The month so far - in the British Isles

The data below are for the month of May 2026.

 site -09GMT MSL Pressure- --Rainfall-- --Maximum Temp--- --Minimum Temp--- --Sunshine-- Mean Temp Rain -Sun Pres09                      
        mean   high    low  Total 12hMx  Mean  High   Low  Mean  High   Low  Total   Max Temp Anom             Anom                      
          mb     mb     mb     mm    mm     C     C     C     C     C     C     hr    hr    C    C    %    %     mb                      
03002 1012.9 1030.3  998.5   58.6   8.0  11.2  15.7   6.8   5.8  10.3  -0.9               8.5 +0.1  110              Baltasound          
03005 1013.4 1030.5  999.9                                                                                     -1.1  Lerwick             
03008 1013.2 1031.0 1000.3   50.8   9.0  10.2  13.5   6.3   6.7  10.1   1.8               8.4 +0.3  116              Fair Isle           
03017 1013.6 1030.6 1001.0                                                                                           Kirkwall            
03023 1014.4 1031.7  993.9                                                                                           South Uist Range    
03026 1013.9 1030.6  996.0   56.2   5.0  12.6  18.5   9.1   6.4  11.5   0.1  113.9  16.0  9.5 +0.0   81   56   -0.3  Stornoway           
03031 1014.2 1030.1  997.3   68.8   7.0  13.3  24.9   8.3   4.5  12.1  -4.1  112.2  13.1  8.9 +0.2   68   62         Loch Glascarnoch    
03034 1014.4 1030.9  996.2   65.0   7.0  13.4  27.3   9.4   7.2  12.3   0.5              10.3 -0.0   80              Aultbea             
03044 1013.9 1030.3  998.7   44.0   5.0  14.4  26.2   9.5                    100.3  14.1             61   58         Altnaharra          
03047 1015.3 1030.1  997.3   62.4   6.0  13.8  23.5   8.4   4.7  12.2  -6.0               9.3 -0.0   65              Tulloch Bridge      
03062                        40.8  10.0  14.8  20.8  10.4   5.6  13.1  -2.3              10.2 +0.5   79              Tain Range          
03063 1014.0 1028.5  997.4                                                                                           Aviemore            
03068 1014.2 1030.4  998.7                                                                                           Lossiemouth         
03080 1014.3 1030.8 1000.0   38.0   7.0  15.7  24.9   9.5   4.7  11.9  -4.1              10.2 +0.6   68              Aboyne              
03088 1014.7 1031.9  999.3   29.4   5.0  13.9  24.4   8.2   6.5  11.5   0.5              10.2                        Inverbervie         
03091 1014.5 1031.5  999.8   33.6   6.0  15.2  23.0   9.4   7.0  14.1  -1.1  165.7  12.8 11.1 +1.1   62   82   -0.5  Aberdeen Dyce       
03171 1015.1 1030.7  999.6                                                                                           Leuchars            
03100 1015.0 1031.2  994.3   43.6   8.0  13.1  20.5   9.2   7.6  12.0   2.9  172.7  15.5 10.4 +0.2   66   72   +0.6  Tiree               
03105 1015.9 1030.4  995.2   53.0   7.0  14.9  22.3  10.8   7.3  12.6   0.1              11.1                        Port Ellen          
03132 1015.9 1030.2  997.6                                                                                           West Freugh         
03134 1015.4 1029.6  997.3   38.4   9.0  16.0  24.3  12.5   7.1  12.5   1.2  151.0  15.0 11.5 +0.6   53   77         Glasgow Bishopton   
03136 1015.4 1029.5  997.4                                                                                           Prestwick           
03144                                                       7.0  12.8  -1.7                                          Strathallan         
03153 1015.5 1030.5  998.5               14.3  24.3  10.9                                                            Dundrennan          
03155 1015.2 1028.8  998.3   31.2   4.0  14.7  24.2   9.2   6.3  12.3  -1.2              10.5 +0.9   58              Drumalbin           
