Findlay weather in May

In May, Findlay sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 4.2 in of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 75°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Findlay's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Findlay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
5th warmest
Overnight low
52°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.2 in
13.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:22 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
9 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Findlay is city in Ohio, United States.

Density
825/km²
people per km²
Founded
1887

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 75°F by the end.

A typical May day in Findlay reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 10°F warmer than April and about 9°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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56748
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How May really feels in Findlay

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Findlay weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°2.910.469.40.0
Feb37° / 22°2.48.8510.40.0
Mar48° / 30°3.411.13.511.71.7
Apr61° / 41°4.212.30.813.14.6
May71° / 52°4.213.5014.36.0
Jun79° / 61°4.112014.96.2
Jul83° / 65°3.411.4014.65.9
Aug81° / 63°3.29.7013.66.6
Sep75° / 56°2.68.2012.37.1
Oct63° / 45°2.89.30.210.95.6
Nov50° / 35°3.091.59.72.3
Dec39° / 26°2.89.849.10.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63763
73763
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Findlay gets around 4.2 in of rain over 13.5 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
142
242
342
443
543
643
743
843
943
1043
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1944
2044
2144
2243
2343
2443
2543
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3141

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189830
288840
387940
4851050
5851050
6841060
7811171
8801181
9801181
10781291
117712101
127612102
137413112
147413112
157213123
167213123
177014133
186914134
196814144
206515155
216515155
226216166
236116167
245917177
255917177
265717188
275618188
285518198
295418199
305319199
3151192010

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
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308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:407:24
213.85:387:25
313.85:377:26
413.95:367:27
513.95:357:28
613.95:337:29
714.05:327:30
814.05:317:31
914.05:307:32
1014.15:297:33
1114.15:277:34
1214.25:267:35
1314.25:257:36
1414.25:247:37
1514.35:237:38
1614.35:227:39
1714.35:217:40
1814.45:207:41
1914.45:197:42
2014.45:197:43
2114.45:187:44
2214.55:177:45
2314.55:167:46
2414.55:157:47
2514.65:157:48
2614.65:147:49
2714.65:137:50
2814.65:137:51
2914.75:127:51
3014.75:117:52
3114.75:117:53

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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95.6Bright
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215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Findlay?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Findlay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Findlay in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Findlay sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 52°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Findlay in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Findlay peaks around June 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 18UV 9Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Findlay in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Findlay is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1316 µg/m³Oct 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Findlay?

Findlay sits at 41.0°N, 83.6°W, 778 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bowling Green, 23 mi away.

Topography around Findlay

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Findlay.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Findlay has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 ft around an average of 787 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 ft.

The land around Findlay is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, cropland (72%) within 10 miles, and cropland (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
125 ft
10 miles
243 ft
50 miles
1,030 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bowling Green 23 mi · Tiffin 25 mi · Lima 32 mi · Fremont 35 mi · Perrysburg 35 mi · Defiance 40 mi · Marion 42 mi · Oregon 42 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Findlay (41.0442°, -83.6499°, elevation 778 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).