Climate averages 1991–2020
Dundee, United Kingdom weather
in May.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a cool month in Dundee, United Kingdom: daytime highs average 13.1°C and nights cool to about 6.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 64 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 16 h 22 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Edinburgh (59 km away). In May its highs average 13.3°C, about as warm as Dundee, United Kingdom, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in the United Kingdom, Dundee, United Kingdom ranks 142nd of 143 for the warmest May highs and joint 108th of 143 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 143 cities is 15.2°C; Dundee, United Kingdom is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 15.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 64 mm to 68 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Dundee, United Kingdom climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 78 | 13.7 | 7.68 h |
| February | 6.1°C0.9°C | 0.9°C | 59 | 10.8 | 9.59 h |
| March | 7.9°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 61 | 12.2 | 11.812 h |
| April | 10.2°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 57 | 11.6 | 14.214 h |
| May, selected | 13.1°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 64 | 13.1 | 16.416 h |
| June | 15.6°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 68 | 13.1 | 17.618 h |
| July | 17.5°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 76 | 14.0 | 17.117 h |
| August | 17.3°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 76 | 13.3 | 15.215 h |
| September | 15.1°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 61 | 10.8 | 12.813 h |
| October | 11.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 89 | 12.9 | 10.510 h |
| November | 7.9°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 78 | 13.1 | 8.38 h |
| December | 5.4°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 74 | 12.4 | 7.07 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Edinburgh in MayUnited Kingdom · 59 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 6.7°C · 56 mm rain
- Aberdeen in MayUnited Kingdom · 92 kmHigh 11.1°C · Low 7.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Glasgow in MayUnited Kingdom · 104 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 6.3°C · 79 mm rain
- East Kilbride in MayUnited Kingdom · 108 kmHigh 13.2°C · Low 5.7°C · 79 mm rain
- Paisley in MayUnited Kingdom · 115 kmHigh 13.8°C · Low 6.6°C · 78 mm rain
- Carlisle in MayUnited Kingdom · 175 kmHigh 14.2°C · Low 6.6°C · 69 mm rain
- Newcastle upon Tyne in MayUnited Kingdom · 187 kmHigh 13.5°C · Low 7.0°C · 48 mm rain
- South Shields in MayUnited Kingdom · 190 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 7.5°C · 48 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Dundee) is explained once on the Dundee, United Kingdom year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.