03158 1015.5 1031.0  999.3   30.6   5.0  15.9  26.7   8.4   6.3  13.0   0.1              11.1 +0.9   63              Charterhall         
03162 1015.8 1030.1  999.8   77.0  14.0  14.7  25.2   8.9   5.3  12.3  -2.9  128.1  15.1 10.0 +0.6   75   76   +0.2  Eskdalemuir         
03166 1015.1 1028.7  998.7                                                                                           Edinburgh Gogarbank 
03204 1016.3 1031.3  998.9   37.8  12.0  14.7  23.1  11.0   9.0  14.5   3.6  206.5  14.7 11.9 +0.6   69   88         Ronaldsway          
03212 1015.9 1030.4 1000.0   58.4  10.0  16.7  27.7  12.4   7.8  14.7  -0.9              12.2 +0.9   72              Keswick             
03214 1016.3 1031.6 1000.2                                  9.0  15.2   3.8                                          Walney Island       
03220 1015.9 1030.6  999.8               16.6  28.1  10.8                                                            Carlisle            
03224 1015.4 1029.9  999.5                                                                                           Spadeadam           
03226 1015.6 1030.5  998.9   47.2  10.0  15.3  27.4   9.7   6.6  13.7  -0.6              10.9 +0.7   89              Warcop Range        
03230 1015.6 1030.8  999.2   24.6   7.0  15.6  26.7   8.2   4.9  13.4  -2.9              10.3 +0.8   43              Redesdale           
03238 1015.1 1029.8  999.1                                                                                           Albermarle          
03240 1015.8 1031.6  998.7   38.4   9.0  14.7  24.7   9.1   7.4  13.0   1.7  202.5  14.2 11.1 +0.8   90   97         Boulmer             
03257 1016.4 1031.0  998.7   47.0  14.0  17.4  31.0  10.2   7.3  14.3   0.2  180.4  14.1 12.4 +1.1  107   93   +0.6  Leeming             
03265 1016.1 1030.5  999.8                                                                                           Topcliffe           
03275 1015.7 1030.3  999.0                                                                                           Loftus              
03281                        59.2  14.0                                                             106              Fylingdales         
03292 1016.1 1030.8  997.9                                                                                           Bridlington         
03344 1015.9 1030.3  999.2                                                                                           Bingley             
03346                        75.4  15.0                                                                              Emley Moor No.2     
03354 1016.2 1030.8  999.6                                                                                           Nottingham Wea Cen  
03377 1016.6 1031.2 1000.0   21.0   4.0  19.1  32.2  11.0   8.8  18.1   2.8  197.2  14.9 13.9 +2.0   45   93   +0.7  Waddington          
03379 1016.1 1030.5  999.0                                                                                           Cranwell            
03382 1016.3 1031.0  998.5   44.8  10.0  17.9  30.9  11.0   7.5  15.3  -0.8  183.0  15.3 12.7 +1.4  101   90         Leconfield          
03385 1016.6 1031.3  999.2               16.6  30.1   9.9   8.5  17.3   1.4              12.6                        Donna Nook          
03391 1016.2 1030.5  998.6                                                                                           Coningsby           
03392 1016.4 1030.9  998.4                                                                                           Wainfleet           
03301 1016.7 1031.7 1000.0   38.4   7.0  16.2  28.1  11.4                                                            Raf Mona            
03305 1016.7 1031.1 1001.2               15.3  29.2   9.7                                                            Capel Curig         
03313 1016.6 1031.4 1000.6   43.6  10.0  16.7  27.1  10.9   9.1  17.2   2.8              12.9 +1.2   84              Rhyl                
