Steubenville weather in May

In May, Steubenville sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 4.7 in of rain across 14 wet days and about 14.2 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 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Steubenville's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Steubenville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
5th warmest
Overnight low
52°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.7 in
14 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:12 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Steubenville is city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.

Density
662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1795

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 74°F by the end.

A typical May day in Steubenville 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 8°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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26748
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46749
56849
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How May really feels in Steubenville

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.

Steubenville 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
Jan37° / 23°3.511.46.59.50.0
Feb40° / 25°2.910.25.110.40.1
Mar50° / 33°4.112.33.311.72.1
Apr62° / 43°4.313.30.8134.8
May71° / 52°4.714014.25.9
Jun79° / 61°4.313.4014.86.1
Jul83° / 65°4.213.3014.65.6
Aug81° / 63°3.311.1013.66.3
Sep75° / 56°3.69.3012.36.9
Oct63° / 45°3.310.20.210.95.4
Nov51° / 36°3.39.81.49.82.4
Dec41° / 28°3.310.949.20.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33763
43763
53763
63763
73862
83862
93862
103862
113862
123862
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213961
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254060
264258
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284258
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304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Steubenville gets around 4.7 in of rain over 14 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 45% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
348
448
548
648
748
848
948
1048
1148
1248
1347
1447
1546
1646
1745
1845
1944
2044
2143
2243
2343
2442
2542
2642
2742
2842
2942
3042
3143

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18311600
28211700
38112700
48012800
57813900
676131010
775131110
875131110
973141210
1071141320
1171141320
1270141420
1368141530
1468141530
1566151630
1665151640
1764151740
1863151750
1960161860
2059161870
2158161970
2257161980
2354172090
24531720100
25511820101
26501821111
27491821121
28481921121
29461922131
30451922131
31441922141

Wind in May

Winds average 6 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
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216calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:297:11
213.75:287:12
313.85:267:13
413.85:257:14
513.85:247:15
613.95:237:16
713.95:217:17
814.05:207:18
914.05:197:19
1014.05:187:20
1114.15:177:21
1214.15:167:22
1314.15:157:23
1414.25:147:24
1514.25:137:25
1614.25:127:26
1714.35:117:27
1814.35:107:28
1914.35:097:29
2014.45:087:30
2114.45:077:31
2214.45:077:31
2314.45:067:32
2414.55:057:33
2514.55:047:34
2614.55:047:35
2714.55:037:36
2814.65:027:37
2914.65:027:37
3014.65:017:38
3114.65:017:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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65.4Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Steubenville

In seasonPeak

None of Steubenville's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Steubenville sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Steubenville?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Steubenville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Steubenville in May

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

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

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Steubenville in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Steubenville peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Steubenville 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 Steubenville is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1317 µg/m³Nov 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Steubenville?

Steubenville sits at 40.4°N, 80.6°W, 1,047 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Weirton, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Steubenville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Steubenville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 ft around an average of 948 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 758 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,037 ft.

The land around Steubenville is covered by trees (58%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 2 miles, trees (75%) within 10 miles, and trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
646 ft
10 miles
758 ft
50 miles
1,037 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Weirton 4.3 mi · Weirton Heights 5.6 mi · Wheeling 22 mi · Upper Saint Clair 29 mi · Mount Lebanon 31 mi · Bethel Park 32 mi · Pittsburgh 34 mi · Baldwin 35 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 Steubenville (40.3698°, -80.634°, elevation 1,047 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).