	46
16	46
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	47
21	47
22	47
23	47
24	47
25	47
26	47
27	47
28	47
29	47
30	47
31	47

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	97	3
30	97	3
31	97	3