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UK weather by month
Check out the UK weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.
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The climate guide for UK (London) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.
Top UK destinations
Below are average maximum temperatures at popular destinations in the UK for next month - May. Select a destination to see the climate guide for all months of the year.
UK regions
All UK regions
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cotswolds
- County Durham
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- East Sussex
- East Yorkshire
- England
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lake District
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northern Ireland
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Pembrokeshire
- Rutland
- Scotland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tyne and Wear
- Wales
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
All UK destinations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
- Aberaeron, Wales
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Abergavenny, Wales
- Aberystwyth, Wales
- Aldeburgh, England
- Alnwick, England
- Ambleside, England
- Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Armagh, Northern Ireland
- Ashford, England
- Aviemore, Scotland
- Aylesbury, England
- Ayr, Scotland
B
- Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
- Ballymena, Northern Ireland
- Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
- Bamburgh, England
- Banbury, England
- Banff, Scotland
- Bangor, Northern Ireland
- Bangor, Wales
- Barmouth, Wales
- Barnard Castle, England
- Barnsley, England
- Barnstaple, England
- Barra, Scotland
- Barrow-in-Furness, England
- Basingstoke, England
- Bath, England
- Bedford, England
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Berwick-on-Tweed, England
- Betws-y-Coed, Wales
- Beverley, England
- Birmingham, England
- Blackpool, England
- Bognor Regis, England
- Boston, England
- Bournemouth, England
- Bowness-on-Windermere, England
- Braemar, Cairngorms, Scotland
- Brecon, Wales
- Bridlington, England
- Brighton, England
- Bristol, England
- Broadstairs, England
- Bude, England
- Builth Wells, Wales
- Burnham on Sea, England
- Burton on Trent, England
- Bury St Edmunds, England
C
- Caernarfon, Wales
- Camarthen, Wales
- Camber Sands, England
- Cambridge, England
- Campbeltown, Scotland
- Canterbury, England
- Cardiff, Wales
- Carlisle, England
- Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
- Cheddar, England
- Chelmsford, England
- Cheltenham, England
- Chepstow, Wales
- Chester, England
- Chesterfield, England
- Chichester, England
- Church Stretton, England
- Cirencester, England
- Clacton-on-Sea, England
- Colchester, England
- Coleraine, Northern Ireland
- Colwyn Bay, Wales
- Corby, England
- Cowbridge, Wales
- Cowes, England
- Crewe, England
- Crianlarich, Scotland
- Crieff, Scotland
- Cromer, England
D
- Dartford, England
- Dartmoor, England
- Deal, England
- Derby, England
- Dereham, England
- Devizes, England
- Diss, England
- Doncaster, England
- Dorchester, England
- Dover, England
- Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
- Driffield, England
- Dumfries, Scotland
- Dundee, Scotland
- Dungannon, Northern Ireland
- Durham, England
E
- Eastbourne, England
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Elgin, Scotland
- Ely, England
- Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
- Epsom, England
- Exeter, England
F
- Falkirk, Scotland
- Falmouth, England
- Felixstowe, England
- Fishguard, Wales
- Folkestone, England
- Forest of Bowland, England
- Fort William, Scotland
- Fowey, England
G
- Gainsborough, England
- Gairloch, Scotland
- Galloway Forest, Scotland
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Glencoe, Scotland
- Glenfinnan, Scotland
- Gloucester, England
- Gower Peninsula, Wales
- Grantham, England
- Grasmere, England
- Great Yarmouth, England
- Greenock, Scotland
- Grimsby, England
- Guildford, England
H
- Hailsham, England
- Halifax, England
- Harlow, England
- Harrogate, England
- Harwich, England
- Hastings, England
- Haverfordwest, Wales
- Hay-on-Wye, Wales
- Hayling Island, England
- Haywards Heath, England
- Hereford, England
- Hertford, England
- Hexham, England
- High Wycombe, England
- Hillsborough, Northern Ireland
- Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
