May is close to Aberdeen's year-round average, with average highs near 10.2°C and lows around 7.7°C (mean 9°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 52 mm of rainfall and 86% relative humidity across the period.
May is close to Aberdeen's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Aberdeen was 2024 — when the month averaged 10.8°C — while the coldest was 1996 at 7.3°C. Typical May days reach 10.2°C with nights near 7.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Aberdeen, averaging 52 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1997 with 111 mm, while the driest was 1994 at 15 mm.
Relative humidity in Aberdeen during May averages 86%. The most humid May was 2024 at 92%, and the least humid was 2015 at 80%.
May receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Aberdeen. The sunniest May was 2025 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1993 at 3.9.
Average wind speed in Aberdeen during May is 4.2 m/s. The windiest May was 1986 at 5.6 m/s, while the calmest were 2001 and 2023 at 3.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 8.3°C | 8.5°C | 9.3°C | 9.1°C | 9.7°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg High | 9.5°C | 9.7°C | 10.6°C | 10.4°C | 11.0°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 7.0°C | 7.3°C | 8.0°C | 7.9°C | 8.5°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 53 mm | 49 mm | 57 mm | 48 mm | 51 mm | -2 mm |
May temperatures in Aberdeen have risen by about 1.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 2.4°C (1982) to a record high of 19.3°C (2010).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 52 mm, with a wettest year of 111 mm.
A good time to visit Aberdeen
May is a good time to visit Aberdeen, with days averaging 10.2°C and nights around 7.7°C (mean 9°C, close to Aberdeen'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 | 12.0°C | 10.4°C | 8.9°C | 15.3°C | 6.2°C | 36 mm | 83% | 4.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2024 🔥 | 11.8°C | 10.8°C | 9.9°C | 16.2°C | 7.3°C | 68 mm | 92% | 3.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 10.9°C | 9.6°C | 8.3°C | 15.8°C | 5.2°C | 48 mm | 88% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 11.3°C | 10.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 6.3°C | 41 mm | 86% | 4.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 9.0°C | 8.0°C | 7.0°C | 11.4°C | 3.8°C | 85 mm | 87% | 4.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 11.3°C | 9.7°C | 8.1°C | 17.7°C | 4.7°C | 30 mm | 81% | 4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 10.3°C | 9.0°C | 7.8°C | 14.2°C | 5.2°C | 76 mm | 82% | 3.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 10.9°C | 9.6°C | 8.3°C | 13.1°C | 4.9°C | 28 mm | 89% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2017 | 11.1°C | 9.9°C | 8.7°C | 16.4°C | 6.7°C | 26 mm | 86% | 4.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2016 | 10.5°C | 9.4°C | 8.2°C | 12.5°C | 6.3°C | 25 mm | 87% | 4.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 9.9°C | 8.5°C | 7.1°C | 11.8°C | 4.7°C | 76 mm | 80% | 5.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 10.8°C | 9.7°C | 8.7°C | 13.7°C | 4.7°C | 48 mm | 87% | 3.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 10.0°C | 8.6°C | 7.1°C | 13.6°C | 4.2°C | 46 mm | 86% | 5.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 9.5°C | 8.3°C | 7.2°C | 13.7°C | 4.3°C | 55 mm | 83% | 3.9 m/s | 5 |
