Is Isle of Scalpay hot in May?
Days are typically cool at 12.7°C, while nights average 6.3°C.
United Kingdom · 1991–2020 normal
Isle of Scalpay in
May.
Typical May weather in Isle of Scalpay: 12.7°C by day, 6.3°C at night, 69 mm of rain over 15 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high12.7°C
Typical low6.3°C
Rain69 mm
Wet days15
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 31 out of 100 (July leads the year at 51). Daylight is calculated as 16 h 37 from latitude 57.87°. Open-water sea temperature is 9.3°C (5 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Isle of Scalpay like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 69 mm across about 15 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 16 h 37 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 5 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 8316579
- NOAA station
- UK000003026 · STORNOWAY AIRPORT
- Station distance
- 55.7 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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