Wheeling weather in May

In May, Wheeling sees average daytime highs of 71°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 4.8 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 21% 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 Wheeling's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wheeling's year-round climate.

Daytime high
71°
5th warmest
Overnight low
53°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.8 in
14 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:13 AM – 7:25 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
6 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Wheeling is city and seat county of Ohio County, West Virginia, United States.

Density
667/km²
people per km²
Founded
1769

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 Wheeling reaches about 71°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 59°F and 82°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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How May really feels in Wheeling

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.

Wheeling 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
Jan38° / 24°3.611.56.59.50.0
Feb41° / 26°3.110.45.110.40.2
Mar50° / 33°4.312.43.211.72.2
Apr62° / 43°4.313.30.6134.8
May71° / 53°4.814014.25.9
Jun79° / 61°4.513.6014.86.0
Jul82° / 65°4.413.7014.65.6
Aug81° / 64°3.411.2013.66.3
Sep75° / 57°3.69.1012.37.0
Oct63° / 46°3.310.20.210.95.5
Nov51° / 36°3.39.81.39.82.5
Dec42° / 29°3.510.73.99.20.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43763
53862
63862
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224159
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254357
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wheeling gets around 4.8 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
146
246
346
446
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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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
18212600
28013700
37814800
47714900
575151000
674151010
773151110
871161210
970161220
1069161320
1169161320
1266171430
1366171430
1464171540
1564171540
1662171650
1762171650
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1957181870
2056181880
2154181990
2253191990
23521919100
24501920110
25481920120
26471921120
27461921130
28452021140
29442022140
30431922150
31421922161

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
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117calm
127calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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 5:30 AM to 5:02 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:307:10
213.75:297:11
313.85:277:12
413.85:267:13
513.85:257:14
613.95:247:15
713.95:227:16
813.95:217:17
914.05:207:18
1014.05:197:19
1114.05:187:20
1214.15:177:21
1314.15:167:22
1414.15:157:23
1514.25:147:24
1614.25:137:25
1714.25:127:26
1814.35:117:27
1914.35:107:28
2014.35:097:29
2114.45:097:30
2214.45:087:31
2314.45:077:32
2414.45:067:33
2514.55:067:34
2614.55:057:34
2714.55:047:35
2814.55:047:36
2914.65:037:37
3014.65:037:38
3114.65:027:38

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is May a good time to visit Wheeling?

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

May is a reasonable time to visit Wheeling for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wheeling in May

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

In May, Wheeling sees daytime highs around 71°F and nights near 53°F. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Wheeling 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 Wheeling peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Wheeling 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 Wheeling is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1218 µg/m³Nov 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wheeling?

Wheeling sits at 40.1°N, 80.7°W, 666 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Steubenville, 22 mi away.

Topography around Wheeling

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Wheeling has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 ft around an average of 863 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 ft.

The land around Wheeling is covered by trees (64%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 2 miles, trees (73%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
663 ft
10 miles
846 ft
50 miles
1,099 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Steubenville 22 mi · Weirton 25 mi · Weirton Heights 25 mi · Upper Saint Clair 39 mi · Bethel Park 40 mi · Mount Lebanon 41 mi · Baldwin 43 mi · Pittsburgh 46 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 Wheeling (40.064°, -80.7209°, elevation 666 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).