Columbus, GA: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 72.9°F in Columbus, GA, the coldest May since 2023, tied 58th coldest of 124 (with 1921).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 72.9°F; Coldest since 2023; 58th coldest of 124
Precipitation: 9.98 in; Wettest since 1903; 2nd wettest of 133

A normal May in Columbus, GA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 73.4°F, between 71.3°F and 76.6°F in eight years of ten and 2.85 in of precipitation, between 0.80 in and 5.55 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Columbus, GA since 1902: 72.9°F in 2026; the lowest is 66.6°F, in 1954.

Normal range, 71.3 to 76.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Columbus, GA from 1893 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	72.9	66	82.8	96	63	32	9.98	2	0
2025	74	42	83.7	76	64.3	18	7.70	9	0
2024	75.5	19	85	53	66	8	5.79	23	0
2023	71.4	94	81.5	116	61.4	70	4.84	33	0
2022	75.3	23	86.5	29	64.1	22	3.67	57	0
2021	71	104	82.9	92	59.1	106	3.76	54	0
2020	71.7	88	83.3	84	60.2	88	1.37	116	0
2019	77.8	3	88.7	10	66.9	5	3.59	59	0
2018	77.1	6	87.5	17	66.8	6	9.93	3	0
2017	73.4	57	84	68	62.7	36	5.37	26	0
2016	72.5	72	83.4	82	61.6	64	2.51	86	0
2015	74.3	37	85.8	38	62.7	36	3.18	65	0
2014	72.8	68	84.3	64	61.3	72	2.77	77	0
2013	71.5	92	81.7	114	61.3	72	2.86	74	0
2012	76.1	14	87.1	23	65.2	11	3.34	62	0
2011	74	42	86.9	26	61.1	77	0.65	128	0
2010	75.2	25	85.7	42	64.7	15	5.83	22	0
2009	72.3	80	80.7	118	63.9	24	5.10	29	0
2008	72.4	74	83.2	86	61.6	64	5.49	25	0
2007	73.7	49	85.8	38	61.6	64	0.26	131	0
2006	73	63	84	68	62	49	3.18	65	0
2005	70.5	113	81.9	111	59.2	104	4.80	34	0
2004	75.2	25	85.7	42	64.8	13	3.01	70	0
2003	73.8	47	82.9	92	64.8	13	5.52	24	0
2002	73.4	57	85.1	51	61.8	56	1.63	107	0
2001	73	63	84.5	60	61.5	68	2.17	94	0
2000	76.6	8	87.8	15	65.5	10	0.78	125	0
1999	72.4	74	83.7	76	61.2	76	1.50	112	0
1998	76.8	7	87.8	15	65.8	9	1.09	119	0
1997	69.2	119	79.9	122	58.5	109	4.65	37	0
1996	75.7	16	87.1	23	64.3	18	2.37	91	0
1995	75.5	19	86.6	28	64.3	18	1.51	111	0
1994	71	104	82	110	59.9	93	2.84	75	0
1993	71.9	85	82.7	97	61	78	2.04	100	0
1992	71.3	100	83.4	82	59.2	104	0.80	124	0
1991	75.4	22	84.1	66	66.6	7	7.00	13	0
1990	71.1	102	82.1	105	60.1	91	4.45	41	0
1989	71.4	94	82.1	105	60.6	83	2.42	89	0
1988	70.8	107	84.5	60	57.1	119	1.61	109	0
1987	74.8	29	84.6	59	65.1	12	6.25	18	0
1986	74.4	35	86.2	33	62.5	42	2.55	83	0
1985	72.1	83	83.3	84	61	78	4.86	32	0
1984	70.5	113	82.5	99	58.5	109	4.42	42	0
1983	72.4	74	83.5	80	61.3	72	2.02	101	0
1982	73.6	52	85.5	48	61.8	56	4.19	49	0
1981	70.1	115	82.1	105	58.2	113	1.45	115	0
1980	72.3	80	82.4	102	62.3	46	6.90	14	0
1979	72.4	74	82.9	92	61.9	52	4.59	38	0
1978	72.4	74	83.2	86	61.7	60	6.46	17	0
1977	74.6	32	87.2	19	61.9	52	3.49	60	0
1976	68.2	123	78.5	123	57.9	114	3.75	55	0
1975	74.2	40	83.9	72	64.5	16	4.78	35	0
1974	73.2	60	84	68	62.4	44	7.54	11	0
1973	69	121	80.3	121	57.8	115	4.53	39	0
1972	70.7	109	80.5	120	60.8	81	3.31	63	0
1971	69.2	119	80.6	119	57.8	115	4.42	42	0
1970	73.7	49	85.6	47	61.8	56	4.24	48	0
1969	71.1	102	82.1	105	60.2	88	6.02	21	0
1968	70.8	107	82.1	105	59.4	101	4.73	36	0
1967	71.6	89	83.9	72	59.3	103	6.62	16	0
1966	72.1	83	82.4	102	61.7	60	7.87	7	0
1965	75.3	23	91	2	59.7	96	2.54	84	0
1964	71.5	92	83.7	76	59.4	101	3.63	58	0
1963	72.6	71	84.9	55	60.4	87	1.17	118	0
1962	76.5	10	90.5	3	62.6	38	0.22	132	0
1961	68.9	122	81.6	115	56.3	122	3.93	53	0
1960	69.3	118	82.5	99	56.1	123	2.12	97	0
1959	74.3	37	86.5	29	62	49	8.45	4	0
1958	72.4	74	84.5	60	60.2	88	2.12	97	0
