May Temperatures in the United Kingdom

Average temperatures for May at cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum daily temperatures based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Across the UK, May temperatures average a daily high of 16 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F).

Southern England

Average May temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
61	44	Birmingham	16	7
62	45	Cambridge	17	7
60	49	Eastbourne	16	10
60	48	Exeter	16	9
61	45	Ipswich	16	7
64	47	London	18	8
59	47	Lowestoft	15	8
59	47	Newquay	15	9
63	46	Oxford	17	8
56	43	Princetown, Dartmoor Park	13	6

Average daily temperatures in May
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
60	45	Blackpool	16	7
59	45	Grimsby	15	7
55	41	Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales	13	5
61	46	Manchester	16	8
59	43	Newcastle	15	6
59	42	Penrith	15	6
61	46	Sheffield	16	8

May temperatures: daily averages
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
57	46	Aberporth	14	8
61	44	Aberystwyth	16	7
63	47	Cardiff	17	8
59	46	Tenby	15	8
59	47	Valley, Anglesey	15	8

Average May temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
56	41	Aberdeen	13	5
57	43	Dundee	14	6
58	43	Edinburgh	15	6
58	43	Forres	14	6
61	45	Glasgow	16	7
54	42	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands	12	6
51	42	Lerwick, Shetland Islands	10	5
58	44	Oban	15	7
54	43	Stornoway, Outer Hebrides	12	6
55	45	Tiree, Inner Hebrides	13	7

Average May temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
60	44	Armagh	16	7
59	44	Belfast	15	7
58	44	Londonderry	14	7