Columbia, SC: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 72.3°F in Columbia, SC, the warmest May since 2025, tied 63rd warmest of 139 (with 1942, 1935 and 1894).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 72.3°F; Warmest since 2025; 63rd warmest of 139
Precipitation: 5.27 in; Wettest since 2025; 25th wettest of 139

A normal May in Columbia, SC (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72.7°F, between 69.2°F and 75.6°F in eight years of ten and 2.69 in of precipitation, between 1.29 in and 6.98 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Columbia, SC since 1888: 72.3°F in 2026; the highest is 77.5°F, in 1896.

Normal range, 69.2 to 75.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Columbia, SC from 1888 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
2026	72.3	63	82.9	79	61.7	49	5.27	25
2025	72.8	50	82.5	87	63.2	24	8.81	4
2024	74.4	21	85	43	63.8	14	5.10	26
2023	68.9	125	78.9	133	58.8	96	4.95	28
2022	74.7	17	85.7	30	63.6	17	2.92	75
2021	70.3	97	83.5	65	57	122	2.64	86
2020	69.7	106	80.8	105	58.7	97	9.32	2
2019	77.3	2	89.2	5	65.4	5	2.35	95
2018	76.9	5	87.3	13	66.5	1	2.76	80
2017	73.6	37	85.2	39	61.9	43	7.15	7
2016	72.7	51	83.4	70	61.9	43	2.61	89
2015	73.5	38	86	25	61	61	1.71	110
2014	74.3	22	86.4	19	62.2	38	5.72	18
2013	70.4	95	81.4	98	59.5	86	3.62	53
2012	75.4	12	85.8	29	64.9	7	4.71	29
2011	74.2	23	85.5	34	62.8	28	2.74	81
2010	76	8	86.6	16	65.3	6	2.10	102
2009	72.7	51	82	91	63.4	22	5.45	23
2008	70.7	90	82.9	79	58.6	99	1.80	108
2007	70.8	88	83.9	60	57.6	115	0.40	137
2006	70.9	86	83.5	65	58.2	108	1.32	118
2005	68.5	130	80.2	119	56.9	125	2.69	84
2004	75.6	10	86.7	15	64.5	9	4.61	31
2003	71.3	79	80.1	123	62.5	32	5.49	21
2002	69.7	106	81.1	103	58.3	106	9.39	1
2001	72.6	55	85.5	34	59.7	81	4.59	32
2000	75.4	12	88.6	6	62.3	36	0.84	129
1999	69.7	106	82	91	57.4	117	1.03	124
1998	75	15	85.9	27	64	12	2.22	99
1997	68	133	80.4	117	55.5	132	1.61	113
1996	74.1	26	85.9	27	62.3	36	2.68	85
1995	74.2	23	87.5	10	60.9	63	1.69	111
1994	69.3	114	81.4	98	57.1	121	1.99	104
1993	71.5	74	84.3	49	58.6	99	2.98	70
1992	67.5	136	80.2	119	54.9	134	1.93	105
1991	75.4	12	85.2	39	65.5	4	6.96	8
1990	71.9	70	84.6	48	59.2	90	4.03	45
1989	68.9	125	82	91	55.9	131	4.44	37
1988	69.3	114	84.2	53	54.5	137	2.08	103
1987	74.2	23	87.4	11	61.1	57	1.12	123
1986	72.1	67	86	25	58.3	106	1.13	122
1985	71.4	77	83.2	75	59.7	81	3.13	67
1984	70	102	83.3	73	56.8	127	4.29	39
1983	69.9	103	83.2	75	56.6	130	0.70	130
1982	72	68	85.6	33	58.4	103	2.92	75
1981	68	133	81.5	97	54.5	137	3.38	61
1980	69	123	81.3	100	56.7	128	4.51	34
1979	69	123	80.7	106	57.3	119	6.47	11
1978	69.2	119	80.6	109	57.7	113	3.09	68
1977	72.5	56	86.3	21	58.6	99	0.89	128
1976	69.1	121	81.2	101	57	122	4.63	30
1975	74.7	17	85.7	30	63.8	14	7.88	6
1974	74.7	17	86.4	19	63	26	3.40	59
1973	67.8	135	80.6	109	54.9	134	4.04	44
1972	68.4	131	78.9	133	57.8	112	6.41	12
1971	69.8	105	82.6	86	57	122	2.71	83
1970	73	47	86.3	21	59.6	84	4.50	35
1969	70.5	93	83	77	58.1	109	3.28	65
1968	69.5	112	81.6	96	57.5	116	4.17	42
1967	67	137	79.4	131	54.6	136	8.85	3
1966	70.2	99	80.2	119	60.1	74	6.14	13
1965	76.1	7	89.5	3	62.7	29	1.46	117
1964	72.4	61	84.8	45	60	77	2.63	87
1963	70.9	86	83.4	70	58.4	103	2.87	78
1962	76.7	6	91	1	62.4	34	2.32	97
1961	68.7	128	80.2	119	57.3	119	2.98	70
1960	70.8	88	84.2	53	57.4	117	1.47	116
1959	73.5	38	85.3	36	61.8	47	5.79	17
1958	71.9	70	83.5	65	60.3	71	3.79	47
1957	72.4	61	83.3	73	61.5	52	6.71	9
1956	73.7	36	85.2	39	62.1	39	1.92	106
1955	74.1	26	87.4	11	60.8	65	3.00	69
1954	66.5	139	79.7	128	53.3	139	2.20	100
1953	77.3	2	90	2	64.5	9	3.49	56
1952	73.5	38	86.3	21	60.6	69	3.47	57
1951	70.3	97	85.3	36	55.3	133	0.29	138
