May is one of the warmer months of the year in Littlehampton, with average highs near 16°C and lows around 7.9°C (mean 12°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 52 mm of rainfall and 81% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Littlehampton. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Littlehampton was 2008 — when the month averaged 13.7°C — while the coldest was 1996 at 9.3°C. Typical May days reach 16°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 Littlehampton, averaging 52 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2007 with 110 mm, while the driest was 2020 at 3 mm.
Relative humidity in Littlehampton during May averages 81%. The most humid May was 1981 at 87%, and the least humid was 2020 at 74%.
May receives about 5.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Littlehampton. The sunniest May was 2020 at 6.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1984 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Littlehampton during May is 3.4 m/s. The windiest May was 1996 at 4.4 m/s, while the calmest was 2004 at 2.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 11.2°C | 11.8°C | 12.3°C | 12.0°C | 12.7°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg High | 15.0°C | 16.0°C | 16.2°C | 16.0°C | 17.0°C | +2°C |
| Avg Low | 7.3°C | 7.5°C | 8.3°C | 7.9°C | 8.4°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 54 mm | 43 mm | 64 mm | 51 mm | 43 mm | -11 mm |
May temperatures in Littlehampton have risen by about 1.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 0°C (1996) to a record high of 24.3°C (1989).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 52 mm, with a wettest year of 110 mm.
A good time to visit Littlehampton
May is a good time to visit Littlehampton, with days averaging 16°C and nights around 7.9°C (mean 12°C, warmer than Littlehampton's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. July and August 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 | 18.3°C | 13.5°C | 8.8°C | 23.0°C | 3.9°C | 23 mm | 78% | 3.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2024 | 17.3°C | 13.5°C | 9.7°C | 20.4°C | 6.9°C | 73 mm | 85% | 2.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2023 | 17.1°C | 12.6°C | 8.1°C | 19.5°C | 5.0°C | 40 mm | 83% | 3.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 17.5°C | 13.3°C | 9.1°C | 21.3°C | 6.4°C | 42 mm | 80% | 3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2021 | 14.1°C | 10.5°C | 6.9°C | 20.7°C | 2.8°C | 78 mm | 82% | 4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2020 | 17.7°C | 12.6°C | 7.6°C | 23.2°C | 1.4°C | 3 mm | 74% | 3.3 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 16.0°C | 11.8°C | 7.6°C | 19.9°C | 2.3°C | 32 mm | 79% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2018 | 18.3°C | 13.3°C | 8.3°C | 23.8°C | 1.8°C | 41 mm | 80% | 2.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2017 | 17.1°C | 13.1°C | 9.1°C | 23.4°C | 3.9°C | 57 mm | 82% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 16.5°C | 12.5°C | 8.4°C | 20.3°C | 2.5°C | 55 mm | 82% | 3.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 15.1°C | 11.3°C | 7.4°C | 18.3°C | 4.0°C | 64 mm | 82% | 4.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 15.9°C | 12.4°C | 8.8°C | 20.3°C | 2.1°C | 86 mm | 82% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2013 | 14.1°C | 10.3°C | 6.6°C | 19.2°C | 2.0°C | 57 mm | 82% | 3.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 16.3°C | 12.4°C | 8.4°C | 24.3°C | 2.4°C | 52 mm | 83% | 3.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 16.1°C | 12.1°C | 8.1°C | 18.7°C | 3.5°C | 39 mm | 79% | 4.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2010 | 15.0°C | 10.6°C | 6.2°C | 23.4°C | 1.0°C | 25 mm | 79% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 16.5°C | 12.5°C | 8.4°C | 22.3°C | 4.4°C | 39 mm | 80% | 3.9 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2008 🔥 | 18.0°C | 13.7°C | 9.4°C | 23.1°C | 4.2°C | 92 mm | 81% | 3.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2007 🌧️ | 16.2°C | 12.5°C | 8.8°C | 22.3°C | 4.8°C | 110 mm | 83% | 4.