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Kendal in May
In May, Kendal averages a daytime high of 15 °C and a night-time low of 6 °C, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Kendal has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 15 °C
- Average low
- 6 °C
- Rain in the month
- 93 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 16 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 86
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Kendal
May is the 5th warmest month in Kendal by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 6 °C to 19 °C and the lows from 1 °C to 11 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is 2 °C warmer than May.
May brings 93 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 152 mm (1824 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 16 h 10 min, against 7 h 20 min at the shortest and 17 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 °C | 1 °C | 178 mm | |
| February | 6 °C | 1 °C | 137 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 2 °C | 133 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 4 °C | 98 mm | |
| May | 15 °C | 6 °C | 93 mm | |
| June | 17 °C | 9 °C | 111 mm | |
| July | 19 °C | 11 °C | 123 mm | |
| August | 19 °C | 11 °C | 146 mm | |
| September | 16 °C | 9 °C | 160 mm | |
| October | 13 °C | 7 °C | 221 mm | |
| November | 9 °C | 4 °C | 210 mm | |
| December | 6 °C | 1 °C | 213 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 Kendal?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 15 °C is below 18 °C and about 93 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Kendal meets it.
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 Kendal
This guide lists 86 places to stay in Kendal: 2 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 84 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 8; 1–3 km, 2; 3–10 km, 8; 10 km or more, 68.
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.