Swim in Portsmouth in may 2024What is the temperature of the sea in in may?

Average sea temperature in Portsmouth in may 2024.

In may, according to seasonal norms, the sea temperature in Portsmouth is:

Minimum: 50°F

Average: 53°F

Maximum: 55°F

Other useful seasonal weather averages in may:

  • Outside temperature: 51°F to 59°F
  • Most common weather: "Clear/Sunny"
  • The wind blows at 5.6mph
  • It rains a total of 2.8in, over 5 day(s).

Should we swim in Portsmouth in may?

No... The water temperature in Portsmouth in may is freezing

You won't be able to swim in Portsmouth in may! The water temperature is freezing, reaching as low as 50°F (and only 55°F at best)! Our advice: if you are going to Portsmouth this month, plan to sightsee and forget the beach!

Note also that in may, the climate is tolerable with an average outside temperature of 55°F, 2.8in of precipitation (over 5 days) and 86.62 % humidity.

Water and normal seasonal temperatures in Portsmouth in may

May
Average sea temperature 53°F
Minimum sea temperature 50°F
Maximum sea temperature 55°F
Average outside temperature 56°F
Maximum outside temperature 59°F
Minimum outside temperature 52°F
Wind speed 14.3mph
Wind temperature 49°F
Precipitation 2.8in
Number of days of rain 5 jour(s)
(15%)
Humidity 87%
Visibility in kilometers 9.36km
Cloud cover 43%
Our opinion freezing swimming

Swim elsewhere in England in may

City Average T° Max. T° Our opinion
London in may53°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Brighton in may53°F55°Ffreezing swimming
Bristol in may52°F55°Ffreezing swimming
Cornwall in may54°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Exmouth in may53°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Isle of Wight in may53°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Jersey in may54°F57°Ffreezing swimming
Liverpool in may52°F55°Ffreezing swimming
Plymouth in may53°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Skegness in may50°F52°Ffreezing swimming
Torquay in may54°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Dover in may54°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Guernsey in may54°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Hull (Kingston-upon-Hull) in may50°F52°Ffreezing swimming
Isles of Scilly in may54°F57°Ffreezing swimming
Margate in may53°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Falmouth in may54°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Folkestone in may54°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Hunstanton in may51°F54°Ffreezing swimming
Lowestoft in may52°F56°Ffreezing swimming
Newcastle in may50°F53°Ffreezing swimming

Swim in England in may: sea temperature by city

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