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Bath in May
In May, Bath averages a daytime high of 17 °C and a night-time low of 7 °C, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Bath's most comfortable months, June to September.
- Average high
- 17 °C
- Average low
- 7 °C
- Rain in the month
- 62 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 15 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 90
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Bath
May is the 5th warmest month in Bath by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 8 °C to 22 °C and the lows from 2 °C to 12 °C. By day, May is 3 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 62 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 76 mm (914 mm a year); it is tied for the 10th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 15 h 40 min, against 7 h 50 min at the shortest and 16 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 °C | 2 °C | 92 mm | |
| February | 8 °C | 2 °C | 70 mm | |
| March | 10 °C | 3 °C | 64 mm | |
| April | 13 °C | 4 °C | 59 mm | |
| May | 17 °C | 7 °C | 62 mm | |
| June | 20 °C | 10 °C | 62 mm | Yes |
| July | 22 °C | 12 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| August | 21 °C | 12 °C | 77 mm | Yes |
| September | 19 °C | 10 °C | 73 mm | Yes |
| October | 14 °C | 8 °C | 90 mm | |
| November | 11 °C | 5 °C | 99 mm | |
| December | 8 °C | 3 °C | 101 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Bath?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 17 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Bath are June to September; the nearest are September, before, and June, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in United Kingdom in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Bath
This guide lists 90 places to stay in Bath: 3 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 87 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 43; 1–3 km, 13; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 11.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.