Croxteth weather in May

In May, Croxteth sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 71 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 15.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Croxteth's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Croxteth's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
15 h 36 min
4:19 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Croxteth is District of Liverpool.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Croxteth reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1138
2138
3138
4138
5138
6138
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10139
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13149
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How May really feels in Croxteth

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Croxteth weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 9316.80.97.80.9
Feb / 7814.20.99.40.9
Mar / 7313.60.811.51.5
Apr11° / 6612.50.113.72.5
May14° / 7113015.63.7
Jun16° / 12°8413.7016.74.6
Jul18° / 14°8815.7016.25.1
Aug18° / 14°10116.6014.65.0
Sep16° / 12°9813.9012.54.5
Oct14° / 10°11716.9010.33.2
Nov10° / 11418.10.18.41.9
Dec / 11917.10.67.31.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74060
83961
93961
103961
113862
123763
133664
143664
153565
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203466
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223565
233565
243763
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263862
273862
283961
294060
304060
314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Croxteth gets around 71 mm of rain over 13 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 43% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
542
642
742
842
942
1042
1143
1243
1343
1444
1544
1643
1743
1843
1943
2044
2144
2244
2344
2444
2543
2643
2743
2843
2943
3043
3143

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29955
30955
31946

Wind in May

Winds average 18 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 42 min at the start of May to 16 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:47 AM to 3:59 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.74:477:31
214.84:457:32
314.94:437:34
414.94:417:36
515.04:397:38
615.04:377:39
715.14:357:41
815.24:337:43
915.24:317:45
1015.34:297:47
1115.34:287:48
1215.44:267:50
1315.54:247:52
1415.54:227:53
1515.64:217:55
1615.64:197:57
1715.74:177:58
1815.74:168:00
1915.84:148:02
2015.84:138:03
2115.94:118:05
2215.94:108:06
2316.04:098:08
2416.04:078:09
2516.14:068:11
2616.14:058:12
2716.24:038:14
2816.24:028:15
2916.34:018:16
3016.34:008:18
3116.33:598:19

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
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105.1Bright
115.1Bright
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235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Croxteth?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Croxteth.

What to pack for Croxteth in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Croxteth sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Croxteth in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 17°C and coldest in February near 6°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul16Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct14Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Croxteth in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Croxteth peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 12UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Croxteth?

Croxteth sits at 53.5°N, 2.9°W, 0 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Norris Green, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Croxteth

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Croxteth.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Croxteth has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,055 m.

The land around Croxteth is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), trees (29%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
1,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Norris Green 1.0 km · Fazakerley 2.0 km · Kirkby 3.0 km · Old Swan 4.0 km · Kirkdale 5.0 km · Kensington 6.0 km · Huyton 6.0 km · Litherland 7.0 km

United Kingdom travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 89% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$57,602
2025
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
3.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Christian 60%none 26%Muslim 4%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Croxteth (53.4512°, -2.9043°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).