Lancaster May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Lancaster, Ohio in the month of May.
Typical Lancaster May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 74.0 °F
Average daily low 50.7 °F
Average monthly precipitation 3.7 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 43.0%
Lancaster May Weather Records
1895–2024
Highest temperature 96 °F May 27, 1911
Lowest temperature 22 °F May 10, 1966
Highest daily low 72 °F May 20, 1996
Lowest daily high 36 °F May 9, 1923
Hottest average high temperature 82.2 °F 1911
Coldest average high temperature 65.3 °F 1917
Most daily precipitation 2.7 inches May 2, 1935
Most monthly precipitation 8.9 inches 1990
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 69.3 44.9 93 27
May 2 69.5 45.2 87 29
May 3 69.7 45.5 89 29
May 4 70.0 45.9 88 26
May 5 70.1 46.1 88 30
May 6 70.3 46.4 91 26
May 7 70.6 46.7 88 27
May 8 71.0 47.0 90 28
May 9 71.3 47.4 90 27
May 10 71.7 47.7 92 22
May 11 72.0 48.1 91 24
May 12 72.4 48.6 89 26
May 13 72.9 49.2 86 29
May 14 73.2 49.7 88 31
May 15 73.6 50.0 92 31
May 16 73.9 50.3 92 30
May 17 74.2 50.6 91 33
May 18 74.5 51.0 93 34
May 19 74.8 51.3 93 31
May 20 75.1 51.7 95 34
May 21 75.3 52.0 94 33
May 22 75.4 52.3 94 30
May 23 75.6 52.6 91 32
May 24 75.8 52.8 91 33
May 25 76.1 53.0 91 30
May 26 76.3 53.3 95 33
May 27 76.7 53.6 96 31
May 28 77.1 54.0 93 33
May 29 77.4 54.5 93 34
May 30 77.7 54.9 92 31
May 31 78.1 55.2 93 32
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1996–2024 Lancaster Fairfield Airport location
1936–1996 Lancaster 2 NW location
1895–1935 Lancaster 2 NW location