Climate averages 1991–2020
Canton (Ohio), United States weather
in May.
A mild, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a mild month in Canton (Ohio), United States: daytime highs average 20.9°C and nights cool to about 10.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 104 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes May a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 26 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Akron (34 km away). In May its highs average 20.9°C, about as warm as Canton (Ohio), United States, with 103 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Canton (Ohio), United States ranks joint 338th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 378th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Canton (Ohio), United States is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 104 mm to 103 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Canton (Ohio), United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 82 | 11.3 | 9.610 h |
| February | 3.4°C-5.8°C | -5.8°C | 67 | 9.6 | 10.611 h |
| March | 8.4°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 93 | 12.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.4°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 108 | 13.3 | 13.313 h |
| May, selected | 20.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 104 | 13.6 | 14.414 h |
| June | 25.4°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 103 | 12.8 | 15.015 h |
| July | 27.5°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 87 | 11.9 | 14.815 h |
| August | 26.7°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 81 | 10.3 | 13.814 h |
| September | 23.1°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 87 | 9.6 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.4°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 80 | 10.1 | 11.211 h |
| November | 9.4°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 80 | 10.0 | 10.010 h |
| December | 3.7°C-3.1°C | -3.1°C | 80 | 10.4 | 9.39 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Akron in MayUnited States · 34 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 103 mm rain
- Parma, United States in MayUnited States · 73 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 97 mm rain
- Cleveland in MayUnited States · 82 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Pittsburgh in MayUnited States · 123 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 11.3°C · 123 mm rain
- Columbus in MayUnited States · 166 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.6°C · 113 mm rain
- Erie in MayUnited States · 183 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 11.2°C · 98 mm rain
- Toledo, United States in MayUnited States · 206 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 94 mm rain
- Detroit in MayUnited States · 220 kmHigh 19.6°C · Low 10.9°C · 90 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Canton) is explained once on the Canton (Ohio), United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.