The tables below give May averages for the number of hours with sunshine at cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom. The monthly totals are based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.
You can jump to a separate table for: Southern England, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The UK as a whole has an average 191 hours of sun in May, making this the sunniest month of the year.
Southern England
Total May sunshine
| Place |
Hours |
| Birmingham |
180 |
| Cambridge |
179 |
| Eastbourne |
233 |
| Exeter |
218 |
| Ipswich |
212 |
| London |
181 |
| Lowestoft |
202 |
| Newquay |
221 |
| Oxford |
193 |
Northern England
Average amount of sun in May
| Place |
Hours |
| Blackpool |
218 |
| Grimsby |
199 |
| Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales |
158 |
| Manchester |
188 |
| Newcastle |
182 |
| Penrith |
167 |
| Sheffield |
191 |
Wales
Average May sun
| Place |
Hours |
| Aberporth |
217 |
| Aberystwyth |
191 |
| Cardiff |
191 |
| Tenby |
216 |
| Valley, Anglesey |
232 |
Scotland
Number of sunny hours in May on average
| Place |
Hours |
| Aberdeen |
194 |
| Dundee |
204 |
| Edinburgh |
191 |
| Forres |
190 |
| Glasgow |
180 |
| Kirkwall, Orkney Islands |
190 |
| Lerwick, Shetland Islands |
181 |
| Oban |
191 |
| Stornoway, Outer Hebrides |
202 |
| Tiree, Inner Hebrides |
239 |
Northern Ireland
Average total sunshine in May
| Place |
Hours |
| Armagh |
174 |
| Belfast |
198 |
| Londonderry |
182 |