03318 1016.4 1031.5 1000.7   59.6  11.0                     9.3  14.3   4.6                         110              Blackpool           
03321 1016.8 1031.5 1001.6   44.2  10.0  18.6  32.2  12.0   8.7  14.2   2.7  194.4  15.0 13.6 +1.7   83   93         Hawarden            
03409                        80.6  13.0  16.9  30.8  11.0   7.1  12.9  -1.1  134.0  13.3 12.0                        Bala                
03410 1016.2 1030.3 1001.6   85.0  11.0  15.1  28.2   9.1   7.1  14.8   1.3  152.9  14.6 11.1 +1.1   85   86         Lake Vrynwy         
03503 1016.8 1031.6 1001.8                                  7.7  14.7  -0.5                                          Trawscoed           
03507 1016.5 1030.2 1003.6                                                                                           Sennybridge         
03604 1017.0 1031.3 1002.2   45.4  13.0  16.8  28.5  13.1  10.2  17.2   5.9              13.5 +1.5   72              Milford Haven       
03605                        41.8  10.0                                                              61              Pembrey Sands       
03716 1017.0 1031.5 1004.3   61.6  16.0  18.2  30.5  11.5  10.2  18.6   4.5  186.3  13.9 14.2 +2.0   96   82         St Athan            
03330 1016.0 1030.8  999.9                                                                                           Leek Thorncliffe    
03414 1016.4 1030.8 1001.9                                                                                           Shawbury            
03522 1016.7 1031.0 1003.2                                                                                           Hereford Credenhill 
03529 1017.4 1032.1 1003.4   37.2   9.0  20.6  33.1  14.0   7.9  14.3  -0.8              14.2 +1.9   69              Pershore            
03535 1016.1 1030.4 1001.2                                                                                           Coleshill           
03544 1016.7 1031.2 1001.9   24.2   6.0  19.4  32.1  12.2   8.2  14.6  -0.1              13.8 +1.9   44              Church Lawford      
03647 1016.0 1030.2 1001.5                                                                                           Little Rissington   
03649 1016.4 1030.4 1001.8                                                                                           Brize Norton        
03658 1017.0 1031.1 1002.5   14.8   4.0  20.8  33.6  13.5   7.6  15.6  -3.2              14.2 +2.2   28              Benson              
03462                        20.2   5.0                     8.0  15.6   0.5  203.3  14.9             41   99         Wittering           
03469 1016.7 1031.6 1000.6   23.0   6.0  19.1  31.7  11.6   8.2  15.6  -0.1              13.6 +1.6   45              Holbeach            
03488 1016.8 1031.7  999.7   16.6   4.0  18.0  31.5  11.4   9.3  18.1   1.1  212.6  14.3 13.7 +1.8   40              Weybourne           
03931 1016.6 1031.7 1000.6   15.6   3.0  19.2  32.7  11.6   7.6  16.3  -0.8  193.0  14.4 13.4                        Tibenham            
03560 1016.9 1031.5 1002.0   23.8   5.0  19.9  32.9  11.8   8.5  16.3   1.4              14.2 +2.2   51              Bedford             
03590 1016.8 1031.7 1000.8   22.4   4.0  19.4  31.5  11.9   8.2  16.4  -1.4  197.2  14.3 13.8 +1.7   44   91         Wattisham           
03684 1016.7 1031.5 1001.4   11.4   4.0  19.6  32.1  11.9   8.2  16.4  -0.1              13.9 +1.9   26              Andrewsfield        
03693 1016.8 1031.5 1000.5                                                                                           Shoeburyness        
03707 1017.0 1030.4 1005.1                                                                                           Chivenor            
03710 1016.6 1030.2 1004.2   56.4  12.0  17.3  29.8  10.8   8.5  17.3   1.3              12.9 +2.3   67              Liscombe            
03740 1017.0 1031.1 1003.2               19.2  31.7  12.3                                                      +0.7  Lyneham             
