Watlington climate

Watlington Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Wallingford (GHCN UKE00105922), 7 km from Watlington

Average highs run from 16°C on May 1 to 20°C on May 31, and lows from to . 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 Watlington, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
18°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Record high
33°CMay 24, 2026
Record low
-3°CMay 9, 1980
Daylight
14 h 52 min to 16 h 18 min
Cloud cover
72%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
16.9 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 116°C25°C 1990-3°C 196238%
May 216°C28°C 1990-2°C 196238%
May 316°C27°C 1990-3°C 196736%
May 416°C26°C 1990-3°C 199636%
May 517°C26°C 1995-2°C 197934%
May 617°C27°C 2018-2°C 199633%
May 716°C26°C 2016-3°C 199733%
May 816°C25°C 1976-1°C 198232%
May 917°C24°C 2024-3°C 198032%
May 1017°C27°C 2006-1°C 198533%
May 1117°C26°C 19800°C 198235%
May 1217°C25°C 20011°C 196836%
May 1317°C26°C 1965-1°C 198438%
May 1418°C25°C 1982-1°C 199539%
May 1517°C25°C 2002-1°C 197339%
May 1616°C25°C 20220°C 199639%
May 1717°C23°C 19890°C 197240%
May 1818°C26°C 19921°C 197138%
May 1918°C26°C 1992-1°C 196539%
May 2018°C26°C 1989-1°C 196540%
May 2119°C27°C 20261°C 196142%
May 2219°C27°C 19891°C 200443%
May 2319°C30°C 20261°C 200444%
May 2419°C33°C 20260°C 199743%
May 2518°C33°C 20262°C 199742%
May 2618°C30°C 20260°C 199041%
May 2718°C30°C 2026-3°C 196140%
May 2818°C25°C 2003-2°C 196140%
May 2919°C26°C 20030°C 199440%
May 3019°C28°C 20030°C 196641%
May 3120°C26°C 1978-2°C 197542%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:53 AM, sunset 9:11 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station UKE00105922, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.