| 2011 | 10.9°C | 9.7°C | 8.5°C | 12.4°C | 7.0°C | 55 mm | 83% | 5.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 10.1°C | 8.6°C | 7.2°C | 19.3°C | 3.6°C | 45 mm | 82% | 3.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 10.8°C | 9.5°C | 8.2°C | 13.5°C | 6.2°C | 60 mm | 86% | 4.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2008 | 10.8°C | 9.8°C | 8.9°C | 15.0°C | 6.8°C | 44 mm | 86% | 3.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 10.4°C | 9.2°C | 8.0°C | 13.3°C | 5.9°C | 69 mm | 83% | 4.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 9.8°C | 8.5°C | 7.1°C | 12.5°C | 5.3°C | 62 mm | 85% | 4.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 10.2°C | 8.8°C | 7.4°C | 13.6°C | 4.7°C | 68 mm | 84% | 4.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 11.1°C | 9.8°C | 8.5°C | 16.2°C | 6.5°C | 29 mm | 85% | 3.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2003 | 10.9°C | 9.6°C | 8.4°C | 14.6°C | 5.8°C | 62 mm | 85% | 4.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2002 | 10.6°C | 9.4°C | 8.2°C | 13.4°C | 5.1°C | 70 mm | 87% | 4.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 11.0°C | 9.6°C | 8.1°C | 15.0°C | 5.3°C | 24 mm | 85% | 3.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 9.9°C | 8.7°C | 7.5°C | 12.2°C | 5.4°C | 85 mm | 88% | 3.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 10.2°C | 9.1°C | 8.0°C | 14.0°C | 6.5°C | 52 mm | 87% | 4.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1998 | 10.7°C | 9.5°C | 8.3°C | 12.8°C | 5.8°C | 35 mm | 87% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 🌧️ | 9.5°C | 8.3°C | 7.1°C | 13.2°C | 2.5°C | 111 mm | 87% | 4.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 ❄️ | 8.5°C | 7.3°C | 6.2°C | 11.6°C | 4.0°C | 45 mm | 82% | 5.1 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 9.6°C | 8.3°C | 7.0°C | 14.3°C | 3.2°C | 44 mm | 84% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 8.9°C | 7.8°C | 6.6°C | 13.6°C | 5.0°C | 15 mm | 83% | 4.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1993 | 9.2°C | 8.0°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 4.3°C | 93 mm | 88% | 4.3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1992 | 10.4°C | 9.2°C | 7.9°C | 12.9°C | 4.7°C | 38 mm | 87% | 4.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 | 10.2°C | 8.8°C | 7.3°C | 14.5°C | 5.2°C | 28 mm | 84% | 4.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 10.1°C | 9.0°C | 7.8°C | 13.4°C | 5.7°C | 30 mm | 86% | 3.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1989 | 10.7°C | 9.2°C | 7.6°C | 15.0°C | 5.6°C | 28 mm | 84% | 4.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 9.7°C | 8.6°C | 7.5°C | 12.3°C | 5.5°C | 45 mm | 89% | 3.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1987 | 9.1°C | 7.7°C | 6.2°C | 12.0°C | 3.7°C | 47 mm | 84% | 4.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1986 | 9.7°C | 8.4°C | 7.1°C | 13.5°C | 5.6°C | 91 mm | 87% | 5.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1985 | 9.2°C | 8.0°C | 6.9°C | 14.5°C | 4.4°C | 77 mm | 89% | 4.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1984 | 9.1°C | 7.8°C | 6.6°C | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 16 mm | 85% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1983 | 8.6°C | 7.6°C | 6.7°C | 9.8°C | 5.2°C | 79 mm | 90% | 4.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 9.6°C | 8.2°C | 6.8°C | 12.9°C | 2.4°C | 45 mm | 85% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 9.9°C | 8.9°C | 7.9°C | 13.2°C | 3.6°C | 49 mm | 89% | 4.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 10.2°C with lows near 7.7°C (mean 9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 52 mm of rainfall in Aberdeen, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 111 mm in 1997.
The hottest May reached 19.3°C in 2010. The coldest dipped to 2.4°C in 1982.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 9.3°C to 11°C and overnight lows from 7°C to 8.5°C over the same span.
May is close to Aberdeen's year-round average and one of the drier months, so plan for around 10.2°C daytime highs and 7.7°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 7th coolest month in Aberdeen, averaging 9°C.
For May in Aberdeen, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 10.2°C and lows of 7.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 86% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 4.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 5.6 m/s (1986).
The wettest May on record was 1997 with 111 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 Aberdeen 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.
