Painesville weather in May: Painesville, Ohio: normal highs, lows, rain and records for May
Painesville in May has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 51°F, a daily mean of 60°F, rising from 64°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal May, 3.42 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 11°C, 87 mm of precipitation in May.
- NOAA stationPainesville (4 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00336389
- Location41.75°N 81.30°W
- Elevation600 ft (183 m)
- Population20,660
- Jan 37° 24°
- Feb 39° 24°
- Mar 46° 30°
- Apr 58° 40°
- May 69° 51°
- Jun 78° 62°
- Jul 82° 67°
- Aug 82° 66°
- Sep 76° 59°
- Oct 65° 49°
- Nov 53° 39°
- Dec 42° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Painesville in May?
The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 51°F, for a daily mean of 60.3°F. May is 11.1°F warmer than April and 9.5°F cooler than June. May is the 5th warmest month of the year in Painesville and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 10°F, from 64°F on May 1 to 74°F on May 31. From one year to the next May's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Mays in three average between 57°F and 64°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 46°F | 42% | 25% |
| May 8 | 67°F | 49°F | 41% | 24% |
| May 15 | 69°F | 51°F | 41% | 24% |
| May 22 | 71°F | 53°F | 41% | 23% |
| May 31 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 23% |
Every day of May: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon May 31, coldest night May 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 64°F | 46°F | 42% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 2 | 65°F | 47°F | 42% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 3 | 65°F | 47°F | 42% | 25% | 14 h |
| May 4 | 66°F | 47°F | 42% | 25% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 5 | 66°F | 48°F | 42% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 6 | 66°F | 48°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 7 | 66°F | 49°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 10 min |
| May 8 | 67°F | 49°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 9 | 67°F | 49°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 10 | 67°F | 50°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 11 | 68°F | 50°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 12 | 68°F | 50°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 20 min |
| May 13 | 68°F | 50°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 14 | 69°F | 51°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 15 | 69°F | 51°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 16 | 69°F | 51°F | 41% | 24% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 17 | 69°F | 52°F | 41% | 23% | 14 h 30 min |
| May 18 | 70°F | 52°F | 41% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 19 | 70°F | 52°F | 41% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 20 | 70°F | 53°F | 41% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 21 | 71°F | 53°F | 41% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 22 | 71°F | 53°F | 41% | 23% | 14 h 40 min |
| May 23 | 71°F | 54°F | 41% | 23% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 24 | 72°F | 54°F | 40% | 23% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 25 | 72°F | 54°F | 40% | 23% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 26 | 72°F | 55°F | 40% | 23% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 27 | 72°F | 55°F | 40% | 23% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 28 | 73°F | 55°F | 40% | 23% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 29 | 73°F | 56°F | 40% | 23% | 14 h 50 min |
| May 30 | 73°F | 56°F | 40% | 23% | 15 h |
| May 31 | 74°F | 56°F | 40% | 23% | 15 h |
- Normal high
- 69°FMay average
- Normal low
- 51°FMay average
- Precipitation
- 3.42 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Daylight
- 14 h to 15 hMay 1 to May 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 14
- Days at 80°F or more
- 5
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00336389; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Painesville in May?
On a given May day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 41% on average, highest around May 1 (42%). In all, 3.42 in falls on 13 days of a normal May, 1 of them with an inch or more.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00336389.
What are the records for May in Painesville?
The warmest May temperature on this station's record (since 1950) is 93°F, on May 29, 2012; the coldest is 25°F, on May 24, 1963. The wettest May brought 7.39 in (1989).
The May mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 60.3°F: 2021 59.1°F (−1.2), 2022 63.0°F (+2.7), 2023 56.9°F (−3.4), 2024 64.2°F (+3.9), 2025 59.0°F (−1.3), 2026 59.2°F (−1.1). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| May | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.1°F | −1.2°F | 3.14 in |
| 2022 | 63.0°F | +2.7°F | 4.30 in |
| 2023 | 56.9°F | −3.4°F | 2.33 in |
| 2024 | 64.2°F | +3.9°F | 6.19 in |
| 2025 | 59.0°F | −1.3°F | 4.84 in |
| 2026 | 59.2°F | −1.1°F | 4.07 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00336389; recent months: ACIS, station USC00336389. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does May in Painesville compare across Ohio?
Across the 99 places PlainClimate covers in Ohio, May normal highs run from 69°F in Sandusky to 76°F in Milford; Painesville's is 69°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.