Cincinnati May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Cincinnati, Ohio in the month of May.
Typical Cincinnati May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 74.3 °F
Average daily low 53.8 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.7 inches
Average monthly snow 0.0 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 43.7%
Daily chance of snow 0.11%
Cincinnati May Weather Records
1916–2024
Highest temperature 95 °F May 31, 1937
Lowest temperature 27 °F May 1, 1963
Highest daily low 73 °F May 12, 2000
Lowest daily high 41 °F May 2, 1940
Hottest average high temperature 82.5 °F 2018
Coldest average high temperature 66.2 °F 1917
Most daily precipitation 3.7 inches May 13, 1933
Most monthly precipitation 9.5 inches 1968
Most daily snow 0.2 inches May 6, 1989
Most monthly snow 0.2 inches 1989
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
May 1 69.7 48.8 92 27
May 2 70.0 49.1 90 30
May 3 70.1 49.4 87 30
May 4 70.2 49.6 90 30
May 5 70.4 49.9 92 33
May 6 70.8 50.1 89 34
May 7 71.1 50.5 89 30
May 8 71.5 50.8 89 30
May 9 71.8 51.1 89 28
May 10 72.2 51.4 91 28
May 11 72.5 51.8 88 33
May 12 72.9 52.2 87 33
May 13 73.3 52.7 89 31
May 14 73.7 53.1 90 36
May 15 73.9 53.4 89 34
May 16 74.2 53.7 90 31
May 17 74.5 54.1 91 35
May 18 74.9 54.4 93 35
May 19 75.2 54.7 92 30
May 20 75.4 54.9 92 39
May 21 75.6 55.2 92 38
May 22 75.8 55.5 93 33
May 23 76.0 55.7 89 34
May 24 76.2 55.9 92 37
May 25 76.4 56.1 91 32
May 26 76.7 56.4 91 37
May 27 77.0 56.7 91 34
May 28 77.4 57.1 92 40
May 29 77.7 57.5 91 34
May 30 78.1 57.9 90 38
May 31 78.4 58.2 95 37
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport location
1916–1947 Cincinnati location