Lake Darby climate

Lake Darby Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus Ohio State Univ AP, 18.6 km from Lake Darby

Average highs run from 69°F on May 1 to 78°F on May 31, and lows from 46°F to 56°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.85 in over about 14 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 Lake Darby, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.85 in
Record high
94°FMay 28, 2012
Record low
29°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
26%
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
9.2 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 169°F46°F83°F 202433°F 202146%0%
May 269°F47°F86°F 201232°F 202646%0%
May 370°F47°F87°F 201232°F 202646%0%
May 470°F47°F82°F 201237°F 202346%0%
May 570°F48°F83°F 201532°F 201146%0%
May 670°F48°F85°F 201537°F 202046%0%
May 771°F48°F89°F 201533°F 202046%0%
May 871°F49°F89°F 201532°F 201746%0%
May 971°F49°F89°F 201529°F 202046%0%
May 1072°F49°F86°F 201534°F 202146%0%
May 1172°F50°F88°F 201536°F 202046%0%
May 1272°F50°F88°F 201129°F 202046%0%
May 1372°F50°F87°F 201433°F 202046%0%
May 1473°F51°F85°F 201836°F 201346%0%
May 1573°F51°F87°F 201339°F 202646%0%
May 1673°F51°F88°F 201731°F 201646%0%
May 1774°F52°F88°F 201740°F 201246%0%
May 1874°F52°F90°F 202635°F 201446%0%
May 1974°F52°F90°F 202638°F 201446%0%
May 2075°F53°F89°F 201342°F 201545%0%
May 2175°F53°F89°F 201343°F 202345%0%
May 2275°F53°F87°F 201140°F 201545%0%
May 2375°F54°F88°F 202142°F 201545%0%
May 2476°F54°F88°F 202041°F 202545%0%
May 2576°F54°F90°F 202037°F 201344%0%
May 2676°F55°F92°F 201240°F 201344%0%
May 2777°F55°F93°F 201246°F 201344%0%
May 2877°F55°F94°F 201248°F 202144%0%
May 2977°F56°F90°F 201146°F 202144%0%
May 3077°F56°F93°F 201145°F 202144%0%
May 3178°F56°F93°F 201140°F 202143%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lake Darby, 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 (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 8:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00004804 (Columbus Ohio State Univ AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00331785, 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.