May is close to Bridlington's year-round average, with average highs near 12.2°C and lows around 7.9°C (mean 10.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 48 mm of rainfall and 85% relative humidity across the period.
May is close to Bridlington's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Bridlington was 2024 — when the month averaged 11.9°C — while the coldest was 1996 at 7.9°C. Typical May days reach 12.2°C with nights near 7.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Bridlington, averaging 48 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2014 with 98 mm, while the driest was 2020 at 9 mm.
Relative humidity in Bridlington during May averages 85%. The most humid May was 2024 at 91%, and the least humid was 2010 at 81%.
May receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Bridlington. The sunniest May was 2020 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1985 and 1987 at 3.9.
Average wind speed in Bridlington during May is 4 m/s. The windiest May was 1986 at 5.1 m/s, while the calmest was 1990 at 2.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 9.3°C | 9.8°C | 10.3°C | 10.1°C | 10.9°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg High | 11.4°C | 12.0°C | 12.5°C | 12.3°C | 13.0°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Low | 7.2°C | 7.7°C | 8.1°C | 8.0°C | 8.7°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 53 mm | 36 mm | 51 mm | 55 mm | 47 mm | -7 mm |
May temperatures in Bridlington have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 2.3°C (1982) to a record high of 20.3°C (2010).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 48 mm, with a wettest year of 98 mm.
A good time to visit Bridlington
May is a good time to visit Bridlington, with days averaging 12.2°C and nights around 7.9°C (mean 10.1°C, close to Bridlington's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. August and July are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.3°C | 11.1°C | 9.0°C | 18.0°C | 5.7°C | 30 mm | 83% | 4.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2024 🔥 | 13.8°C | 11.9°C | 9.9°C | 17.2°C | 8.0°C | 75 mm | 91% | 3.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 12.8°C | 10.8°C | 8.7°C | 16.3°C | 6.4°C | 29 mm | 86% | 3.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 13.6°C | 11.5°C | 9.3°C | 16.9°C | 7.2°C | 42 mm | 85% | 3.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 11.1°C | 9.1°C | 7.1°C | 14.0°C | 2.8°C | 95 mm | 86% | 3.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 13.2°C | 10.7°C | 8.2°C | 17.8°C | 4.2°C | 9 mm | 82% | 3.6 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 12.2°C | 10.0°C | 7.9°C | 16.7°C | 5.0°C | 46 mm | 83% | 3.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 12.9°C | 10.7°C | 8.4°C | 17.4°C | 3.4°C | 43 mm | 87% | 3.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 13.2°C | 11.1°C | 9.0°C | 18.0°C | 5.7°C | 61 mm | 86% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 12.1°C | 10.2°C | 8.3°C | 15.1°C | 4.3°C | 44 mm | 87% | 4.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 11.8°C | 9.6°C | 7.4°C | 14.9°C | 3.9°C | 78 mm | 82% | 4.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2014 🌧️ | 13.0°C | 11.1°C | 9.1°C | 16.9°C | 5.2°C | 98 mm | 85% | 3.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 11.2°C | 8.9°C | 6.7°C | 14.2°C | 3.6°C | 67 mm | 85% | 4.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 11.8°C | 9.8°C | 7.8°C | 18.2°C | 4.2°C | 47 mm | 85% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 13.0°C | 10.7°C | 8.5°C | 15.4°C | 6.0°C | 42 mm | 81% | 4.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 11.4°C | 9.3°C | 7.2°C | 20.3°C | 3.9°C | 19 mm | 81% | 3.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 12.8°C | 10.6°C | 8.4°C | 16.7°C | 6.0°C | 54 mm | 85% | 4.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2008 | 12.6°C | 10.7°C | 8.7°C | 15.8°C | 6.0°C | 26 mm | 87% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 12.4°C | 10.3°C | 8.2°C | 16.5°C | 6.5°C | 79 mm | 84% | 4.