Cincinnati, OH: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 62.7°F in Cincinnati, OH, the coldest May since 2025, tied 58th coldest of 154 (with 1995 and 1952).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 62.7°F; Coldest since 2025; 58th coldest of 154
Precipitation: 6.35 in; Wettest since 2022; 20th wettest of 156

A normal May in Cincinnati, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 63.6°F, between 60.2°F and 67.7°F in eight years of ten and 5.14 in of precipitation, between 1.97 in and 7.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Cincinnati, OH since 1873: 62.7°F in 2026; the lowest is 56.6°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 60.2 to 67.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Cincinnati, OH from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	62.7	95	72.4	96	52.9	93	6.35	20	0
2025	62.5	99	70.9	116	54	69	5.30	40	0
2024	68.1	13	77.4	28	58.7	9	5.56	33	0
2023	63.4	81	74	79	52.8	95	2.16	124	0
2022	67.2	22	76.9	34	57.5	15	9.08	5	0
2021	61.8	107	72.6	92	51.1	113	4.79	51	0
2020	61.3	113	70.8	119	51.8	107	5.77	27	0
2019	66.7	32	76.1	43	57.4	17	5.65	31	0
2018	72.4	1	82.5	1	62.4	1	3.62	81	0
2017	63	88	73	85	52.9	93	6.21	23	0
2016	62	102	71.8	101	52.1	105	2.80	105	0
2015	67.2	22	78.1	23	56.4	30	1.63	138	0
2014	65.3	54	76.1	43	54.6	56	2.86	103	0
2013	65.5	49	74.9	65	56.2	37	5.22	42	0
2012	69	9	80.2	8	57.8	12	3.53	87	0
2011	63.5	80	72.3	97	54.8	50	6.71	16	0
2010	66.1	39	75.1	58	57.1	21	5.66	30	0
2009	64.2	68	74.2	76	54.3	65	3.74	78	0
2008	60.5	122	71.1	115	49.9	131	6.32	22	0
2007	67.6	17	79.9	11	55.3	46	0.91	154	0
2006	61.8	107	71.9	100	51.7	109	3.13	95	0
2005	60.3	127	71.6	103	49	138	1.88	132	0
2004	67	25	76.5	38	57.5	15	6.85	15	0
2003	61.9	104	70.5	123	53.2	82	7.29	13	0
2002	59.5	141	70.5	123	48.6	142	8.03	10	0
2001	64.1	72	75.1	58	53.2	82	5.15	44	0
2000	65.4	51	75.6	50	55.1	49	5.21	43	0
1999	63.6	78	75.7	48	51.4	111	1.98	131	0
1998	66.5	36	76.8	35	56.3	32	5.12	45	0
1997	57.2	153	67.2	152	47.1	151	6.33	21	0
1996	63.2	83	72.6	92	53.7	74	9.20	4	0
1995	62.7	95	72.2	99	53.2	82	8.57	8	0
1994	59.3	144	71.2	112	47.4	150	2.06	127	0
1993	63.2	83	74.3	75	52.2	104	2.33	118	0
1992	61.2	114	71.3	110	51.1	113	2.84	104	0
1991	70.3	5	80.1	9	60.6	4	3.41	90	0
1990	61.6	111	70.1	133	53	90	9.41	3	0
1989	60	133	69.8	139	50.3	127	4.64	55	0
1988	64.3	65	77.5	27	51.2	112	1.99	130	0
1987	69.3	8	82.1	2	56.5	28	2.73	107	0
1986	64.5	62	74.4	71	54.5	59	3.59	83	0
1985	65.4	51	75.1	58	55.6	45	6.18	24	0
1984	58.9	147	69.7	142	48.1	146	4.82	50	0
1983	59	146	69.4	143	48.6	142	8.89	6	0
1982	68	15	79.9	11	56.2	37	4.60	58	0
1981	59.8	136	70.1	133	49.5	135	5.07	47	0
1980	64.9	58	75.8	47	54	69	4.59	59	0
1979	60.2	129	71.4	108	49	138	4.00	70	0
