Licking County climate

Licking County Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newark Wtr Wks, 6 km from Licking County

Average highs run from 68°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 43°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 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 County, 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
48°F
Precipitation
4.24 in
Record high
95°FMay 27, 2012
Record low
27°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
43%
Daylight
13 h 55 min to 14 h 49 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
6.3 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 168°F43°F85°F 200732°F 202142%0%
May 269°F43°F87°F 202434°F 202642%0%
May 369°F43°F87°F 201228°F 202642%0%
May 469°F44°F84°F 200127°F 200542%0%
May 570°F44°F84°F 201030°F 200542%0%
May 670°F44°F84°F 200034°F 202142%0%
May 770°F45°F88°F 201532°F 202042%0%
May 871°F45°F88°F 201532°F 202042%0%
May 971°F45°F87°F 201529°F 202042%0%
May 1071°F46°F86°F 200430°F 201042%0%
May 1171°F46°F85°F 201537°F 202142%0%
May 1272°F46°F88°F 201832°F 202042%0%
May 1372°F47°F86°F 201432°F 202042%0%
May 1472°F47°F84°F 201833°F 201342%0%
May 1572°F47°F87°F 200734°F 202641%0%
May 1673°F48°F85°F 201732°F 201641%0%
May 1773°F48°F87°F 201736°F 200941%0%
May 1873°F48°F88°F 202631°F 200941%0%
May 1974°F49°F88°F 202632°F 200941%0%
May 2074°F49°F88°F 202439°F 200241%0%
May 2174°F49°F89°F 202234°F 200241%0%
May 2274°F50°F85°F 200431°F 200240%0%
May 2375°F50°F89°F 200734°F 200640%0%
May 2475°F50°F89°F 202036°F 200640%0%
May 2575°F51°F91°F 201233°F 201340%0%
May 2676°F51°F91°F 202036°F 201340%0%
May 2776°F51°F95°F 201240°F 199940%0%
May 2876°F52°F91°F 201242°F 200840%0%
May 2976°F52°F90°F 201839°F 200839%0%
May 3077°F52°F91°F 200645°F 200139%0%
May 3177°F53°F93°F 201138°F 202139%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Licking County, 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 6:30 AM, sunset 8:25 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:03 AM, sunset 8:52 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00335747 (Newark Wtr Wks), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004858, 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.