Weather in Southend in May 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Southend in May
Going from a maximum of +19°C during the day to a minimum of +6°C during the night, the temperature in May averages around +16°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +17°C.
Is Southend warm or cold in May?
Southend is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +12°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +5°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Southend:
Water temperature in Southend in May
Water in Southend in May is Cold. It varies from +10°C to +13°C, with an average of +11°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +16°C.
In May, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Southend in May?
Climate in Southend in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +16°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -4°C | 0°C | +3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +29°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 52 mm | 53 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +11°C | +14°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 75% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +12°C to +16°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 45 mm to 52 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 4 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 7 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in June as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Southend is gradually increasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Southend?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Southend in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+12°C) and the highest in 2022 (+16°C). The driest year was 1996 with only 411 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1025 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Southend, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.