Durham May Weather

Averages and records for weather in Durham, United Kingdom in the month of May.
Typical Durham May Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 15.4 °C
Average daily low 6.4 °C
Average monthly precipitation 4.4 cm
Daily chance of precipitation 48.6%
Durham May Weather Records
1879–2024
Highest temperature 27.8 °C May 30, 1922
Lowest temperature -5.1 °C May 18, 1891
Highest daily low 14.1 °C May 30, 2003
Lowest daily high 3.9 °C May 7, 1883
Hottest average high temperature 17.6 °C 2020
Coldest average high temperature 10.9 °C 1902
Most daily precipitation 7.0 cm May 31, 1924
Most monthly precipitation 15.4 cm 1924
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°C) Record (°C)
High Low High Low
May 1 14.0 5.0 23.3 -4.4
May 2 14.1 5.1 23.0 -3.3
May 3 14.1 5.2 24.9 -3.9
May 4 14.2 5.3 21.7 -2.8
May 5 14.3 5.4 23.4 -2.6
May 6 14.4 5.5 22.0 -2.8
May 7 14.5 5.6 22.4 -2.8
May 8 14.5 5.7 21.1 -2.2
May 9 14.6 5.8 23.7 -2.2
May 10 14.8 5.8 24.6 -2.2
May 11 14.9 5.9 24.3 -2.2
May 12 15.0 6.0 25.0 -2.5
May 13 15.2 6.1 26.0 -2.2
May 14 15.2 6.2 23.9 -1.0
May 15 15.3 6.3 25.0 -1.1
May 16 15.5 6.4 23.9 -1.4
May 17 15.6 6.5 24.4 -2.2
May 18 15.7 6.6 23.9 -5.1
May 19 15.8 6.7 25.0 -3.3
May 20 15.9 6.8 23.9 -1.1
May 21 15.9 6.9 26.0 -2.8
May 22 16.0 7.0 27.2 -2.2
May 23 16.1 7.1 25.0 -1.7
May 24 16.2 7.2 26.1 -1.7
May 25 16.4 7.3 25.6 -1.4
May 26 16.5 7.4 23.8 -1.7
May 27 16.5 7.5 25.2 -0.2
May 28 16.6 7.6 27.2 -1.1
May 29 16.7 7.7 25.3 0.0
May 30 16.8 7.8 27.8 0.6
May 31 16.9 8.0 26.1 0.6
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1879–2024 Durham location