Middlesbrough Weather in May
Middlesbrough in May
The short of it: Middlesbrough in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 16 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 46 mm · daylight 16 h 2 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Middlesbrough brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 7°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 16 h 2 min in mid-May, 123 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Middlesbrough runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Billingham, 4 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Middlesbrough, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 16 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BillinghamEngland | 4 km WNW | 16° | 7° | 46 mm |
| Stockton-on-TeesEngland | 5 km W | 16° | 7° | 45 mm |
| Thornaby-on-TeesEngland | 6 km SW | 16° | 7° | 46 mm |
| YarmEngland | 11 km SW | 16° | 7° | 45 mm |
| RedcarEngland | 12 km ENE | 16° | 7° | 46 mm |
| HartlepoolEngland | 12 km N | 15° | 6° | 48 mm |
| GuisboroughEngland | 12 km ESE | 14° | 6° | 56 mm |
| Ingleby GreenhowEngland | 16 km SSE | 14° | 5° | 54 mm |