United Kingdom in May

May is United Kingdom's 4th-best month (rank 4 of 12): its 30 destinations average 80/100, led by Keswick at 90 — 15°C and 13 rainy days — while Isle of Skye is cooler at 11°C and scores 77.

#4 of 12 months for United Kingdom · 30 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇬🇧 United Kingdom, month by month

80/100 in May

Where in United Kingdom in May

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Keswick	Trekking hub	15°C	76 mm · 13 days	90 tier S	Yes
2	Fort William	Trekking hub	14°C	104 mm · 15 days	88 tier A	Yes
3	Windermere	Trekking hub	14°C	73 mm · 14 days	87 tier A	Yes
4	London	City	17°C	53 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	—
5	Oxford	City	17°C	55 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	—
6	Stratford-upon-Avon	City	16°C	49 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	—
7	Belfast	City	15°C	51 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	—
8	Bristol	City	16°C	65 mm · 11 days	84 tier A	—
9	Bath	City	16°C	60 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	—
10	Birmingham	City	15°C	59 mm · 11 days	83 tier A	—
11	Cambridge	City	16°C	46 mm · 7 days	83 tier A	—
12	Canterbury	City	16°C	48 mm · 9 days	83 tier A	—
13	Cardiff	City	15°C	67 mm · 12 days	83 tier A	—
14	Edinburgh	City	13°C	51 mm · 9 days	83 tier A	—
15	Liverpool	City	14°C	61 mm · 11 days	83 tier A	—
16	Manchester	City	15°C	62 mm · 12 days	83 tier A	—
17	York	City	15°C	49 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	—
18	Glasgow	City	14°C	72 mm · 13 days	82 tier A	Yes
19	St Andrews	City	12°C	48 mm · 9 days	81 tier A	—
20	Inverness	City	12°C	69 mm · 13 days	80 tier A	—
21	Portree	City	11°C	90 mm · 14 days	79 tier B	Yes
22	Oban	City	12°C	113 mm · 15 days	78 tier B	Yes
23	Whitby	Beach	12°C	48 mm · 10 days	78 tier B	Yes
24	Bournemouth	Beach	17°C	52 mm · 10 days	77 tier B	—
25	Brighton	Beach	15°C	52 mm · 10 days	77 tier B	—
26	Isle of Skye	Island	11°C	90 mm · 14 days	77 tier B	Yes
27	Isle of Wight	Island	14°C	41 mm · 8 days	77 tier B	—
28	Newquay	Beach	14°C	54 mm · 10 days	77 tier B	—
29	St Ives	Beach	13°C	50 mm · 8 days	76 tier B	—
30	Aviemore	Ski resort	14°C	78 mm · 16 days	25 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means May is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United Kingdom in May

Keswick Mountain Festival · Keswick · 15–17 May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show · London · 19–23 May
May Morning · Oxford · 1 May
Summer Eights · Oxford · 27–30 May
Belfast City Marathon · Belfast · 28 Apr – 8 May (usually)
Love Saves The Day · Bristol · 23–24 May
The Bath Festival · Bath · 16–24 May
Bath Fringe Festival · Bath · 22 May – 7 Jun

Seasons in force

Insects & disease · 7 places Summer season opens · 4 places Fog season · 1 place Sea warm enough · 1 place Trail season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 15 of United Kingdom's 22 well-known places this month.

Better months for United Kingdom

July · 85/100 June · 83/100 August · 83/100 Weakest: December · 47/100

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