Humidity Levels in Ohio During May

The average humidity in May is listed below for places in Ohio. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.

Average Humidity

In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 7 am and Afternoon measures are for 4 pm local standard time.

Average relative humidity (%) in May
Daily Place Morning Afternoon
66 Akron 77 52
67 Cincinnati 80 52
67 Cleveland 77 55
67 Columbus 79 52
65 Dayton 77 52
68 Mansfield 78 55
66 Toledo 80 51
68 Youngstown 79 53

Highest and Lowest Humidity

Below are the averages during May for maximum and minimum humidity levels in Ohio. The hours when this month's highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.

Daily high and low relative humidity (%) averages in May
High Time Place Low Time
78.1 4 am Akron 52.2 4 pm
80.8 4 am Cincinnati 51.7 4 pm
79.9 4 am Cleveland 54.7 4 pm
80.7 4 am Columbus 52.1 4 pm
77.5 4 am Dayton 51.5 4 pm
79.4 4 am Mansfield 54.7 4 pm
81.7 4 am Toledo 50.7 4 pm
81.1 4 am Youngstown 52.6 4 pm
Reference

World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.

Ohio Humidity
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