Burton upon Trent climate

Burton upon Trent Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 14°C on May 1 to 17°C on May 31, and lows from 5°C to 8°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 56 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Burton upon Trent, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
16°C
Average low
6°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Record high
32°CMay 25, 2026
Record low
-2°CMay 1, 2013
Daylight
15 h 00 min to 16 h 31 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
17.3 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 114°C5°C21°C 2024-2°C 201340%
May 214°C5°C20°C 20150°C 201539%
May 314°C5°C18°C 2018-1°C 201439%
May 414°C5°C23°C 20181°C 201638%
May 515°C5°C24°C 20181°C 201938%
May 615°C5°C25°C 20181°C 202036%
May 715°C5°C24°C 20162°C 202036%
May 815°C5°C24°C 20204°C 202136%
May 915°C5°C24°C 20241°C 202536%
May 1015°C6°C24°C 20250°C 201737%
May 1115°C6°C26°C 20252°C 201738%
May 1215°C6°C24°C 2025-1°C 202039%
May 1315°C6°C22°C 20223°C 202041%
May 1415°C6°C23°C 20180°C 202042%
May 1516°C6°C22°C 20222°C 202041%
May 1616°C6°C24°C 20220°C 201340%
May 1716°C6°C23°C 20143°C 201840%
May 1816°C6°C24°C 20202°C 201839%
May 1916°C7°C27°C 20204°C 201839%
May 2016°C7°C24°C 20204°C 202140%
May 2116°C7°C28°C 20264°C 202341%
May 2216°C7°C25°C 20265°C 202542%
May 2316°C7°C28°C 20262°C 202544%
May 2417°C7°C32°C 20264°C 201643%
May 2517°C7°C32°C 20263°C 201343%
May 2617°C8°C25°C 20172°C 201343%
May 2717°C8°C28°C 20263°C 201544%
May 2817°C8°C24°C 20205°C 201643%
May 2917°C8°C25°C 20263°C 201942%
May 3017°C8°C25°C 20204°C 202244%
May 3117°C8°C25°C 20218°C 202146%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Burton upon Trent, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

May 1
sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 8:34 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:49 AM, sunset 9:20 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station UKE00156876, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.