Maldon weather in May

In May, Maldon sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 48 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°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 36 min at the start of May to 16 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Maldon's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maldon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
5th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
15 h 24 min
4:12 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
67%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Maldon is town in Essex, England, UK.

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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Maldon reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 19°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)
1148
2148
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How May really feels in Maldon

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.

Maldon weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5311.60.78.11.0
Feb / 439.319.61.1
Mar10° / 399.80.511.52.0
Apr12° / 4110013.63.2
May15° / 489.2015.44.6
Jun18° / 12°4910016.35.7
Jul21° / 14°5110.60166.3
Aug21° / 15°569.5014.46.3
Sep18° / 12°469.3012.45.8
Oct14° / 10°5910.8010.44.1
Nov10° / 58110.28.62.3
Dec / 5911.30.87.61.2

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43664
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63664
73763
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Maldon gets around 48 mm of rain over 9.2 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
133
233
332
432
531
631
730
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930
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1130
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1730
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3133

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
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119730
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209460
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229370
239280
249280
259091
2689101
2788111
2887121
2986131
3086131
3185141

Wind in May

Winds average 17 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 84 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 4:38 AM to 3:53 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.64:387:11
214.64:367:13
314.74:347:14
414.74:327:16
514.84:307:18
614.84:287:19
714.94:277:21
815.04:257:23
915.04:237:24
1015.14:217:26
1115.14:207:27
1215.24:187:29
1315.24:167:31
1415.34:157:32
1515.34:137:34
1615.44:127:35
1715.44:107:37
1815.54:097:38
1915.54:077:40
2015.64:067:41
2115.64:057:43
2215.74:037:44
2315.74:027:46
2415.84:017:47
2515.84:007:48
2615.93:597:50
2715.93:577:51
2815.93:567:52
2916.03:557:53
3016.03:547:55
3116.03:537:56

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Maldon?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Maldon for sightseeing.

What to pack for Maldon in May

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

In May, Maldon sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Maldon in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°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 33 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb6Bracing
Mar7Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov12Bracing
Dec9Bracing

UV index in Maldon 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 Maldon peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Maldon?

Maldon sits at 51.7°N, 0.7°E, 34 m above sea level, in United Kingdom. The nearest listed city is Witham, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Maldon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maldon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m.

The land around Maldon is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
289 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Witham 8.0 km · Chelmsford 14 km · Rochford 17 km · Rayleigh 17 km · Wickford 17 km · Braintree 18 km · Hadleigh 20 km · Billericay 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 Maldon (51.7311°, 0.6746°, elevation 34 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).