Zanesville, OH: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 59.6°F in Zanesville, OH, the coldest May since 2021, tied 38th coldest of 128 (with 2021 and 1946).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 59.6°F; Coldest since 2021; 38th coldest of 128
Precipitation: 5.09 in; Wettest since 2025; 25th wettest of 125

A normal May in Zanesville, OH (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 62.2°F, between 57.5°F and 66.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.81 in of precipitation, between 1.63 in and 5.78 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Zanesville, OH since 1896: 59.6°F in 2026; the lowest is 55.4°F, in 1917.

Normal range, 57.5 to 66.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Zanesville, OH from 1896 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	59.6	89	70.7	92	48.5	85	5.09	25	0
2025	59.9	84	69.7	99	50	56	6.93	9	0
2024	67	7	77.7	19	56.4	5	2.64	92	0
2023	60.6	74	72.7	74	48.6	83	3.30	76	0
2022	64.7	24	75.4	42	54.1	12	5.60	21	1
2021	59.6	89	71.7	81	47.6	97	3.49	71	0
2020	59.2	95	69.5	104	48.8	78	5.64	20	0
2019	65.1	19	75.8	35	54.3	11	4.28	50	0
2018	69.7	1	81	6	58.5	1	4.02	55	0
2017	62	59	72	79	51.9	34	4.59	36	0
2016	62.5	50	73.2	66	51.8	37	2.44	97	0
2015	65	20	77.1	26	52.8	24	2.51	94	0
2014	62.3	51	73.9	60	50.6	50	3.53	70	0
2013	63.1	42	74.7	47	51.5	43	1.41	119	0
2012	66.6	8	78.4	17	54.8	8	3.68	65	0
2011	63.1	42	73.1	69	53	21	3.48	72	0
2010	63.7	35	74.4	53	52.7	26	4.53	40	1
2009	61.4	65	73.2	66	49.7	59	3.01	82	0
2008	57.8	109	69.5	104	46.1	114	4.73	32	0
2007	63.7	35	77.9	18	49.5	66	1.27	121	0
2006	57.7	112	68.5	116	46.9	104	3.16	77	0
2005	56.2	123	68.4	119	43.9	127	3.94	59	0
2004	65	20	76.3	32	53.6	18	3.04	81	0
2003	60.2	80	69.2	109	51.2	48	5.75	19	0
2002	57.6	113	69.5	104	45.6	116	6.04	16	0
2001	60.4	76	71.3	90	49.6	63	5.27	23	0
2000	64.3	30	75.4	42	53.1	20	4.29	49	0
1999	63	46	75.7	37	50.2	52	2.66	90	0
1998	66	14	76.5	30	55.5	6	5.22	24	0
1997	56.1	125	67	126	45.3	120	3.98	57	0
1996	60.4	76	70	97	50.8	49	7.74	3	0
1995	60.1	82	70.5	94	49.7	59	6.40	11	0
1994	56.8	118	68.5	116	45.1	122	1.72	115	0
1993	60.9	71	72.8	71	49.1	71	1.64	116	0
1992	59.1	97	70.7	92	47.6	97	2.07	105	0
1991	68.6	4	79.7	10	57.5	3	1.54	117	0
1990	58.3	100	67.2	125	49.3	70	7.68	4	0
1989	57.8	109	66.9	127	48.7	81	7.20	8	0
1988	61.3	68	73.8	62	48.7	81	2.41	99	0
1987	64.7	24	77.3	22	52.1	31	3.87	62	0
1986	63.1	42	74.2	57	52	32	1.81	113	0
1985	62.2	55	74.3	55	50.1	53	4.55	38	0
1984	58.2	103	68.5	116	47.9	91	3.90	61	0
1983	57.8	109	68.7	113	46.8	107	6.11	15	0
1982	66.2	13	78.6	16	53.9	13	4.18	53	0
1981	58.5	99	69.4	108	47.7	95	6.02	17	0
1980	61.4	65	72.8	71	49.9	57	4.60	35	0
1979	59.7	87	71.2	91	48.2	89	4.53	40	0
1978	59.2	95	68.8	111	49.6	63	4.47	43	0
1977	65.7	15	79.1	12	52.4	29	1.92	110	0
1976	58.1	105	69.8	98	46.4	111	2.00	107	0
1975	64.3	30	75.9	34	52.6	28	2.66	90	0
1974	59.7	87	70.3	96	49.1	71	5.89	18	0
1973	58.3	100	67.6	122	49	75	3.46	75	0
1972	61.4	65	73	70	49.8	58	2.96	84	0
1971	57.2	115	69.5	104	44.8	123	4.47	43	0
1970	64.1	34	76.8	29	51.4	45	4.71	33	0
1969	61.2	70	74.4	53	48.1	90	2.42	98	0
1968	57.5	114	67.7	121	47.4	99	7.96	2	0
1967	55.9	126	67.3	124	44.5	126	4.20	52	0
1966	56.4	121	69.1	110	43.6	128	3.14	78	0
1965	66.5	10	79.8	9	53.3	19	2.99	83	0
1964	62.3	51	76.2	33	48.4	87	1.80	114	0
1963	58.1	105	71.5	85	44.7	124	2.28	102	0
1962	66.4	11	79	14	53.8	15	3.12	79	0
1961	55.7	127	68.6	114	42.8	130	3.47	73	0
1960	58.2	103	68.4	119	47.9	91	4.51	42	0
1959	65	20	77	27	53	21	3.66	66	0
1958	58.7	98	71.9	80	45.5	118	4.47	43	0
