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58°
46°
27
70°
45°
28
A couple of showers; cooler
64°
52°
29
A shower and thunderstorm
65°
51°
30
Breezy with periods of sun
66°
47°
1
Turning cloudy and cool
63°
47°
2
Cloudy and cool
58°
43°
3
Cool with clouds and sun
64°
45°
4
Mostly sunny
67°
51°
5
A couple of morning showers
72°
56°
6
Showers around in the p.m.
73°
55°
7
Clouds and sun
71°
56°
8
Increasing cloudiness
71°
53°
9
Rain
64°
50°
10
Periods of rain
68°
52°
11
Mostly sunny
67°
55°
12
Mostly cloudy
71°
59°
13
Cloudy
73°
55°
14
Considerable clouds
70°
54°
15
A morning shower, then rain
69°
53°
16
Windy with rain tapering off
68°
52°
17
Clouds and sun
68°
52°
18
Mostly cloudy
71°
53°
19
Decreasing clouds
75°
61°
20
Mostly sunny
77°
56°
21
Mostly sunny
73°
55°
22
Mostly sunny
72°
54°
23
Partly sunny
72°
54°
24
Sunshine and a few clouds
74°
61°
25
Humid; a few morning showers
81°
63°
26
Sunny and less humid
79°
57°
27
Mostly sunny
74°
55°
28
Mostly sunny
73°
56°
29
Plenty of sunshine
75°
57°
30
Partly sunny
78°
62°
31
Brilliant sunshine
83°
64°
1
Mostly sunny
83°
65°
2
Plenty of sunshine
84°
66°
3
Humid with plenty of sunshine
85°
67°
4
A thunderstorm in spots
85°
66°
5
Decreasing clouds; less humid
84°
60°
6
Mostly sunny
77°
59°

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May Weather in Washington

Washington's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 58° to 85°, with overnight lows between 43° and 67°. The average high for May is 73° with an average low of 56°. AccuWeather's monthly forecast extends further ahead than any other source, with day-by-day RealFeel® Temperatures giving a complete picture of how May weather will actually feel in Washington. See also: June | July | August.

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