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Scarborough in May
In May, Scarborough averages a daytime high of 15 °C and a night-time low of 7 °C, with about 53 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Scarborough's most comfortable months, July and August.
- Average high
- 15 °C
- Average low
- 7 °C
- Rain in the month
- 53 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 16 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 72
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Scarborough
May is the 5th warmest month in Scarborough by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 7 °C to 20 °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 53 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 62 mm (744 mm a year); it is the 10th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 16 h, 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 | 7 °C | 2 °C | 65 mm | |
| February | 7 °C | 2 °C | 55 mm | |
| March | 9 °C | 3 °C | 50 mm | |
| April | 12 °C | 4 °C | 51 mm | |
| May | 15 °C | 7 °C | 53 mm | |
| June | 18 °C | 10 °C | 59 mm | |
| July | 20 °C | 12 °C | 60 mm | Yes |
| August | 20 °C | 12 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| September | 18 °C | 10 °C | 60 mm | |
| October | 14 °C | 8 °C | 71 mm | |
| November | 10 °C | 5 °C | 80 mm | |
| December | 7 °C | 2 °C | 78 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 Scarborough?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 15 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Scarborough are July and August; the nearest are August, before, and July, 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 Scarborough
This guide lists 72 places to stay in Scarborough: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 71 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 23; 1–3 km, 10; 3–10 km, 7; 10 km or more, 32.
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.