Ohio May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Ohio for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in Ohio History?

2018 was the warmest May in Ohio history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 79.9 °F, and the average low was 56.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Ohio History?

1917 was the coolest May in Ohio history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 64.1 °F, and the average low was 42.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	76	71.8	46.8
2022	19	74.8	52.8
2021	83	70.6	47.0
2020	89	68.8	47.9
2019	31	73.5	52.1
2018	1	79.9	56.1
2017	69	70.7	49.6
2016	71	70.7	48.6
2015	12	77.0	53.0
2014	45	73.2	50.1
2013	24	74.8	51.6
2012	4	78.9	54.0
2011	45	71.7	51.7
2010	21	74.4	52.3
2009	56	73.0	49.2
2008	109	68.4	45.6
2007	17	77.6	50.2
2006	78	70.3	48.0
2005	115	68.7	44.1
2004	14	75.9	53.2
2003	74	69.5	49.4
2002	113	68.5	44.9
2001	48	72.9	50.2
2000	30	74.3	51.4
1999	40	75.3	48.8
1998	12	76.0	53.9
1997	127	65.8	42.9
1996	85	68.6	48.7
1995	88	69.4	47.7
1994	117	68.4	43.8
1993	67	72.9	47.8
1992	91	70.2	46.2
1991	2	79.0	56.3
1990	104	67.2	47.5
1989	110	67.0	46.6
1988	56	74.4	47.7
1987	16	77.2	51.1
1986	40	73.1	51.1
1985	43	74.3	49.5
1984	114	67.4	45.7
1983	110	68.3	45.3
1982	9	78.5	53.0
1981	100	68.7	46.4
1980	58	73.1	48.6
1979	82	71.0	46.8
1978	85	69.0	48.3
1977	11	79.2	51.4
1976	100	69.9	45.3
1975	17	75.8	52.0
1974	79	70.2	47.8
1973	104	67.1	47.6
1972	52	73.4	49.2
1971	108	69.6	44.6
1970	21	76.1	50.7
1969	64	73.1	47.8
1968	110	67.1	46.4
1967	124	66.1	43.8
1966	122	68.0	43.1
1965	8	78.8	52.7
1964	26	75.8	50.4
1963	100	70.5	44.8
1962	5	78.6	53.8
1961	120	67.7	43.4
1960	97	68.5	47.3
1959	14	76.4	52.6
1958	83	71.7	45.7
1957	62	72.8	48.2
1956	76	71.2	47.4
1955	37	75.0	49.6
1954	118	68.1	43.9
1953	26	74.6	51.7
1952	79	70.5	47.5
1951	53	74.1	48.3
1950	53	73.6	48.8
1949	45	74.9	48.5
1948	91	70.2	46.3
1947	104	68.8	45.8
1946	89	68.8	47.8
1945	122	67.2	43.9
1944	5	78.8	53.7
1943	64	70.8	50.2
1942	44	73.4	50.1
1941	37	76.8	47.9
1940	98	69.5	46.1
1939	31	76.4	49.2
1938	67	72.5	48.2
1937	73	71.6	47.5
1936	26	76.7	49.5
1935	120	67.2	44.0
1934	24	78.0	48.4
1933	31	73.0	52.6
1932	61	74.0	47.4
1931	91	70.5	45.8
1930	42	74.6	49.5
1929	95	69.8	46.2
1928	91	71.6	44.8
1927	75	69.9	49.0
1926	71	73.9	45.5
1925	125	68.3	41.2
1924	128	65.0	42.8
1923	99	71.3	44.1
1922	21	75.1	51.6
1921	50	73.1	49.6
1920	100	69.9	45.3
1919	95	69.2	46.8
1918	9	78.0	53.4
1917	129	64.1	42.6
1916	50	72.8	50.0
1915	107	68.4	45.9
1914	48	74.8	48.2
1913	70	72.4	47.4
1912	39	74.0	50.5
1911	7	80.3	51.8
1910	119	66.9	44.7
1909	87	70.1	47.2
1908	36	73.0	51.9
1907	126	66.3	42.7
1906	53	73.9	48.5
1905	60	72.3	49.2
1904	64	72.2	48.8
1903	19	76.9	50.6
1902	31	75.9	49.8
1901	79	70.5	47.4
1900	35	76.0	49.2
1899	26	74.4	51.7
1898	58	71.8	50.0
1897	115	68.0	44.7
1896	3	79.6	55.6
1895	62	73.6	47.6