Columbus Air Force Base climate

Columbus Air Force Base Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus, 19.3 km from Columbus Air Force Base

Average highs run from 81°F on May 1 to 88°F on May 31, and lows from 57°F to 66°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.02 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 Columbus Air Force Base, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
85°F
Average low
62°F
Precipitation
4.02 in
Record high
98°FMay 24, 1996
Record low
40°FMay 3, 2013
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
6.4
Daylight
13 h 32 min to 14 h 14 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
63°F
Wind
6.0 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 181°F57°F92°F 198741°F 198825%0%
May 282°F58°F91°F 200242°F 198625%0%
May 382°F58°F88°F 198440°F 201325%0%
May 482°F58°F89°F 202040°F 201325%0%
May 582°F58°F90°F 202240°F 200425%0%
May 683°F59°F91°F 202441°F 201725%0%
May 783°F59°F91°F 200241°F 202025%0%
May 883°F59°F92°F 198647°F 200526%0%
May 983°F59°F95°F 202442°F 202026%0%
May 1084°F60°F92°F 200746°F 198426%0%
May 1184°F60°F92°F 200044°F 199726%0%
May 1284°F60°F93°F 201844°F 198926%0%
May 1384°F61°F94°F 201841°F 201326%0%
May 1485°F61°F95°F 201843°F 200226%0%
May 1585°F61°F97°F 201847°F 200226%0%
May 1685°F62°F93°F 201747°F 200626%0%
May 1785°F62°F92°F 200146°F 198426%0%
May 1885°F62°F93°F 199645°F 201126%0%
May 1986°F62°F96°F 202241°F 201126%0%
May 2086°F63°F95°F 202242°F 200227%0%
May 2186°F63°F95°F 199646°F 200227%0%
May 2286°F63°F93°F 198243°F 200227%0%
May 2387°F64°F97°F 199650°F 199027%0%
May 2487°F64°F98°F 199650°F 200127%0%
May 2587°F64°F97°F 201544°F 198427%0%
May 2687°F64°F95°F 199648°F 198827%0%
May 2787°F65°F96°F 202450°F 198828%0%
May 2888°F65°F96°F 199853°F 198828%0%
May 2988°F65°F94°F 198251°F 198428%0%
May 3088°F66°F96°F 201245°F 198428%0%
May 3188°F66°F94°F 200643°F 198428%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbus Air Force Base, 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 6:05 AM, sunset 7:37 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 7:59 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00221880 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00221880, 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.