Ballymena climate

Ballymena Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 11°C on May 1 to 14°C on May 31, and lows from 6°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 75 mm over about 16 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ballymena, in °C, with the record for each date.0510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
13°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
75 mm
Reanalysis high
20°CMay 22, 2010
Reanalysis low
2°CMay 1, 1996
Daylight
15 h 14 min to 16 h 55 min
Cloud cover
74%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
20.2 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 111°C6°C17°C 19972°C 199653%
May 211°C6°C18°C 19973°C 199352%
May 312°C6°C16°C 19952°C 199651%
May 412°C7°C17°C 19953°C 199651%
May 512°C7°C16°C 20083°C 201251%
May 612°C7°C18°C 19952°C 199750%
May 712°C7°C18°C 20004°C 199649%
May 812°C7°C18°C 20004°C 201049%
May 912°C7°C18°C 20164°C 201248%
May 1012°C7°C17°C 20163°C 199649%
May 1112°C7°C19°C 20063°C 202051%
May 1212°C7°C18°C 20013°C 199552%
May 1312°C7°C17°C 20013°C 199553%
May 1412°C7°C17°C 20004°C 202053%
May 1512°C7°C17°C 20043°C 199353%
May 1613°C7°C17°C 20044°C 199552%
May 1713°C7°C17°C 20074°C 201351%
May 1813°C7°C18°C 19983°C 199550%
May 1913°C8°C19°C 19984°C 199651%
May 2013°C8°C18°C 20104°C 199452%
May 2113°C8°C18°C 20105°C 199652%
May 2213°C8°C20°C 20104°C 200653%
May 2313°C8°C19°C 20014°C 200653%
May 2414°C8°C19°C 20126°C 199753%
May 2514°C8°C19°C 20125°C 200653%
May 2614°C9°C19°C 20175°C 200052%
May 2714°C9°C19°C 20125°C 200051%
May 2814°C9°C20°C 20126°C 201050%
May 2914°C9°C18°C 20186°C 200751%
May 3014°C9°C20°C 19975°C 201551%
May 3114°C9°C19°C 19975°C 200651%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Ballymena, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 9:00 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:56 AM, sunset 9:51 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.