03743 1016.4 1030.2 1002.0                                                                                           Larkhill            
03803 1017.6 1029.9 1006.3                                                                                           Scilly/St. Marys    
03808 1017.4 1030.0 1005.3   43.2  13.0  16.7  30.1  11.2  10.8  21.4   7.0  174.7  14.5 13.7 +2.1   71   81   +0.9  Camborne            
03809 1017.1 1029.7 1006.7                                                                                           Culdrose RNAS       
03823 1016.7 1029.7 1005.0   64.4  11.0  17.7  30.6  11.1   9.6  20.2   4.2              13.6 +2.1   81              Cardinham           
03827                        46.6  14.0  18.2  29.8  11.6  10.5  19.5   4.2              14.3 +2.0   78              Plymouth            
03840 1016.7 1030.1 1003.4                                                                                           Dunkeswell          
03853 1016.6 1030.5 1002.8                                                                                           Yeovilton           
03844 1017.0 1030.9 1004.5   32.0  12.0                     7.9  13.5   0.1  200.2  14.5                             Exeter AirportNo2   
03930 1016.6 1030.7 1002.9                                                                                           Almondsbury         
03857 1017.3 1030.7 1003.8   15.6   6.0  16.6  24.0  12.9  11.4  19.3   5.8              14.0 +2.0   37              Isle of Portland    
03672 1016.5 1030.3 1001.6                                                                                           Northolt            
03746 1016.5 1030.2 1002.0                                                                                           Boscombe Down       
03749 1017.0 1030.8 1002.9   18.4   6.0  20.1  32.5  12.5   8.7  15.7  -0.3              14.4 +1.9   37              Middle Wallop       
03761 1016.5 1030.2 1001.6                                                                                           Odiham              
03781 1017.0 1031.0 1001.8   27.4   6.0  19.4  31.8  10.7   9.7  21.3  -0.3              14.6 +2.3   46              Kenley              
03796 1017.1 1031.8 1000.4               18.2  28.8  12.1  10.1  18.7   2.8              14.2                        Langdon Bay         
03862 1017.2 1030.9 1003.2   27.2   9.0  20.2  31.5  14.1   8.2  15.3  -0.4  219.3  14.6 14.2 +1.9   55   98   +0.9  Bournemouth Hurn    
03872 1017.2 1031.0 1002.8   35.8   8.0  19.0  29.3  12.3  10.3  18.4   1.6              14.7 +1.9   83              Thorney Island      
03876 1017.3 1031.3 1002.1   31.2   8.0  18.9  28.6  13.2   9.2  15.8   0.5              14.1 +1.9   68              Shoreham            
03894 1017.5 1029.8 1005.3               18.5  31.5  12.6  11.6  22.2   5.7              15.0 +2.8             +0.6  Guernsey Airport    
03895 1017.2 1029.4 1004.7   37.6   9.0  19.9  34.1  13.4  11.7  20.9   6.0  211.6  13.9 15.8                        Jersey Airport      
03896                                                      12.4  22.0   7.0  251.9  14.0                             St Helier           
03901 1015.5 1028.9  993.8   69.8  11.0  16.3  25.6  11.7   8.0  13.4  -0.7  143.8  14.2 12.1                        Thomastown          
03904 1015.5 1029.2  994.1                                                                                           Castlederg          
03907 1015.8 1030.5  994.2   79.4  17.0  15.4  24.0  11.1   8.5  14.6   1.5  153.0  13.7 12.0                        Magilligan          
03911 1015.7 1029.1  994.8               14.9  24.8  10.5                                                            Lough Fea           
03915 1015.2 1029.0  994.7                                                                                           Port Glenone        
03916 1015.7 1029.9  995.0   52.0   8.0  14.0  21.4   9.4   7.0  12.8  -0.8              10.5 +0.6   65              Ballypatrick Forest 
