Lima climate

Lima Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lima Wwtp, 2.9 km from Lima

Average highs run from 67°F on May 1 to 76°F on May 31, and lows from 45°F to 55°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.38 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 Lima, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
4.38 in
Record high
95°FMay 28, 2012
Record low
29°FMay 4, 2005
Chance of a freeze
29%
Daylight
13 h 58 min to 14 h 53 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
53°F
Wind
10.3 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 167°F45°F84°F 200732°F 202144%0%
May 267°F45°F85°F 202432°F 202644%0%
May 368°F46°F86°F 201234°F 200444%0%
May 468°F46°F85°F 200129°F 200544%0%
May 568°F46°F82°F 201037°F 201144%0%
May 669°F47°F85°F 200437°F 202144%0%
May 769°F47°F86°F 201536°F 201744%0%
May 869°F47°F87°F 201432°F 201744%0%
May 969°F48°F84°F 201529°F 202044%0%
May 1070°F48°F85°F 200432°F 202144%0%
May 1170°F48°F85°F 202235°F 202044%0%
May 1270°F49°F86°F 200030°F 202044%0%
May 1371°F49°F86°F 201434°F 202043%0%
May 1471°F49°F85°F 202238°F 200343%0%
May 1571°F50°F89°F 200736°F 201643%0%
May 1672°F50°F86°F 201735°F 201643%0%
May 1772°F51°F88°F 199938°F 200543%0%
May 1872°F51°F86°F 199836°F 200243%0%
May 1972°F51°F90°F 199830°F 200243%0%
May 2073°F52°F88°F 201234°F 200242%0%
May 2173°F52°F89°F 202439°F 200242%0%
May 2273°F52°F87°F 200734°F 200242%0%
May 2374°F53°F90°F 200738°F 200642%0%
May 2474°F53°F88°F 200741°F 202542%0%
May 2574°F53°F91°F 201238°F 201342%0%
May 2675°F54°F91°F 201241°F 200241%0%
May 2775°F54°F94°F 201238°F 199941%0%
May 2875°F54°F95°F 201239°F 200841%0%
May 2976°F55°F92°F 201838°F 200841%0%
May 3076°F55°F91°F 200744°F 202141%0%
May 3176°F55°F90°F 201144°F 200141%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lima, 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 6:35 AM, sunset 8:33 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 9:01 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00334551 (Lima Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004850, 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.