1978	60.1	130	70.4	129	49.8	133	5.30	40	0
1977	68.1	13	80.3	7	56	40	1.53	141	0
1976	60	133	72.5	95	47.5	147	1.80	136	0
1975	67.6	17	78.9	18	56.3	32	3.11	98	0
1974	61.9	104	71.4	108	52.3	101	5.53	37	0
1973	58.4	151	68.4	151	48.4	145	3.46	89	0
1972	63.1	86	73.9	80	52.3	101	6.02	25	0
1971	60.8	119	72.7	89	48.9	141	3.31	91	0
1970	66.7	32	79.1	16	54.4	62	1.88	132	0
1969	65	56	76.5	38	53.5	76	2.05	128	0
1968	60.7	121	70.5	123	50.9	116	9.48	2	0
1967	60.5	122	70.2	132	50.8	121	5.64	32	0
1966	60.4	125	71.6	103	49.1	137	2.42	115	0
1965	67	25	80.1	9	54	69	1.46	142	0
1964	65.7	47	78.2	21	53.3	78	1.13	147	0
1963	58.9	147	70.9	116	46.9	153	2.73	107	0
1962	68.4	12	80.6	6	56.1	39	3.64	80	0
1961	59.3	144	70	135	48.6	142	7.31	12	0
1960	60.9	118	70.8	119	50.9	116	3.22	93	0
1959	67.9	16	78	24	57.7	14	2.92	101	0
1958	63	88	74.4	71	51.7	109	5.33	39	0
1957	64	74	75	64	53	90	5.74	28	0
1956	63.3	82	73.5	82	53	90	7.04	14	0
1955	64.9	58	75.6	50	54.3	65	4.26	64	0
1954	58.7	149	70	135	47.5	147	1.33	145	0
1953	66.1	39	75.7	48	56.5	28	2.59	110	0
1952	62.7	95	73	85	52.4	100	3.56	85	0
1951	65	56	76.8	35	53.1	87	2.94	100	0
1950	64.2	68	74.7	67	53.7	74	3.12	97	0
1949	64.2	68	76.4	40	52	106	1.39	143	0
1948	61.6	111	72.3	97	50.9	116	2.26	121	0
1947	59.8	136	70.5	123	49	138	4.99	48	0
1946	61.8	107	70.9	116	52.7	97	6.55	18	0
1945	60	133	70.5	123	49.4	136	3.14	94	0
1944	70.8	3	81.8	3	59.8	7	3.13	95	0
1943	64.8	60	74.5	69	55.2	48	5.08	46	0
1942	64.3	65	74.2	76	54.5	59	3.92	75	0
1941	66.9	28	79.3	15	54.5	59	0.85	155	0
1940	60.4	125	70	135	50.7	122	3.97	71	0
1939	66.5	36	77.3	31	55.7	44	2.41	116	0
1938	63.6	78	74.7	67	52.5	98	6.57	17	0
1937	63.2	83	73.3	83	53.1	87	2.92	101	0
1936	66.8	30	78.9	18	54.8	50	1.04	150	0
1935	59.7	139	69.4	143	50.1	130	4.87	49	0
1934	66.7	32	78.8	20	54.6	56	0.98	152	0
1933	66.1	39	75.6	50	56.7	25	8.81	7	0
1932	64.2	68	75.3	55	53.1	87	0.94	153	0
1931	60.5	122	70.6	122	50.5	125	4.47	61	0
1930	65.4	51	76	45	54.8	50	1.01	151	0
1929	60.3	127	69.8	139	50.7	122	7.73	11	1
1928	61.7	110	72.8	87	50.7	122	0.76	156	0
1927	63	88	72.7	89	53.3	78	4.67	52	0
1926	64	74	76.3	41	51.8	107	4.65	54	0
1925	58.7	149	70.5	123	46.8	154	2.05	128	0
1924	57.3	152	67	153	47.5	147	3.97	71	0
1923	61.2	114	72.6	92	49.9	131	2.34	117	0
1922	66.8	30	77	33	56.6	27	2.09	125	0
1921	64.6	61	74.4	71	54.8	50	2.79	106	0
1920	60.8	119	70.7	121	50.9	116	4.36	62	0
1919	60.1	130	69.3	145	50.9	116	3.56	85	0
1918	68.8	11	79.1	16	58.6	10	4.05	69	1
1917	56.6	154	66.2	154	47	152	4.62	57	0
1916	64.5	62	74.4	71	54.6	56	4.49	60	0
1915	60.1	130	69.8	139	50.5	125	5.56	33	0
1914	66.7	32	77.2	32	56.3	32	1.83	134	0
1913	65.8	46	75.6	50	55.9	43	2.30	120	0
1912	66.2	38	75.9	46	56.4	30	4.64	55	0
1911	69.9	6	81	4	58.8	8	1.54	140	0
1910	59.8	136	68.6	150	51	115	3.30	92	0
