Droitwich weather in May

In May, Droitwich sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 61 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Droitwich's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Droitwich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 30 min
4:21 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
72%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Droitwich is town in Worcestershire, England, UK.

Density
3,226/km²
people per km²

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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Droitwich reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1146
2156
3157
4157
5157
6157
7157
8157
9157
10157
11157
12167
13167
14168
15168
16168
17168
18168
19168
20168
21178
22179
23179
24179
25179
26179
27179
28179
29179
30179
31189

How May really feels in Droitwich

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.

Droitwich weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5411.8180.9
Feb / 459.61.29.51.2
Mar10° / 4910.10.811.52.2
Apr13° / 5411.40.313.63.4
May16° / 6110.8015.44.7
Jun19° / 11°6311.1016.45.7
Jul21° / 13°6010.80166.2
Aug21° / 13°5810.5014.56.1
Sep18° / 10°549.7012.45.6
Oct14° / 6611.5010.33.8
Nov10° / 6511.80.28.52.1
Dec / 6111.10.97.61.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
42971
53070
63070
73070
83070
92971
102971
112971
122971
132872
142872
152971
162971
172971
182971
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242773
252773
262773
272773
282872
292872
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Droitwich gets around 61 mm of rain over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
138
238
337
437
536
636
736
835
935
1035
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
2336
2436
2536
2636
2737
2837
2938
3038
3139

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19964
20964
21955
22955
23955
24946
25946
26937
27937
28928
29928
30919
319010

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of May to 16 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:48 AM to 4:02 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:487:24
214.74:467:26
314.74:447:27
414.84:427:29
514.84:407:31
614.94:387:32
715.04:367:34
815.04:347:36
915.14:337:37
1015.14:317:39
1115.24:297:41
1215.24:277:42
1315.34:267:44
1415.44:247:46
1515.44:237:47
1615.54:217:49
1715.54:197:50
1815.64:187:52
1915.64:167:53
2015.74:157:55
2115.74:147:56
2215.84:127:58
2315.84:117:59
2415.84:108:01
2515.94:098:02
2615.94:078:03
2716.04:068:05
2816.04:058:06
2916.14:048:07
3016.14:038:09
3116.14:028:10

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

024151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Droitwich?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Droitwich for sightseeing.

What to pack for Droitwich in May

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

In May, Droitwich sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Droitwich in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Droitwich peaks around August 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Droitwich?

Droitwich sits at 52.3°N, 2.1°W, 42 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Bromsgrove, 10 km away.

Topography around Droitwich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Droitwich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Droitwich is covered by grassland (34%), trees (27%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (41%), cropland (29%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
823 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Bromsgrove 10 km · Worcester 10 km · Stourport-on-Severn 12 km · Redditch 15 km · Kidderminster 15 km · Great Malvern 21 km · Stourbridge 21 km · Halesowen 21 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 Droitwich (52.2667°, -2.15°, elevation 42 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. 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).