Peterborough climate

Peterborough Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Peterborough, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 15°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 3°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 59 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Peterborough, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
18°C
Average low
6°C
Precipitation
59 mm
Reanalysis high
32°CMay 28, 2012
Reanalysis low
-4°CMay 5, 2020
Daylight
14 h 13 min to 15 h 17 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 115°C3°C23°C 2001-1°C 200534%
May 215°C3°C25°C 2001-2°C 199635%
May 315°C3°C24°C 2001-2°C 200535%
May 416°C4°C23°C 2015-3°C 200434%
May 516°C4°C24°C 2013-4°C 202034%
May 616°C4°C25°C 2000-1°C 199735%
May 716°C4°C25°C 2013-3°C 199736%
May 816°C5°C26°C 2015-2°C 202036%
May 917°C5°C27°C 2015-4°C 202035%
May 1017°C5°C27°C 1993-2°C 202034%
May 1117°C5°C23°C 1991-1°C 202034%
May 1217°C5°C24°C 1992-3°C 202035%
May 1317°C5°C25°C 2004-3°C 202035%
May 1417°C5°C26°C 19980°C 199635%
May 1518°C6°C29°C 19981°C 201636%
May 1618°C6°C28°C 19980°C 201636%
May 1718°C6°C26°C 20150°C 199734%
May 1818°C6°C26°C 2017-1°C 200934%
May 1918°C6°C29°C 2012-2°C 200234%
May 2019°C7°C30°C 2012-1°C 200233%
May 2119°C7°C27°C 20121°C 200233%
May 2219°C7°C27°C 19920°C 200232%
May 2320°C7°C28°C 20200°C 201532%
May 2420°C8°C29°C 20102°C 201334%
May 2520°C8°C31°C 20101°C 200234%
May 2620°C8°C32°C 20102°C 199735%
May 2720°C8°C30°C 20201°C 199435%
May 2820°C9°C32°C 20121°C 200835%
May 2921°C9°C30°C 20061°C 199636%
May 3021°C9°C31°C 20063°C 199636%
May 3121°C9°C30°C 20102°C 200136%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Peterborough, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:04 AM, sunset 8:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:33 AM, sunset 8:50 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.