1909	62.3	100	71.2	112	53.3	78	4.21	66	0
1908	66.1	39	75.1	58	57.1	21	5.84	26	0
1907	59.4	143	69	148	49.8	133	2.49	113	0
1906	65.5	49	75.6	50	55.3	46	1.10	148	0
1905	66.1	39	75.2	56	57.1	21	9.52	1	0
1904	64.1	72	73.6	81	54.7	54	3.70	79	0
1903	67.6	17	77.4	28	57.8	12	3.83	77	0
1902	67.6	17	78	24	57.2	19	5.54	36	0
1901	62.6	98	71.2	112	54	69	1.62	139	0
1900	66.1	39	76.2	42	56	40	3.94	74	0
1899	66.9	28	75.2	56	58.6	10	4.33	63	0
1898	65.1	55	74.2	76	56	40	3.03	99	0
1897	59.5	141	68.8	149	50.2	128	2.46	114	0
1896	71.2	2	81	4	61.4	3	2.17	123	0
1895	63.7	77	73.1	84	54.2	68	1.82	135	0
1894	63	88	71.7	102	54.4	62	2.33	118	0
1893	61.2	114	69.9	138	52.5	98	6.40	19	0
1892	62.3	100	70.4	129	54.3	65	3.95	73	0
1891	59.6	140	69.1	146	50.2	128	1.08	149	0
1890	63.8	76	74.5	69	53.2	82	3.58	84	0
1889	62.8	94	72.8	87	52.8	95	2.52	112	0
1888	63.1	86	72.7	89	53.5	76	2.70	109	0
1887	69	9	77.9	26	60.1	6	3.62	81	0
1886	65.7	47	75.1	58	56.3	32	4.11	67	0
1885	62	102	71.6	103	52.3	101	2.07	126	0
1884	64.5	62	71.6	103	57.3	18	5.56	33	0
1883	63	88	71.6	103	54.4	62	5.49	38	0
1882	61.2	114	69.1	146	53.3	78	8.47	9	0
1881	70.7	4	79.5	13	61.8	2	2.23	122	0
1880	69.9	6	79.5	13	60.4	5	5.70	29	0
1879	67.1	24	77.4	28	56.7	25	4.23	65	0
1878	63	88	71.3	110	54.7	54	2.53	111	0
1877	61.9	104	70.4	129	53.2	82	1.76	137	1
1876	67	25	76.8	35	57.2	19	1.25	146	0
1875	64.3	65	74.8	66	53.8	73	3.92	75	0
1874	67.3	21	78.2	21	56.3	32	1.38	144	0
1873	66	45	75.1	58	57	24	3.50	88	0
1872							4.07	68	6
1871							4.66	53	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	72.4
1896	71.2
1944	70.8
1881	70.7
1991	70.3
1911	69.9
1880	69.9
1987	69.3
2012	69
1887	69

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	56.6
1997	57.2
1924	57.3
1973	58.4
1954	58.7
1925	58.7
1984	58.9
1963	58.9
1983	59
1994	59.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1905	9.52
1968	9.48
1990	9.41
1996	9.20
2022	9.08
1983	8.89
1933	8.81
1995	8.57
1882	8.47
2002	8.03

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1928	0.76
1941	0.85
2007	0.91
1932	0.94
1934	0.98
1930	1.01
1936	1.04
1891	1.08
1906	1.10
1964	1.13

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 86°F; 19 May 2026, 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 33°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.93 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 6.35 in of precipitation in Cincinnati, OH, the wettest May since 2022, 20th wettest of 156.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Cincinnati, OH: 86°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026 and Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Cincinnati, OH: a low of 33°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Cincinnati, OH: 1.93 in on Friday 22 May 2026.