West Virginia May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in West Virginia 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 West Virginia History?

2018 was the warmest May in West Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 80.0 °F, and the average low was 55.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in West Virginia History?

1917 was the coolest May in West Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 66.1 °F, and the average low was 43.3 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	98	70.9	45.9
2022	26	75.2	50.8
2021	96	71.4	45.8
2020	105	69.0	46.7
2019	8	76.9	54.0
2018	1	80.0	55.6
2017	55	72.0	49.9
2016	84	70.4	48.7
2015	12	78.3	51.1
2014	46	74.8	48.6
2013	68	73.0	48.1
2012	7	77.8	53.8
2011	41	73.3	50.7
2010	20	75.8	51.0
2009	52	72.8	49.7
2008	118	69.6	44.6
2007	30	77.2	48.7
2006	107	70.5	44.9
2005	122	69.5	43.1
2004	5	78.2	53.6
2003	81	69.4	50.1
2002	104	71.1	44.6
2001	55	73.5	48.5
2000	30	76.3	49.6
1999	59	75.6	45.9
1998	20	74.7	52.2
1997	128	68.1	41.5
1996	63	72.1	49.1
1995	92	70.9	47.5
1994	126	68.1	42.8
1993	59	74.1	47.4
1992	109	69.4	45.8
1991	3	79.1	55.1
1990	94	69.7	48.1
1989	120	67.4	45.4
1988	83	73.0	46.4
1987	17	77.7	50.1
1986	53	73.7	48.6
1985	48	74.3	49.0
1984	107	69.8	45.7
1983	109	70.2	44.9
1982	15	78.4	49.8
1981	109	70.3	44.9
1980	69	73.1	47.6
1979	91	72.4	46.4
1978	98	69.8	47.0
1977	26	77.2	48.8
1976	113	70.6	44.0
1975	19	75.4	51.6
1974	71	72.2	48.1
1973	113	68.6	46.1
1972	81	72.3	47.3
1971	119	69.1	43.9
1970	26	76.9	49.1
1969	55	74.8	47.2
1968	113	68.7	46.0
1967	125	67.1	44.2
1966	95	72.7	44.9
1965	11	78.6	51.3
1964	43	76.0	47.8
1963	97	72.0	44.9
1962	5	79.3	52.5
1961	124	68.5	43.1
1960	102	69.5	46.5
1959	14	77.1	51.8
1958	84	72.3	46.7
1957	39	75.8	48.7
1956	63	74.0	47.2
1955	34	76.3	49.1
1954	120	68.3	44.5
1953	9	77.2	53.5
1952	69	72.7	48.1
1951	59	73.9	47.7
1950	43	73.3	50.6
1949	48	75.1	48.0
1948	84	71.5	47.6
1947	84	72.8	46.2
1946	79	70.8	49.0
1945	116	70.0	44.2
1944	4	80.7	52.6
1943	35	74.8	50.5
1942	36	75.2	49.8
1941	50	77.3	45.7
1940	84	73.1	45.9
1939	36	76.7	48.3
1938	73	72.2	48.1
1937	73	73.5	46.6
1936	26	78.4	47.6
1935	100	70.2	46.0
1934	41	76.9	47.0
1933	16	74.7	53.3
1932	58	74.4	47.4
1931	84	72.2	46.8
1930	36	76.2	48.7
1929	84	71.4	47.5
1928	102	71.6	44.4
1927	63	71.4	49.6
1926	63	75.1	46.0
1925	122	69.7	42.8
1924	127	66.4	43.6
1923	92	73.4	44.9
1922	32	75.2	50.4
1921	73	72.3	47.9
1920	109	70.6	44.6
1919	76	72.0	48.0
1918	9	78.7	52.1
1917	129	66.1	43.3
1916	24	76.6	50.0
1915	79	71.6	48.1
1914	53	76.0	46.2
1913	71	73.5	46.9
1912	43	75.0	48.7
1911	12	80.5	49.0
1910	116	70.1	44.4
1909	76	73.3	46.7
1908	40	73.3	51.1
1907	100	71.4	44.7
1906	51	75.5	47.2
1905	24	76.2	50.2
1904	59	74.4	47.3
1903	18	78.2	49.3
1902	20	77.5	49.4
1901	63	72.8	48.3
1900	46	76.7	46.7
1899	20	75.3	51.4
1898	32	74.9	50.8
1897	105	70.4	45.2
1896	2	80.4	55.0
1895	76	73.3	46.7