Cavan Weather in May
Cavan in May
The short of it: Cavan in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 15 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 80 mm · daylight 15 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Cavan brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 7°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 57 min in mid-May, 120 minutes more 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Cavan runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Monaghan, 38 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Cavan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MonaghanUlster | 38 km NE | 15° | 7° | 73 mm |
| LongfordLeinster | 41 km SW | 16° | 7° | 65 mm |
| EnniskillenNorthern Ireland | 44 km NNW | 15° | 8° | 77 mm |
| An Muileann gCearrLeinster | 52 km S | 15° | 7° | 63 mm |
| NavanLeinster | 58 km SE | 16° | 7° | 68 mm |
| ArmaghNorthern Ireland | 60 km NE | 16° | 7° | 56 mm |
| TrimLeinster | 61 km SE | 15° | 7° | 66 mm |
| DundalkLeinster | 62 km E | 16° | 7° | 71 mm |