Reading Weather in May
Reading in May
The short of it: Reading in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 14 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 77° · low 53° · rain 4.8 in. · daylight 14 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Reading an average May high of 77°, a low of 53° and some 4.8 in. of rain. Highs rise 10° against April, to near 77°; nights run about 53°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 4.8 in..
The sun is up for about 14 h 18 min in mid-May, 67 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Reading runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Sharonville, 3 mi to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Reading, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 10° warmer, 0.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 7 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SharonvilleOhio | 3 mi NNE | 76° | 53° | 4.9 in. |
| Blue AshOhio | 3 mi E | 76° | 53° | 4.9 in. |
| FinneytownOhio | 4 mi WSW | 76° | 53° | 4.8 in. |
| MontgomeryOhio | 5 mi E | 75° | 52° | 4.9 in. |
| MadeiraOhio | 5 mi ESE | 75° | 52° | 5.0 in. |
| NorwoodOhio | 5 mi SSW | 77° | 53° | 4.9 in. |
| SpringdaleOhio | 5 mi NNW | 76° | 52° | 4.8 in. |
| Forest ParkOhio | 6 mi NW | 76° | 52° | 4.8 in. |