Cleveland Weather in May
Average highs run from 90°F on May 1 to 93°F on May 31, and lows from 65°F to 70°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.46 in over about 7 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 91°F
- Average low
- 67°F
- Precipitation
- 3.46 in
- Record high
- 101°FMay 30, 2024
- Record low
- 49°FMay 7, 2017
- Chance of a freeze
- 0%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 17.7
- Daylight
- 13 h 12 min to 13 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 47%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 66°F
- Wind
- 7.4 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 90°F | 65°F | 93°F 2011 | 53°F 1999 | 18% |
| May 2 | 90°F | 65°F | 94°F 2024 | 52°F 1999 | 18% |
| May 3 | 90°F | 65°F | 95°F 2002 | 54°F 1999 | 19% |
| May 4 | 90°F | 65°F | 95°F 2021 | 56°F 2015 | 19% |
| May 5 | 90°F | 66°F | 95°F 2002 | 54°F 2006 | 19% |
| May 6 | 90°F | 66°F | 95°F 2002 | 55°F 2017 | 19% |
| May 7 | 91°F | 66°F | 94°F 2002 | 49°F 2017 | 19% |
| May 8 | 91°F | 66°F | 95°F 2002 | 50°F 2020 | 20% |
| May 9 | 91°F | 66°F | 95°F 2018 | 54°F 2013 | 20% |
| May 10 | 91°F | 66°F | 97°F 2009 | 56°F 2001 | 20% |
| May 11 | 91°F | 66°F | 97°F 2012 | 59°F 2001 | 21% |
| May 12 | 91°F | 67°F | 97°F 2011 | 54°F 2001 | 21% |
| May 13 | 91°F | 67°F | 96°F 2024 | 55°F 2006 | 22% |
| May 14 | 91°F | 67°F | 95°F 2024 | 54°F 2013 | 22% |
| May 15 | 91°F | 67°F | 95°F 2017 | 56°F 2013 | 23% |
| May 16 | 92°F | 67°F | 99°F 2017 | 58°F 2001 | 24% |
| May 17 | 92°F | 67°F | 99°F 2017 | 56°F 2014 | 24% |
| May 18 | 92°F | 68°F | 97°F 2017 | 57°F 2001 | 25% |
| May 19 | 92°F | 68°F | 97°F 2017 | 55°F 2001 | 25% |
| May 20 | 92°F | 68°F | 97°F 2017 | 56°F 2000 | 26% |
| May 21 | 92°F | 68°F | 96°F 2024 | 60°F 2007 | 27% |
| May 22 | 92°F | 68°F | 97°F 2011 | 61°F 2014 | 27% |
| May 23 | 92°F | 69°F | 98°F 2024 | 60°F 2004 | 28% |
| May 24 | 92°F | 69°F | 98°F 2024 | 58°F 2021 | 28% |
| May 25 | 92°F | 69°F | 97°F 2024 | 60°F 2002 | 29% |
| May 26 | 92°F | 69°F | 96°F 2024 | 60°F 2008 | 30% |
| May 27 | 93°F | 70°F | 96°F 2024 | 61°F 2007 | 31% |
| May 28 | 93°F | 70°F | 96°F 2006 | 61°F 2007 | 31% |
| May 29 | 93°F | 70°F | 98°F 2006 | 60°F 2015 | 32% |
| May 30 | 93°F | 70°F | 101°F 2024 | 66°F 2002 | 33% |
| May 31 | 93°F | 70°F | 98°F 2024 | 66°F 2002 | 34% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:49 AM, sunset 8:01 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00087397 (Punta Gorda 4 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012812, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.