Average May Temperature in Columbus by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Columbus, Ohio for the month of May each year between 1894 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest May Ever in Columbus?

2018 was the warmest May in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 82.6 °F, and the average low was 60.8 °F.

What Was the Coldest May Ever in Columbus?

1907 was the coolest May in the history of Columbus, Ohio. The average daily high temperature was 66.0 °F, and the average low was 44.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	58	73.8	51.4
2022	17	76.0	56.3
2021	80	72.1	49.2
2020	87	70.0	49.8
2019	25	75.3	55.0
2018	1	82.6	60.8
2017	49	72.4	53.5
2016	85	70.5	50.1
2015	11	77.9	55.8
2014	21	76.2	55.5
2013	19	76.1	56.0
2012	3	80.5	58.9
2011	36	72.8	55.6
2010	22	75.2	56.0
2009	42	74.3	52.6
2008	84	70.9	49.9
2007	10	79.2	54.4
2006	71	71.1	51.1
2005	111	69.4	47.0
2004	12	77.1	56.5
2003	77	69.6	52.1
2002	107	69.3	48.1
2001	41	73.5	53.7
2000	28	75.2	54.6
1999	29	76.7	52.9
1998	8	77.4	57.2
1997	123	66.7	46.4
1996	73	70.0	51.8
1995	74	71.7	50.1
1994	109	70.6	46.2
1993	64	73.9	50.4
1992	91	71.6	48.1
1991	2	81.8	59.9
1990	103	68.1	50.0
1989	118	66.7	47.6
1988	56	75.6	49.7
1987	20	78.8	53.1
1986	35	74.4	54.1
1985	59	74.1	51.0
1984	117	67.8	47.3
1983	116	67.8	47.3
1982	13	79.3	54.3
1981	96	69.6	49.5
1980	61	73.8	51.0
1979	82	71.9	49.0
1978	95	69.1	50.0
1977	14	80.2	53.3
1976	112	69.5	46.7
1975	16	78.1	55.1
1974	76	70.9	50.7
1973	100	68.4	50.5
1972	78	71.6	50.0
1971	113	69.8	46.2
1970	26	76.2	53.6
1969	66	73.6	49.7
1968	108	67.8	49.1
1967	127	65.1	45.7
1966	125	67.4	44.8
1965	5	80.4	55.8
1964	45	75.8	50.9
1963	106	71.2	46.4
1962	9	78.9	55.5
1961	124	68.3	44.6
1960	101	69.1	49.7
1959	15	78.0	55.5
1958	69	73.6	49.1
1957	55	74.6	50.9
1956	70	72.7	49.9
1955	38	76.0	51.5
1954	115	69.3	46.0
1953	27	76.3	53.5
1952	79	71.3	50.2
1951	47	75.7	50.5
1950	53	74.2	51.4
1949	52	75.4	50.2
1948	89	71.2	48.6
1947	99	70.0	48.8
1946	81	69.8	51.2
1945	110	68.8	47.8
1944	4	80.1	57.6
1943	43	72.8	54.1
1942	33	75.3	53.2
1941	32	77.7	51.1
1940	93	70.3	48.9
1939	23	78.0	53.1
1938	48	74.4	51.8
1937	65	72.3	51.3
1936	40	75.0	52.3
1935	119	68.0	45.9
1934	24	79.0	51.6
1933	31	73.8	55.2
1932	57	75.0	50.3
1931	92	71.0	48.6
1930	34	75.5	53.0
1929	88	70.2	49.7
1928	86	72.5	47.6
1927	67	71.1	51.9
1926	63	75.4	49.2
1925	120	70.5	43.2
1924	126	65.4	45.6
1923	98	72.0	46.9
1922	30	75.5	53.6
1921	60	73.5	51.4
1920	94	71.1	48.0
1919	114	67.4	48.4
1918	7	78.2	56.5
1917	128	65.5	45.2
1916	54	73.1	52.4
1915	105	69.5	48.3
1914	62	75.5	49.2
1912	44	73.6	53.2
1911	18	79.6	52.7
1910	122	66.4	47.0
1909	97	69.9	49.1
1908	51	72.8	53.0
1907	129	66.0	44.1
1906	75	72.2	49.5
1905	83	70.4	50.5
1904	90	69.6	50.2
1903	46	75.8	50.8
1902	50	75.2	50.7
1901	102	71.1	47.3
1900	39	77.0	50.3
1899	37	75.2	52.4
1898	68	72.2	50.7
1897	121	68.6	44.7
1896	6	79.6	56.1
1895	72	74.0	48.3
1894	104	71.0	46.9

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Colombus International Airport	location
1893–1947	Ohio State University	location