Columbus May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Columbus, Ohio in the month of May.
Typical Columbus May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 74.0 °F
Average daily low 53.0 °F
Average monthly precipitation 4.0 inches
Average monthly snow none
Daily chance of precipitation 45.1%
Daily chance of snow 0%
Columbus May Weather Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F May 31, 1895
Lowest temperature 25 °F May 10, 1966
Highest daily low 73 °F May 27, 2014
Lowest daily high 38 °F May 9, 1923
Hottest average high temperature 82.6 °F 2018
Coldest average high temperature 65.1 °F 1967
Most daily precipitation 3.0 inches May 11, 1933
Most monthly precipitation 9.5 inches 1933
Most daily snow 0.8 inches May 7, 1989
Most monthly snow 0.8 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 69.0 47.8 87 30
May 2 69.3 48.1 88 30
May 3 69.4 48.4 89 30
May 4 69.6 48.6 89 30
May 5 69.8 48.8 92 29
May 6 70.1 49.1 91 29
May 7 70.5 49.4 88 31
May 8 70.8 49.7 88 30
May 9 71.2 50.1 91 29
May 10 71.6 50.4 91 25
May 11 71.9 50.8 91 29
May 12 72.4 51.3 88 31
May 13 72.8 51.8 88 33
May 14 73.2 52.2 91 31
May 15 73.6 52.6 92 30
May 16 73.8 52.9 90 31
May 17 74.2 53.2 91 29
May 18 74.5 53.5 93 34
May 19 74.9 53.9 92 34
May 20 75.1 54.2 91 36
May 21 75.3 54.4 91 30
May 22 75.5 54.7 92 32
May 23 75.7 55.0 91 34
May 24 75.9 55.2 90 36
May 25 76.1 55.4 93 31
May 26 76.4 55.8 94 35
May 27 76.9 56.1 94 34
May 28 77.2 56.6 93 34
May 29 77.6 57.1 94 33
May 30 77.9 57.5 94 36
May 31 78.3 57.8 96 36
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location