Wright-Patterson AFB climate

Wright-Patterson AFB Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dayton Mcd, 12.6 km from Wright-Patterson AFB

Average highs run from 70°F on May 1 to 79°F on May 31, and lows from 48°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.38 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 Wright-Patterson AFB, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
53°F
Precipitation
4.38 in
Record high
96°FMay 29, 2018
Record low
28°FMay 9, 2020
Chance of a freeze
20%
Days of 90°F or more
2.2
Daylight
13 h 54 min to 14 h 48 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
9.8 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 170°F48°F74°F 201831°F 202144%0%
May 271°F48°F83°F 201831°F 202144%0%
May 371°F48°F87°F 201830°F 202644%0%
May 471°F49°F81°F 201833°F 202344%0%
May 572°F49°F78°F 202432°F 201744%0%
May 672°F50°F78°F 202435°F 202144%0%
May 772°F50°F81°F 201830°F 201744%0%
May 873°F50°F78°F 201935°F 201744%0%
May 973°F51°F82°F 202428°F 202044%0%
May 1073°F51°F85°F 201828°F 202044%0%
May 1174°F51°F83°F 202234°F 202143%0%
May 1274°F52°F88°F 201829°F 202043%0%
May 1374°F52°F89°F 201834°F 202043%0%
May 1474°F52°F92°F 201837°F 201943%0%
May 1575°F53°F92°F 201836°F 202143%0%
May 1675°F53°F88°F 201740°F 202143%0%
May 1775°F53°F87°F 201747°F 202343%0%
May 1876°F54°F85°F 201739°F 202343%0%
May 1976°F54°F87°F 202645°F 202343%0%
May 2076°F54°F87°F 202448°F 202043%0%
May 2176°F55°F87°F 202141°F 202343%0%
May 2277°F55°F89°F 201842°F 201743%0%
May 2377°F55°F87°F 201839°F 202543%0%
May 2477°F56°F86°F 202140°F 202543%0%
May 2578°F56°F88°F 202142°F 202543%0%
May 2678°F56°F92°F 201842°F 202543%0%
May 2778°F57°F89°F 201850°F 202343%0%
May 2878°F57°F95°F 201850°F 201743%0%
May 2979°F57°F96°F 201846°F 202142%0%
May 3079°F58°F91°F 201838°F 202142%0%
May 3179°F58°F88°F 201841°F 202142%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wright-Patterson AFB, 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 6:37 AM, sunset 8:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 8:58 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00332067 (Dayton Mcd), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00335786, 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.