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26
58°
46°
27
70°
45°
28
63°
50°
29
62°
54°
30
70°
49°
1
67°
44°
2
63°
49°
3
Mostly sunny and cool
64°
44°
4
Pleasant with some sun
75°
57°
5
Increasingly windy
86°
64°
6
A t-storm around in the p.m.
77°
56°
7
A shower and t-storm; windy
66°
44°
8
Mostly sunny and cool
64°
45°
9
Mostly cloudy
62°
46°
10
Times of clouds and sun
69°
49°
11
Cloudy
70°
54°
12
Cloudy, a shower in the p.m.
69°
52°
13
Increasing amounts of sun
72°
57°
14
Clouds giving way to some sun
74°
57°
15
Cloudy
78°
58°
16
Mostly sunny
79°
60°
17
Sunshine
80°
61°
18
Cloudy
81°
62°
19
Sunny to partly cloudy
80°
62°
20
A few morning showers; humid
81°
61°
21
Clouds and sunshine
80°
62°
22
A shower and thunderstorm
78°
54°
23
Mostly sunny and less humid
72°
54°
24
Partly sunny
72°
55°
25
Cloudy
73°
57°
26
Cloudy with thunderstorms
74°
56°
27
Sun, then clouds; less humid
74°
56°
28
Times of clouds and sun
75°
58°
29
Mostly cloudy
76°
57°
30
A little afternoon rain
75°
62°
31
Cloudy
78°
65°
1
A shower and thunderstorm
81°
65°
2
Partly sunny and less humid
76°
62°
3
Mostly sunny
77°
63°
4
A stray afternoon t-shower
82°
66°
5
Sunny
82°
66°
6
Mainly cloudy and humid
85°
67°

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May Weather in Washington

Washington's May 2026 forecast shows daily high temperatures ranging from 62° to 86°, with overnight lows between 44° and 67°. The average high for May is 75° with an average low of 58°. 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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