Ashland climate

Ashland Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ashland, 0.6 km from Ashland

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 85°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.19 in over about 8 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ashland, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
3.19 in
Record high
106°FMay 29, 2011
Record low
25°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
18%
Days of 90°F or more
6.2
Daylight
13 h 45 min to 14 h 32 min
Cloud cover
56%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
12.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 175°F46°F98°F 199226°F 196723%0%
May 275°F47°F95°F 196528°F 196723%0%
May 375°F47°F91°F 195925°F 201323%0%
May 476°F47°F98°F 201427°F 201323%0%
May 576°F48°F95°F 196432°F 201323%0%
May 676°F48°F96°F 200434°F 198924%0%
May 777°F49°F94°F 200035°F 197624%0%
May 877°F49°F100°F 201132°F 201024%0%
May 978°F50°F99°F 202234°F 199724%0%
May 1078°F50°F97°F 196231°F 198124%0%
May 1178°F51°F99°F 196330°F 197924%0%
May 1279°F51°F100°F 196332°F 197124%0%
May 1379°F52°F95°F 197432°F 195324%0%
May 1479°F52°F98°F 202632°F 195324%0%
May 1580°F53°F98°F 199634°F 198325%0%
May 1680°F53°F105°F 199635°F 201125%0%
May 1780°F54°F103°F 199640°F 197625%0%
May 1881°F54°F102°F 199635°F 198625%0%
May 1981°F54°F98°F 200639°F 196825%0%
May 2082°F55°F98°F 200439°F 202625%0%
May 2182°F55°F99°F 200539°F 201726%0%
May 2282°F56°F99°F 195638°F 202226%0%
May 2383°F56°F100°F 201242°F 201726%0%
May 2483°F57°F102°F 196739°F 200126%0%
May 2583°F57°F101°F 201237°F 200127%0%
May 2684°F57°F101°F 195338°F 195027%0%
May 2784°F58°F100°F 201335°F 195027%0%
May 2884°F58°F98°F 202241°F 199227%0%
May 2985°F59°F106°F 201138°F 199227%0%
May 3085°F59°F101°F 199845°F 199227%0%
May 3185°F59°F100°F 195346°F 197327%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ashland, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 8:29 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 8:53 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00140365 (Ashland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013985, 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.