Licking climate

Licking Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Licking 4N, 6.5 km from Licking

Average highs run from 72°F on May 1 to 80°F on May 31, and lows from 49°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.54 in over about 13 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 Licking, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
5.54 in
Record high
95°FMay 5, 2014
Record low
32°FMay 4, 2013
Chance of a freeze
20%
Days of 90°F or more
0.7
Daylight
13 h 46 min to 14 h 34 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
57°F
Wind
4.5 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 172°F49°F86°F 200736°F 201540%0%
May 272°F49°F83°F 200739°F 201440%0%
May 372°F49°F86°F 202034°F 201340%0%
May 473°F50°F83°F 201432°F 201341%0%
May 573°F50°F95°F 201432°F 201341%0%
May 673°F50°F94°F 201437°F 201641%0%
May 773°F51°F89°F 201436°F 202641%0%
May 874°F51°F86°F 201438°F 202641%0%
May 974°F51°F86°F 202336°F 202041%0%
May 1074°F52°F89°F 202236°F 202040%0%
May 1174°F52°F90°F 202237°F 202040%0%
May 1274°F52°F93°F 202236°F 201340%0%
May 1375°F53°F94°F 202235°F 200840%0%
May 1475°F53°F92°F 202241°F 201340%0%
May 1575°F53°F89°F 201340°F 201640%0%
May 1675°F53°F87°F 202537°F 201440%0%
May 1776°F54°F88°F 201937°F 201440%0%
May 1876°F54°F85°F 201938°F 201440%0%
May 1976°F54°F87°F 201238°F 200940%0%
May 2076°F55°F88°F 201239°F 200939%0%
May 2177°F55°F86°F 201243°F 200739%0%
May 2277°F55°F86°F 201439°F 201539%0%
May 2377°F56°F85°F 201042°F 201539%0%
May 2478°F56°F88°F 202047°F 200939%0%
May 2578°F56°F90°F 201246°F 201339%0%
May 2678°F57°F91°F 201247°F 201338%0%
May 2778°F57°F95°F 201246°F 202338%0%
May 2879°F57°F91°F 201850°F 202238%0%
May 2979°F58°F92°F 201246°F 202138%0%
May 3079°F58°F90°F 201238°F 202138%0%
May 3180°F58°F86°F 202342°F 202137%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Licking, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 7:58 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:48 AM, sunset 8:22 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00234919 (Licking 4N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00232981, 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.