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 16.0°C | 12.3°C | 8.5°C | 21.5°C | 4.8°C | 82 mm | 83% | 3.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2005 | 15.2°C | 11.2°C | 7.2°C | 23.2°C | 1.7°C | 30 mm | 80% | 3.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2004 | 16.5°C | 12.5°C | 8.4°C | 21.8°C | 4.4°C | 40 mm | 81% | 2.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2003 | 15.5°C | 11.7°C | 7.9°C | 23.4°C | 4.5°C | 45 mm | 83% | 3.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 15.3°C | 11.9°C | 8.6°C | 20.8°C | 3.2°C | 85 mm | 83% | 4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 16.5°C | 12.1°C | 7.6°C | 22.6°C | 3.0°C | 31 mm | 83% | 3.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2000 | 16.3°C | 12.5°C | 8.6°C | 22.2°C | 4.9°C | 89 mm | 85% | 3.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 16.6°C | 12.7°C | 8.8°C | 21.5°C | 5.0°C | 32 mm | 83% | 3.5 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1998 | 17.2°C | 12.9°C | 8.7°C | 22.7°C | 2.7°C | 24 mm | 83% | 3.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 15.8°C | 11.6°C | 7.3°C | 20.9°C | 1.1°C | 47 mm | 80% | 3.6 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1996 ❄️ | 13.2°C | 9.3°C | 5.4°C | 19.7°C | 0.0°C | 69 mm | 81% | 4.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 15.7°C | 11.4°C | 7.1°C | 23.1°C | 1.2°C | 28 mm | 79% | 3.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1994 | 14.3°C | 10.7°C | 7.0°C | 17.9°C | 3.5°C | 107 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 16.0°C | 12.0°C | 7.9°C | 21.2°C | 3.7°C | 58 mm | 83% | 4.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1992 | 18.1°C | 13.4°C | 8.6°C | 23.4°C | 2.7°C | 36 mm | 78% | 3.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1991 | 15.0°C | 10.8°C | 6.5°C | 20.6°C | 1.4°C | 18 mm | 81% | 2.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 18.1°C | 13.0°C | 8.0°C | 23.5°C | 5.7°C | 12 mm | 77% | 2.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1989 | 18.6°C | 13.6°C | 8.5°C | 24.3°C | 4.5°C | 9 mm | 78% | 2.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 16.0°C | 12.2°C | 8.3°C | 20.9°C | 4.6°C | 41 mm | 82% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1987 | 14.3°C | 10.2°C | 6.0°C | 19.2°C | 1.0°C | 34 mm | 81% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 1986 | 13.9°C | 10.4°C | 7.0°C | 18.2°C | 3.4°C | 63 mm | 85% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1985 | 15.2°C | 11.4°C | 7.5°C | 20.0°C | 3.8°C | 53 mm | 82% | 3.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1984 | 13.7°C | 9.9°C | 6.0°C | 19.8°C | 2.0°C | 81 mm | 81% | 3.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 13.3°C | 10.2°C | 7.1°C | 17.6°C | 5.3°C | 71 mm | 86% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 15.6°C | 11.5°C | 7.5°C | 21.9°C | 2.1°C | 38 mm | 81% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 14.3°C | 11.1°C | 7.8°C | 20.4°C | 1.3°C | 97 mm | 87% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 16°C with lows near 7.9°C (mean 12°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 52 mm of rainfall in Littlehampton, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 110 mm in 2007.
The hottest May reached 24.3°C in 1989. The coldest dipped to 0°C in 1996.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 14.4°C to 16.9°C and overnight lows from 7.2°C to 8.5°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Littlehampton and one of the drier months, so plan for around 16°C daytime highs and 7.9°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 7th coolest month in Littlehampton, averaging 12°C.
For May in Littlehampton, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 16°C and lows of 7.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 81% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.4 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 4.4 m/s (1996).
The wettest May on record was 2007 with 110 mm. On average, May sees 52 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 Littlehampton 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.