1957	73	63	83.9	72	62	49	7.63	10	0
1956	73.4	57	86.1	35	60.6	83	0.78	125	0
1955	73.7	49	85.7	42	61.6	64	6.21	19	0
1954	66.6	124	78.5	123	54.7	124	2.26	93	0
1953	74.5	34	86	36	63.1	30	4.36	45	0
1952	71.3	100	84	68	58.7	107	7.03	12	0
1951	70.6	112	84.3	64	56.8	120	1.58	110	0
1950	74.7	31	86.5	29	62.9	33	4.09	51	0
1949	73.1	62	86.2	33	60	92	3.03	68	0
1948	73.5	55	87.3	18	59.8	94	3.40	61	0
1947	73.9	45	85.4	49	62.3	46	5.28	28	0
1946	74.2	40	85.7	42	62.8	34	7.71	8	0
1945	71.6	89	83.6	79	59.6	98	4.49	40	0
1944	75.8	15	89.7	4	61.9	52	1.29	117	0
1943	76.2	12	88.3	11	64.1	22	7.95	6	0
1942	73.9	45	85.9	37	61.8	56	2.47	87	0
1941	75.6	18	89.4	6	61.9	52	0.77	127	0
1940	71.4	94	85	53	57.8	115	2.54	84	0
1939	72.7	69	84.1	66	61.4	70	4.31	46	0
1938	74.3	37	85.8	38	62.8	34	2.15	96	0
1937	75.1	27	87.2	19	63.1	30	2.64	79	0
1936	76.2	12	89.3	7	63.2	28	0.30	130	0
1935	75	28	86.7	27	63.4	26	2.30	92	0
1934	73.2	60	83.9	72	62.6	38	2.40	90	0
1933	79.4	1	91.8	1	67.1	3	1.72	105	0
1932	70.7	109	82.9	92	58.4	111	2.79	76	0
1931	70.7	109	83	90	58.4	111	2.99	71	0
1930	76.6	8	88.9	9	64.2	21	1.63	107	0
1929	73.8	47	84.4	63	63.2	28	4.89	31	0
1928	71.4	94	83.1	89	59.7	96	2.61	81	0
1927	75.7	16	88.2	13	63.3	27	0.99	122	0
1926	71.4	94	83	90	59.8	94	1.66	106	0
1925	71.9	85	85.2	50	58.6	108	1.49	113	0
1924	69.6	116	81.8	112	57.3	118	3.23	64	0
1923	71.4	94	82.3	104	60.5	86	6.18	20	0
1922	74.6	32	84.8	57	64.5	16	5.30	27	0
1921	72.9	66	85.1	51	60.7	82	4.29	47	0
1920	72.2	82	83.2	86	61.3	72	3.70	56	0
1919	73.6	52	84.7	58	62.6	38	6.90	14	0
1918	74	42	85.7	42	62.4	44	1.47	114	0
1917	69.6	116	82.7	97	56.5	121	2.01	102	0
1916	76.5	10	89.1	8	63.8	25	3.09	67	0
1915	78.3	2	89.7	4	67	4	8.14	5	0
1914	74.4	35	88.1	14	60.6	83	0.10	133	0
1913	73.6	52	86.3	32	61	78	2.63	80	0
1912	75.5	19	88.3	11	62.6	38	1.73	104	0
1911	74.8	29	87.1	23	62.5	42	2.45	88	0
1910	71	104	82.5	99	59.5	100	2.70	78	0
1909							3.98	52	4
1908	73.5	55	84.9	55	62.1	48	1.03	120	2
1907	71.8	87	81.8	112	61.7	60	4.12	50	0
1906	72.5	72	83.5	80	61.5	68	2.99	71	0
1905	77.3	5	87.2	19	67.4	2	4.37	44	0
1904	72.7	69	85.8	38	59.6	98	2.58	82	0
1903	71.6	89	81.2	117	61.7	60	11.95	1	2
1902	77.8	3	87.2	19	68.4	1	2.00	103	2
1901							4.92	30	5
1900							1.02	121	31
1899							3.03	68	31
1898							0.84	123	31
1897							0.31	129	31
1895							2.95	73	31
1894							2.16	95	31
1893							2.08	99	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1933	79.4
1915	78.3
2019	77.8
1902	77.8
1905	77.3
2018	77.1
1998	76.8
2000	76.6
1930	76.6
1962	76.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1954	66.6
1976	68.2
1961	68.9
1973	69
1997	69.2
1971	69.2
1960	69.3
1924	69.6
1917	69.6
1981	70.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1903	11.95
2026	9.98
2018	9.93
1959	8.45
1915	8.14
1943	7.95
1966	7.87
1946	7.71
2025	7.70
1957	7.63

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1914	0.10
1962	0.22
2007	0.26
1936	0.30
1897	0.31
2011	0.65
1941	0.77
2000	0.78
1956	0.78
1992	0.80

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 21 May 2026, 20 May 2026, 19 May 2026, 17 May 2026
Coldest night: 46°F; 4 May 2026
Wettest day: 2.95 in; 7 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 9.98 in of precipitation in Columbus, GA, the wettest May since 1903, 2nd wettest of 133.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Columbus, GA: 90°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 Columbus, GA: a low of 46°F on Monday 4 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Columbus, GA: 2.95 in on Thursday 7 May 2026.