Sheffield Weather in May
Sheffield in May
The short of it: Sheffield in May averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 100 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Sheffield an average May high of 15°, a low of 6° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-May, 72 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Sheffield runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Railton, 9 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Sheffield, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 23 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RailtonTasmania | 9 km NE | 15° | 7° | 92 mm |
| SpreytonTasmania | 18 km N | 16° | 7° | 81 mm |
| LatrobeTasmania | 18 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 81 mm |
| MiandettaTasmania | 23 km N | 16° | 8° | 77 mm |
| ForthTasmania | 23 km NNW | 15° | 7° | 87 mm |
| East DevonportTasmania | 24 km N | 16° | 7° | 78 mm |
| DevonportTasmania | 25 km N | 16° | 8° | 77 mm |
| Turners BeachTasmania | 28 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 76 mm |