1950	74.1	26	86.6	16	61.6	50	4.45	36
1949	72.7	51	85.7	30	59.7	81	2.34	96
1948	72.5	56	84.8	45	60.1	74	5.60	20
1947	72.9	48	83.8	61	61.9	43	3.36	62
1946	71.1	83	80.7	106	61.6	50	3.39	60
1945	69.1	121	79.5	130	58.7	97	2.61	89
1944	74.6	20	86.3	21	63	26	1.76	109
1943	73.8	32	84	58	63.5	19	5.07	27
1942	72.3	63	82.5	87	62.1	39	4.57	33
1941	73.8	32	86.5	18	61.1	57	0.51	136
1940	69.5	112	81.2	101	57.7	113	1.90	107
1939	71.1	83	82	91	60.1	74	3.47	57
1938	73.5	38	83.7	64	63.2	24	4.21	41
1937	72.7	51	84.2	53	61.2	55	3.29	64
1936	73.9	30	85.3	36	62.4	34	0.06	139
1935	72.3	63	82.7	82	61.8	47	2.46	92
1934	69.7	106	79.4	131	60	77	3.61	54
1933	77	4	88.3	7	65.6	3	5.82	15
1932	70.7	90	81	104	60.3	71	2.42	93
1931	68.9	125	78.7	135	59.1	92	3.75	49
1930	73.8	32	84.1	57	63.5	19	2.95	73
1929	70.6	92	80.4	117	60.8	65	5.49	21
1928	69.3	114	79.6	129	59	94	5.33	24
1927	73.4	42	84.2	53	62.6	31	1.60	114
1926	72.5	56	84.3	49	60.8	65	0.60	133
1925	69.3	114	80.6	109	58	110	3.18	66
1924	69.6	110	79.9	127	59.4	87	3.74	51
1923	69.3	114	78.7	135	59.8	79	2.97	72
1922	71.7	72	80.7	106	62.7	29	2.85	79
1921	68.7	128	78.5	137	58.9	95	5.97	14
1920	68.3	132	78.5	137	58	110	1.24	120
1919	71.5	74	80.5	114	62.5	32	4.37	38
1918	73.8	32	83.8	61	63.7	16	1.56	115
1917	67	137	77	139	56.9	125	2.72	82
1916	75.8	9	87.1	14	64.5	9	0.58	134
1915	73.1	44	82.7	82	63.5	19	5.62	19
1914	73.1	44	85.2	39	61.1	57	0.55	135
1913	72.5	56	84	58	61.1	57	1.00	125
1912	73.2	43	82.7	82	63.6	17	2.62	88
1911	72.9	48	84.8	45	61	61	0.70	130
1910	69.9	103	80.5	114	59.4	87	2.20	100
1909	69.6	110	80	124	59.1	92	4.28	40
1908	72.5	56	83.5	65	61.5	52	2.93	74
1907	70.5	93	80.5	114	60.5	70	5.80	16
1906	70.2	99	80.6	109	59.8	79	2.25	98
1905	73.9	30	82.9	79	64.8	8	3.75	49
1904	71.3	79	81.8	95	60.8	65	1.00	125
1903	71	85	80	124	62	42	2.39	94
1902	74.1	26	84.3	49	64	12	3.33	63
1901	72	68	83	77	60.9	63	8.52	5
1900	71.5	74	83.8	61	59.2	90	3.50	55
1899	75.5	11	87.7	8	63.4	22	0.65	132
1898	74.9	16	87.7	8	62.1	39	1.15	121
1897	70.4	95	82.2	90	58.6	99	1.30	119
1896	77.5	1	89.3	4	65.7	2	3.66	52
1895	69.2	119	80	124	58.4	103	3.80	46
1894	72.3	63	84.3	49	60.2	73	1.69	111
1893	71.2	82	82.7	82	59.6	84	3.79	47
1892	71.4	77	83.4	70	59.4	87	2.59	91
1891	70.1	101	83.5	65	56.7	128	2.92	75
1890	71.7	72	82.3	89	61.2	55	4.17	42
1889	73.1	44	85	43	61.3	54	0.95	127
1888	71.3	79	80.6	109	61.9	43	6.66	10

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1896	77.5
2019	77.3
1953	77.3
1933	77
2018	76.9
1962	76.7
1965	76.1
2010	76
1916	75.8
2004	75.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	66.5
1967	67
1917	67
1992	67.5
1973	67.8
1997	68
1981	68
1920	68.3
1972	68.4
2005	68.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2002	9.39
2020	9.32
1967	8.85
2025	8.81
1901	8.52
1975	7.88
2017	7.15
1991	6.96
1957	6.71
1888	6.66

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	0.06
1951	0.29
2007	0.40
1941	0.51
1914	0.55
1916	0.58
1926	0.60
1899	0.65
1983	0.70
1911	0.70

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 21 May 2026, 20 May 2026, 19 May 2026, 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 46°F; 15 May 2026, 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.00 in; 26 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 5.27 in of precipitation in Columbia, SC, the wettest May since 2025, 25th wettest of 139.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Columbia, SC: 93°F on Thursday 21 May 2026, Wednesday 20 May 2026, Tuesday 19 May 2026 and 1 other day.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Columbia, SC: a low of 46°F on Friday 15 May 2026 and Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Columbia, SC: 1.00 in on Tuesday 26 May 2026.