- Holyhead, Wales
- Hull, England
I
- Ilfracombe, England
- Inveraray, Scotland
- Inverness, Scotland
- Iona, Scotland
- Ipswich, England
- Isle of Arran, Scotland
- Isle of Islay, Scotland
- Isle of Jura, Scotland
- Isle of Mull, Scotland
- Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Isle of Staffa, Scotland
- Isle of Tiree, Scotland
K
- Kelso, Scotland
- Kendal, England
- Keswick, England
- Kidderminster, England
- Kielder Water, England
- Kilkeel, Northern Ireland
- King's Lynn, England
- Kinlochbervie, Scotland
- Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Kirkcudbright, Scotland
- Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
- Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland
L
- Lairg, Scotland
- Lake Vyrnwy, Wales
- Lakeside, England
- Lanark, Scotland
- Lancaster, England
- Larne, Northern Ireland
- Launceston, England
- Leadhills, Scotland
- Leeds, England
- Leicester, England
- Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
- Lewes, England
- Lincoln, England
- Liverpool, England
- Llangollen, Wales
- Loch Lomond, Scotland
- Loch Ness, Scotland
- Lochgilphead, Scotland
- Lochinver, Scotland
- London, England
- Londonderry, Northern Ireland
- Louth, England
- Lowestoft, England
- Ludlow, England
- Luton, England
- Lyme Regis, England
M
- Macclesfield, England
- Machynlleth, Wales
- Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
- Maidstone, England
- Mallaig, Scotland
- Malvern, England
- Manchester, England
- Mansfield, England
- Margate, England
- Maryport, England
- Matlock, England
- Melrose, Scotland
- Middlesborough, England
- Milton Keynes, England
- Minehead, England
- Monmouth, Wales
- Montrose, Scotland
- Morecambe, England
N
- New Forest, England
- Newark-on-Trent, England
- Newbury, England
- Newcastle, England
- Newcastle, Northern Ireland
- Newhaven, England
- Newport, England
- Newquay, England
- Newry, Northern Ireland
- Norfolk Broads, England
- North Berwick, Scotland
- North Pennines, England
- North Uist, Scotland
- North York Moors, England
- Northallerton, England
- Northampton, England
- Norwich, England
- Nottingham, England
O
P
- Padstow, England
- Peak District, England
- Peebles, Scotland
- Pembroke, Wales
- Penrith, England
- Penzance, England
- Perth, Scotland
- Peterborough, England
- Peterhead, Scotland
- Petersfield, England
- Petworth, England
- Pickering, England
- Pitlochry, Scotland
- Plymouth, England
- Pontefract, England
- Poole, England
- Porthcawl, Wales
- Porthmadog, Wales
- Portrush, Northern Ireland
- Portsmouth, England
- Portstewart, Northern Ireland
- Preston, England
- Pwllheli, Wales
R
- Ramsgate, England
- Rannoch Moor, Scotland
- Reading, England
- Rhayader, Wales
- Rhyl, Wales
- Rochdale, England
- Rothbury, England
- Rugby, England
- Ryde, England
S
- Salcombe, England
- Salisbury, England
- Sandown, England
- Scarborough, England
- Scilly Isles, England
- Scunthorpe, England
- Seascale, England
- Shaftesbury, England
- Shanklin, England
- Sheffield, England
- Shrewsbury, England
- Skegness, England
- Skipton, England
- Southampton, England
- Southend, England
- Southport, England
- Southwold, England
- Spalding, England
- St Abbs, Scotland
- St Andrews, Scotland
- St Davids, Wales
- St Ives, England
- Stafford, England
- Stamford, England
- Stirling, Scotland
- Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Stornoway, Lewis, Scotland
- Stow on the Wold, England
- Strabane, Northern Ireland
- Stranraer, Scotland
- Stratford-upon-Avon, England
- Swansea, Wales
- Swindon, England
T
- Tarbert, Harris, Scotland
- Taunton, England
- Tenby, Wales
- The Needles, England
- The Trossachs, Scotland
- Thetford, England
- Thirsk, England
- Tiverton, England
- Torquay, England
- Trowbridge, England
- Truro, England
- Tunbridge Wells, England
U
- Ullapool, Scotland
W
- Wakefield, England
- Warminster, England
- Warrington, England
- Warwick, England
- Watford, England
- Wells, England
- Wells-next-the-Sea, England
- Welshpool, Wales
- Weston-Super-Mare, England
- Weymouth, England
- Whitby, England
- Whitchurch, England
- Whitehaven, England
- Whitstable, England
- Wick, Scotland
- Wigan, England
- Winchester, England
- Windsor, England
- Withernsea, England
- Witterings, England
- Wolverhampton, England
- Woolacombe, England
- Wooler, England
- Worcester, England
- Wrexham, Wales
Y
- Yarmouth, England
- Yeovil, England
- York, England
- Yorkshire Dales, England
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