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2006 | 12.3°C | 10.1°C | 7.9°C | 17.4°C | 4.9°C | 85 mm | 85% | 4.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 12.0°C | 9.8°C | 7.6°C | 16.2°C | 4.8°C | 36 mm | 83% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 12.7°C | 10.4°C | 8.2°C | 17.0°C | 6.0°C | 33 mm | 84% | 3.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 13.0°C | 10.7°C | 8.5°C | 17.0°C | 5.9°C | 47 mm | 85% | 4.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 12.6°C | 10.5°C | 8.4°C | 17.2°C | 5.4°C | 53 mm | 87% | 4.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 12.2°C | 10.0°C | 7.8°C | 17.2°C | 4.7°C | 24 mm | 86% | 3.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 12.0°C | 9.9°C | 7.7°C | 17.3°C | 5.7°C | 68 mm | 87% | 3.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 13.0°C | 11.0°C | 8.9°C | 17.6°C | 6.9°C | 42 mm | 86% | 4.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 12.5°C | 10.5°C | 8.5°C | 16.3°C | 5.4°C | 40 mm | 87% | 3.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 12.3°C | 9.9°C | 7.4°C | 18.2°C | 2.7°C | 42 mm | 84% | 3.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1996 ❄️ | 9.8°C | 7.9°C | 5.9°C | 15.1°C | 2.9°C | 44 mm | 82% | 4.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1995 | 12.2°C | 10.0°C | 7.8°C | 18.2°C | 4.1°C | 44 mm | 83% | 4.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 10.5°C | 8.8°C | 7.2°C | 14.1°C | 5.8°C | 56 mm | 85% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 11.8°C | 9.6°C | 7.4°C | 15.1°C | 4.5°C | 36 mm | 85% | 4.6 m/s | 4 |
| 1992 | 13.2°C | 10.7°C | 8.2°C | 17.3°C | 4.8°C | 16 mm | 85% | 4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1991 | 11.3°C | 9.3°C | 7.2°C | 15.9°C | 4.1°C | 15 mm | 84% | 4 m/s | 4 |
| 1990 | 12.9°C | 10.6°C | 8.2°C | 17.2°C | 6.0°C | 28 mm | 83% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 13.1°C | 10.4°C | 7.8°C | 16.8°C | 4.9°C | 14 mm | 84% | 3.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1988 | 11.8°C | 9.8°C | 7.9°C | 14.2°C | 5.3°C | 43 mm | 88% | 3.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1987 | 10.3°C | 8.2°C | 6.1°C | 16.3°C | 4.7°C | 41 mm | 86% | 4.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1986 | 11.8°C | 9.5°C | 7.3°C | 13.6°C | 5.3°C | 73 mm | 86% | 5.1 m/s | 4 |
| 1985 | 11.0°C | 9.1°C | 7.2°C | 16.6°C | 4.3°C | 78 mm | 88% | 4.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1984 | 10.3°C | 8.4°C | 6.5°C | 12.7°C | 4.7°C | 51 mm | 86% | 3.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 10.0°C | 8.3°C | 6.5°C | 12.2°C | 4.4°C | 75 mm | 89% | 3.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 12.2°C | 9.8°C | 7.4°C | 16.0°C | 2.3°C | 28 mm | 83% | 3.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 11.9°C | 10.0°C | 8.1°C | 15.0°C | 4.0°C | 76 mm | 89% | 4.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 12.2°C with lows near 7.9°C (mean 10.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 48 mm of rainfall in Bridlington, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 98 mm in 2014.
The hottest May reached 20.3°C in 2010. The coldest dipped to 2.3°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 11.1°C to 12.9°C and overnight lows from 7.1°C to 8.8°C over the same span.
May is close to Bridlington's year-round average and one of the drier months, so plan for around 12.2°C daytime highs and 7.9°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 7th coolest month in Bridlington, averaging 10.1°C.
For May in Bridlington, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 12.2°C and lows of 7.9°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 85% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 4 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 5.1 m/s (1986).
The wettest May on record was 2014 with 98 mm. On average, May sees 48 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Bridlington behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
