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Plymouth in May
In May, Plymouth averages a daytime high of 16 °C and a night-time low of 9 °C, with about 75 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Plymouth's most comfortable months, June.
- Average high
- 16 °C
- Average low
- 9 °C
- Rain in the month
- 75 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 15 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 81
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Plymouth
May is the 5th warmest month in Plymouth by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 9 °C to 20 °C and the lows from 4 °C to 13 °C. By day, May is 3 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 75 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 113 mm (1358 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 15 h 30 min, against 8 h at the shortest and 16 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 °C | 4 °C | 158 mm | |
| February | 9 °C | 4 °C | 120 mm | |
| March | 11 °C | 5 °C | 96 mm | |
| April | 13 °C | 6 °C | 83 mm | |
| May | 16 °C | 9 °C | 75 mm | |
| June | 19 °C | 11 °C | 76 mm | Yes |
| July | 20 °C | 13 °C | 88 mm | |
| August | 20 °C | 13 °C | 100 mm | |
| September | 18 °C | 11 °C | 93 mm | |
| October | 15 °C | 9 °C | 143 mm | |
| November | 12 °C | 7 °C | 158 mm | |
| December | 9 °C | 5 °C | 168 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 Plymouth?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 16 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Plymouth are June; the nearest is June.
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 Plymouth
This guide lists 81 places to stay in Plymouth: 5 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 76 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 17; 1–3 km, 8; 3–10 km, 17; 10 km or more, 39.
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.