Peterhead climate

Peterhead Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 10°C on May 1 to 12°C on May 31, and lows from 6°C to 9°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, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Peterhead, in °C, with the record for each date.05101520151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
11°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
56 mm
Reanalysis high
17°CMay 12, 2001
Reanalysis low
2°CMay 6, 1997
Daylight
15 h 36 min to 17 h 32 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
6°C
Wind
19.4 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 110°C6°C13°C 19973°C 201843%
May 210°C6°C13°C 20014°C 199643%
May 310°C6°C14°C 19954°C 199641%
May 410°C6°C15°C 19954°C 201340%
May 510°C6°C14°C 19953°C 199740%
May 610°C6°C13°C 20202°C 199739%
May 710°C6°C14°C 20203°C 199639%
May 810°C6°C14°C 20184°C 201539%
May 910°C6°C15°C 20004°C 199239%
May 1010°C7°C15°C 20064°C 201040%
May 1110°C7°C13°C 20153°C 199542%
May 1210°C7°C17°C 20013°C 199542%
May 1310°C7°C14°C 19923°C 199542%
May 1411°C7°C16°C 20192°C 199540%
May 1511°C7°C16°C 20044°C 199541%
May 1611°C7°C16°C 20044°C 199542%
May 1711°C7°C14°C 20064°C 199640%
May 1811°C7°C13°C 20104°C 199541%
May 1911°C7°C14°C 20104°C 199541%
May 2011°C8°C16°C 20104°C 199541%
May 2111°C8°C16°C 20104°C 199541%
May 2211°C8°C17°C 20105°C 200642%
May 2311°C8°C15°C 20104°C 200642%
May 2412°C8°C17°C 20175°C 199442%
May 2512°C8°C15°C 20175°C 199442%
May 2612°C8°C16°C 20015°C 199441%
May 2712°C8°C17°C 20015°C 199440%
May 2812°C8°C16°C 20205°C 199440%
May 2912°C8°C16°C 20086°C 201540%
May 3012°C8°C16°C 19976°C 200640%
May 3112°C9°C15°C 20096°C 199939%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:17 AM, sunset 8:53 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:19 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.