Weirton Heights weather in May

In May, Weirton Heights sees average daytime highs of 70°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 4.5 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 Weirton Heights's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weirton Heights's year-round climate.

Daytime high
70°
5th warmest
Overnight low
52°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.5 in
14 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:11 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Weirton Heights is human settlement in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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 Weirton Heights reaches about 70°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 82°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 9°F warmer than April and about 8°F cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Weirton Heights

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.

Weirton Heights 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°3.411.56.69.40.0
Feb40° / 24°2.810.15.410.40.1
Mar49° / 32°4.012.23.511.71.9
Apr61° / 42°4.313.40.9134.6
May70° / 52°4.514014.25.8
Jun78° / 61°4.313.3014.86.1
Jul82° / 65°4.013.2014.65.7
Aug81° / 63°3.311.3013.66.3
Sep74° / 56°3.79.8012.36.8
Oct63° / 45°3.410.60.210.95.3
Nov50° / 36°3.39.91.49.82.3
Dec40° / 28°3.311.14.39.20.1

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
73763
83763
93763
103862
113763
123763
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244060
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294159
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Weirton Heights gets around 4.5 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 (%)
147
247
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447
547
647
747
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3142

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 66% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841060
2831160
3821170
4801280
5801280
6781390
77613101
87513111
97513111
107413121
117313122
127213132
137114132
147014142
156914143
166814153
176615154
186515164
196415165
206215176
216016177
225916178
235617189
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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
147calm
157calm
166calm
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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 5:28 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:287:10
213.75:277:11
313.85:267:12
413.85:257:13
513.95:237:14
613.95:227:15
713.95:217:16
814.05:207:17
914.05:197:19
1014.05:187:20
1114.15:167:21
1214.15:157:22
1314.15:147:23
1414.25:137:24
1514.25:127:25
1614.25:117:25
1714.35:107:26
1814.35:097:27
1914.35:097:28
2014.45:087:29
2114.45:077:30
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2314.45:057:32
2414.55:057:33
2514.55:047:34
2614.55:037:35
2714.55:037:36
2814.65:027:36
2914.65:017:37
3014.65:017:38
3114.65:007:39

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.61 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Weirton Heights?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Weirton Heights for sightseeing.

What to pack for Weirton Heights in May

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

In May, Weirton Heights sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 52°F. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Weirton Heights 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 Weirton Heights peaks around June 22 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 22UV 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 Weirton Heights 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 Weirton Heights 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
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Weirton Heights?

Weirton Heights sits at 40.4°N, 80.5°W, 1,198 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Weirton, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Weirton Heights

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Weirton Heights has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 ft around an average of 1,102 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 807 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,033 ft.

The land around Weirton Heights is covered by trees (71%) within 2 miles, trees (76%) within 10 miles, and trees (72%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
577 ft
10 miles
807 ft
50 miles
1,033 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Weirton 2.5 mi · Steubenville 5.6 mi · Upper Saint Clair 24 mi · Wheeling 25 mi · Mount Lebanon 26 mi · Bethel Park 27 mi · Pittsburgh 29 mi · Cranberry Township 30 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 Weirton Heights (40.4084°, -80.5392°, elevation 1,198 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).