Climate averages 1991–2020
Columbus, United States weather
in May.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Columbus, United States: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 67 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 48 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Montgomery (124 km away). In May its highs average 28.4°C, about as warm as Columbus, United States, with 79 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Columbus, United States ranks joint 74th of 498 for the warmest May highs and joint 174th of 498 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 498 cities is 23.8°C; Columbus, United States is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 67 mm to 89 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
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
Columbus, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.6°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 108 | 9.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 15.9°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 111 | 9.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.8°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 107 | 9.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.1°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 83 | 7.9 | 13.013 h |
| May, selected | 28.5°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 67 | 8.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 31.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 89 | 13.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 32.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 112 | 15.4 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 96 | 13.7 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.8°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 86 | 8.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.7°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 75 | 6.5 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.0°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 91 | 7.5 | 10.511 h |
| December | 14.8°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 113 | 9.5 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain 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
- Montgomery in MayUnited States · 124 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 79 mm rain
- Albany (Georgia), United States in MayUnited States · 126 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 17.8°C · 57 mm rain
- Warner Robins in MayUnited States · 129 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 62 mm rain
- South Fulton in MayUnited States · 129 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.1°C · 72 mm rain
- Macon in MayUnited States · 134 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 17.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Atlanta in MayUnited States · 154 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.2°C · 77 mm rain
- Sandy Springs in MayUnited States · 172 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 15.4°C · 86 mm rain
- Roswell in MayUnited States · 183 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 85 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 Columbus) is explained once on the Columbus, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.