03917 1015.9 1029.6  995.6   51.8  13.0  16.2  25.3  11.6   8.4  13.7   1.8  166.3  14.5 12.3 +1.1   93   84   +0.8  Aldergrove          
03923 1015.5 1028.9  995.0                                                                                           Glennane            
03953 1016.9 1030.1  996.1   77.2  15.0  15.3  29.6  11.5   9.8  14.3   3.9              12.6 +0.9   83        +1.3  Valentia            
03955 1016.9 1030.8  998.0   74.7  13.0  15.2  25.5  10.8   8.8  15.9   3.7  141.9  15.1 12.0 +1.0   93   74   +1.2  Cork Airport        
03956 1017.0 1031.2  999.1   46.6   8.0                     9.0  14.2   4.8                                          Johnstown Castle    
03962 1016.8 1030.2  995.9   62.9  12.0  17.4  30.6  11.8   9.5  15.6   1.8  160.6  14.7 13.4 +1.2  100   88   +1.5  Shannon Airport     
03967 1016.2 1030.1  996.0   18.0   3.0                     8.6  14.4  -0.4  196.1  14.7             32  103         Casement Aerodrome  
03969 1016.1 1030.1  996.1   22.3   5.0  16.8  24.1  12.4   8.6  14.0   0.2  193.1  15.0 12.7 +2.0   39   98   +1.0  Dublin Airport      
03973 1015.6 1028.6  993.2   56.2   6.0  15.1  25.1  10.9   7.7  14.1   2.0  124.3  13.2 11.4                        Connaught Airport   
03976 1016.1 1029.5  992.2   47.3   7.0  14.9  28.7  10.9   9.4  16.3   2.0              12.1 +0.8   67        +1.4  Belmullet           
03952 1017.0 1031.3  998.3   49.4   9.0  15.0  23.9  11.2   9.9  13.8   5.3              12.4                        Roches Point        
03970 1016.3 1029.3  993.9   62.1   7.0  16.1  26.5  11.3   7.8  14.3   0.1              11.9                        Claremorris         
03971 1016.2 1029.6  995.3   38.0   6.0  16.6  27.4  12.0   8.0  14.0   2.5              12.3        57              Mullingar           
03978 1015.9 1029.5  993.5   72.1  12.0  15.5  24.9  11.3   8.6  14.1   0.3              12.0                        Finner              
03961                        21.1   4.0                                                                              Oak Park            
03979 1015.8 1029.3  994.4   63.3   8.0  16.1  26.3  11.0   8.2  14.2   0.1              12.2                        Ballyhaise          
03966                        49.3  11.0  16.8  29.7  11.0   8.0  13.6   1.3              12.4                        Gurteen             
03963                        44.0   7.0  14.8  27.3  10.9  10.0  16.1   4.9              12.4                        Mace Head           
03951                        51.1  10.0  15.1  24.4  12.3  10.4  17.1   5.4              12.7                        Sherkin Island      
03980 1015.5 1030.9  993.5   58.3  10.0  13.9  20.7  10.0                                            90        +1.0  Malin Head          
 site -09GMT MSL Pressure- --Rainfall-- --Maximum Temp--- --Minimum Temp--- --Sunshine-- Mean Temp Rain -Sun Pres                        
The data above are for the month of May 2026 ending at 18GMT on day 30.

Averages refer to the period 1991-2020 in all cases.

09GMT MSL Pressure (mb) : mean, highest and lowest MSL pressure at 0900GMT
Rainfall (mm) : total starting 0600GMT/1st, and greatest 12-hour fall ending 06GMT or 18GMT
Maximum Temperature (degC) : for the period 06-18GMT, mean, highest and lowest
Minimum Temperature (degC) : for the period 18-06GMT, mean, highest and lowest
Sunshine (h) : total and highest daily value
Mean Temperature (degC) : the average of the mean maximum and mean minimum
Temperature anomaly (degC) : the departure from the climatological average
Rainfall percentage (%) : the monthly total as a percentage of the climatological average
Sunshine percentage (%) : the monthly total as a percentage of the climatological average (an asterisk denotes site now uses a Kipp-Zonen instrument). This change was made to the tables on 27.08.2008. Climatological averages are for 30-years of pseudo-KZ observations in this case)
Pressure anomaly (mb) : the departure from the climatological average