Weather in Caithness in May

General weather information about Caithness

Average annual temperature is 6.9 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 35.0 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -27.0 °C

Number of sunny days: 194 days

Number of rainy days: 129 days

Number of snow days: 42 days

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* Weather data for Caithness Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Caithness air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)5.35.110.625.627.629.832.735.027.721.38.25.8
Average daytime temperature (°C)0.00.64.611.522.324.327.927.820.612.04.02.1
Average temperature (°C)-4.0-4.6-2.64.914.316.719.919.513.46.00.1-1.8
Average night temperature (°C)-7.1-8.5-8.6-0.76.79.912.112.88.21.8-2.6-4.4
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-23.0-27.0-17.2-7.01.53.27.58.93.6-10.3-9.2-13.9

Caithness monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)9.010.012.014.015.016.016.015.013.011.09.08.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.710.111.913.715.316.215.814.412.610.89.18.3
Daylight minimum duration (h)8.09.010.012.014.015.015.013.011.09.08.08.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)4.36.09.19.412.012.614.311.59.57.24.93.4
Precipitation (mm)93715496675115249304460
Sunny days211215111316242015181415
Rainy days43714181471115111510
Snow days6139500000216

Best time to visit Caithness:

The best time to visit Caithness during the most sunny months:

  • May — 12.0(h)
  • June — 12.6(h)
  • July — 14.3(h)
  • August — 11.5(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Caithness:

  • June — 16.2(h)
  • July — 15.8(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Caithness is at

  • May — 66(mm)
  • June — 75(mm)
  • December — 60(mm)