May 2026
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
16.1°C
Station average 13.2°C
Highest
34.9°C
On Tue 26 May
Lowest
2.3°C
On Mon 11 May
Rain
20.0 mm
48% of the station average, 42.0 mm
Wet days
10
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
6.0 mm
On Sat 2 May
Strongest gust
22 mph
On Wed 20 May
Highest pressure
1029.8 hPa
Lowest 998.1 hPa
How it compares
The warmest May of the 18 on record.
The 4th driest May of the 18 on record.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 26.1°C | 10.6°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Sat 2 | 23.4°C | 11.1°C | 6.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Sun 3 | 18.9°C | 12.4°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Mon 4 | 14.2°C | 10.7°C | 3.6 mm | 10 mph |
| Tue 5 | 17.8°C | 10.0°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Wed 6 | 13.8°C | 7.1°C | 0.2 mm | 16 mph |
| Thu 7 | 15.9°C | 7.3°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Fri 8 | 19.2°C | 7.7°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Sat 9 | 21.7°C | 7.8°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Sun 10 | 14.1°C | 5.4°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Mon 11 | 12.3°C | 2.3°C | 1.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Tue 12 | 15.5°C | 2.6°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Wed 13 | 14.5°C | 6.6°C | 4.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Thu 14 | 14.2°C | 5.8°C | 1.8 mm | 16 mph |
| Fri 15 | 15.2°C | 5.4°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Sat 16 | 14.7°C | 5.2°C | 0.2 mm | 10 mph |
| Sun 17 | 17.7°C | 9.3°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Mon 18 | 14.9°C | 7.8°C | 0.2 mm | 16 mph |
| Tue 19 | 18.0°C | 10.8°C | 1.4 mm | 18 mph |
| Wed 20 | 21.6°C | 12.6°C | 0.0 mm | 22 mph |
| Thu 21 | 23.7°C | 11.4°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Fri 22 | 29.5°C | 15.1°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sat 23 | 29.3°C | 19.1°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Sun 24 | 31.1°C | 15.6°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Mon 25 | 34.1°C | 17.8°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Tue 26 | 34.9°C | 19.0°C | 1.6 mm | 10 mph |
| Wed 27 | 28.5°C | 15.7°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Thu 28 | 30.6°C | 13.6°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Fri 29 | 24.4°C | 17.5°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Sat 30 | 29.8°C | 14.7°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Sun 31 | 24.6°C | 15.9°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely warm front · Mon 11 May, 06:15
- Likely warm front · Wed 13 May, 03:45
- Likely cold front · Wed 13 May, 16:00
- Likely cold front · Sun 24 May, 19:00
Found automatically from this station’s readings alone, so likely rather than certain. What’s a front?
May in other years
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Rainfall up to yesterday is from the Environment Agency’s rain gauges near Letchworth: the station’s own gauge is sheltered by nearby buildings and trees and catches less than falls. Today’s is the station’s. Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right, under the Open Government Licence.