1957	61.7	61	74.5	51	48.8	78	3.95	58	0
1956	59.4	93	72.3	78	46.5	109	7.21	7	0
1955	62.2	55	75.4	42	49	75	2.01	106	0
1954	56.2	123	68.8	111	43.6	128	2.45	96	0
1953	64.2	33	76.4	31	52	32	3.61	68	2
1952	59.4	93	71.6	83	47.2	102	2.13	104	0
1951	61.7	61	75.7	37	47.7	95	1.98	109	0
1950	61.7	61	74.7	47	48.6	83	2.84	85	0
1949	61.3	68	75.6	39	46.9	104	2.27	103	0
1947	57.9	108	69.6	101	46.2	113	6.68	10	0
1946	59.6	89	69.6	101	49.7	59	4.81	30	0
1945	58.3	100	71.5	85	45.2	121	6.40	11	0
1944	69.2	3	82.9	1	55.5	6	3.62	67	0
1943	63.6	38	75.5	40	51.7	39	5.09	25	0
1942	64.5	28	77.6	20	51.4	45	3.73	63	0
1941	64.6	27	82	2	47.3	101	2.63	93	0
1940	61.8	60	75.8	35	47.8	93	3.91	60	0
1939	65.7	15	81.8	3	49.5	66	0.81	125	0
1938	63	46	76.9	28	49.1	71	8.06	1	0
1937	60.6	74	74.3	55	46.9	104	6.36	13	0
1936	64.5	28	80.1	7	49	75	2.33	100	0
1935	60.3	79	73.2	66	47.4	99	5.55	22	0
1934	66.6	8	81.4	4	51.9	34	1.41	119	0
1933	64.3	30	74.2	57	54.4	10	7.22	6	1
1932			77.3	22	50.1	53			6
1931	59.9	84	71.4	88	48.5	85	2.84	85	0
1930	65.6	17	77.6	20	52.9	23	1.19	124	2
1929	60.2	80	71.5	85	48.8	78	4.94	28	0
1928	60.8	72	73.8	62	47.8	93	1.21	123	0
1927	62.1	57	72.5	76	51.7	39	4.27	51	0
1926	62.3	51	75	46	49.6	63	1.90	112	0
1925	57.1	117	69.6	101	44.7	124	3.54	69	0
1924	56.4	121	66.2	129	46.5	109	4.38	47	0
1923	59.5	92	72.4	77	46.6	108	2.71	89	0
1922	64.7	24	75.5	40	53.9	13	4.59	36	0
1921	62.3	51	72.7	74	51.9	34	3.99	56	0
1920	60	83	71.6	83	48.4	87	2.72	88	0
1919	60.4	76	71.4	88	49.5	66	4.55	38	0
1918	68.2	5	79.4	11	57	4	4.38	47	0
1917	55.4	128	65.2	130	45.6	116	3.07	80	0
1916	62.9	48	74.5	51	51.3	47	4.62	34	0
1915	58	107	69.7	99	46.3	112	4.87	29	0
1914	63.4	40	75.1	45	51.6	42	1.44	118	0
1913	61.5	64	72.8	71	50.1	53	2.49	95	0
1912	63.5	39	74.2	57	52.8	24	2.32	101	0
1911	67.4	6	79.9	8	54.8	8			0
1910	56.7	119	66.3	128	47.1	103	4.80	31	0
1909	59.8	86	70.5	94	49.1	71	6.15	14	0
1908	63.7	35	73.7	65	53.7	16	4.07	54	0
1907	56.5	120	67.6	122	45.5	118	3.70	64	0
1906	63.1	42	74.6	49	51.5	43	1.92	110	0
1905	62.8	49	73.9	60	51.7	39	4.95	27	0
1904	63.2	41	74.6	49	51.8	37	3.47	73	0
1903	66.4	11	79.1	12	53.7	16	1.23	122	0
1902	65.5	18	78.7	15	52.2	30	1.99	108	0
1901	60.7	73	71.7	81	49.7	59	7.56	5	0
1900			77.2	24	49.4	69	2.78	87	4
1899	65	20	77.2	24	52.7	26	4.45	46	0
1898	62.1	57	73.8	62	50.5	51			0
1897	57.2	115	68.6	114	45.8	115			0
1896	69.6	2	81.2	5	58	2			0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	69.7
1896	69.6
1944	69.2
1991	68.6
1918	68.2
1911	67.4
2024	67
2012	66.6
1934	66.6
1965	66.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	55.4
1961	55.7
1967	55.9
1997	56.1
2005	56.2
1954	56.2
1966	56.4
1924	56.4
1907	56.5
1910	56.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1938	8.06
1968	7.96
1996	7.74
1990	7.68
1901	7.56
1933	7.22
1956	7.21
1989	7.20
2025	6.93
1947	6.68

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1939	0.81
1930	1.19
1928	1.21
1903	1.23
2007	1.27
2013	1.41
1934	1.41
1914	1.44
1991	1.54
1993	1.64

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 89°F; 18 May 2026
Coldest night: 27°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.41 in; 22 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 5.09 in of precipitation in Zanesville, OH (1 day missing), the wettest May since 2025, tied 25th wettest of 125 (with 1943).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Zanesville, OH: 89°F on Monday 18 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Zanesville, OH: a low of 27°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Zanesville, OH: 1.41 in on Friday 22 May 2026.