May 2021
🌡️ Temperature
In the UK, May 2021 was cold. ❄️
- The average temperature in May 2021 was 10.1°C.
- That's 1.1°C colder than the average of 11.2°C.
- This puts it in the 16th percentile for heat, as the 58th coldest May on record.
The hottest May ever was in 1833, when it averaged 15.1°C, and the coldest year was 1698 at 8.5°C.
🌧️ Rainfall
In the UK, May 2021 was very wet. 🌧️
- The total rainfall in May 2021 was 122.7mm.
- That's 58.7mm wetter than the average of 64mm.
- This puts it in the 97th percentile for rainfall, as the 7th wettest May on record.
The wettest May ever was in 1773, when rainfall totalled 151.8mm, and the driest year was 1844 at 7.9mm.
☀️ Sunlight
In the UK, May 2021 was cloudy. ☁️
- In May 2021 there were160.4 hours of sunshine.
- That's 21.4 hours less sunshine than the average of 181.8 hours.
- This puts it in the 22nd percentile for sunshine, as the 23rd least sunny May on record.
The sunniest May ever was in 2020, when there were 266.9 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.