The tables below give May averages for the number of hours with sunshine at cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom. The monthly totals are based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020.
The UK as a whole has an average 192 hours of sun in May, making this the sunniest month of the year.
Southern England
Total May sunshine
| Place |
Hours |
| Birmingham |
187 |
| Bristol |
192 |
| Dover |
215 |
| Isles of Scilly |
221 |
| London, Greenwich |
199 |
| London, Kew Gardens |
213 |
| Norwich |
207 |
| Nottingham |
191 |
| Plymouth |
227 |
| Southampton |
215 |
| Stoke-on-Trent |
192 |
| Weymouth |
235 |
Northern England
Average amount of sun in May
| Place |
Hours |
| Ambleside, Windermere Lake |
162 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed |
202 |
| Dumfries |
186 |
| Hull |
200 |
| Manchester |
179 |
| Middlesbrough |
181 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
183 |
| Prestwick |
211 |
| Sheffield |
198 |
Wales
Average May sun
| Place |
Hours |
| Cardiff |
198 |
| Llandrindod Wells |
172 |
Scotland
Number of sunny hours in May on average
| Place |
Hours |
| Aberdeen |
203 |
| Dundee |
201 |
| Edinburgh |
195 |
| Glasgow |
187 |
| Inverness |
184 |
| Kirkwall, Orkney Islands |
193 |
| Lerwick, Shetland Islands |
192 |
| Stornoway, Outer Hebrides |
205 |
| Tiree, Inner Hebrides |
240 |
Northern Ireland
Average total sunshine in May
| Place |
Hours |
| Armagh |
179 |
| Belfast |
185 |
| Londonderry |
205 |