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May Weather in Buckie United Kingdom

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 52°F to 57°F, rarely falling below 45°F or exceeding 65°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 41°F to 46°F, rarely falling below 35°F or exceeding 51°F.

For reference, on August 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Buckie typically range from 52°F to 63°F, while on January 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from 34°F to 42°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Buckie

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Buckie

Average Hourly Temperature in May in BuckieMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunvery coldvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Metlakatla, Alaska, United States (4,139 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Buckie (view comparison).

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The month of May in Buckie experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 55% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 54% on May 14.

The clearest day of the month is May 14, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 46% of the time.

For reference, on February 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 67%, while on July 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 46%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Buckie

Cloud Cover Categories in May in BuckieMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunFeb 233%Feb 233%May 144%May 144%May 3145%May 3145%May 1145%May 1145%May 2146%May 2146%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Buckie, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is essentially constant, remaining around 25% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 38% on October 15, and its lowest chance is 23% on May 12.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Buckie

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Buckie is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches or falls below 0.5 inches, and ending the month at 1.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.7 inches or falls below 0.8 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 1.4 inches on May 6.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Buckie

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in BuckieMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inAprJunMay 51.4 inMay 51.4 inMay 311.6 inMay 311.6 inMay 211.5 inMay 211.5 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May in Buckie, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 56 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 53 seconds, and weekly increase of 27 minutes, 8 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 15 hours, 40 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 17 hours, 36 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Buckie

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Buckie is 5:19 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 58 minutes earlier at 4:22 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 8:59 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 59 minutes later at 9:58 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Buckie during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:10 AM and sets 18 hours, 5 minutes later, at 10:16 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:53 AM and sets 6 hours, 32 minutes later, at 3:26 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May in Buckie

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Buckie

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in BuckieMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun00101020202030304040505000010102020303030404050
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Buckie

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in BuckieMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 87:22 PMApr 87:22 PMApr 2412:50 AMApr 2412:50 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 232:54 PMMay 232:54 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 222:09 AMJun 222:09 AM6:20 AM6:20 AM8:06 PM8:06 PM8:30 PM8:30 PM5:31 AM5:31 AM4:45 AM4:45 AM10:39 PM10:39 PM10:37 PM10:37 PM4:10 AM4:10 AM3:20 AM3:20 AM11:18 PM11:18 PM11:00 PM11:00 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%4:07 AMSE10:50 AMSW-7:28 AMS232,650 mi
2
41%4:16 AMSE12:32 PMWSW-8:23 AMS230,275 mi
3
29%4:22 AMESE2:12 PMWSW-9:15 AMS228,203 mi
4
19%4:26 AMESE3:50 PMW-10:05 AMS226,633 mi
5
10%4:30 AME5:29 PMW-10:54 AMS225,771 mi
6
4%4:33 AMENE7:09 PMWNW-11:44 AMS225,783 mi
7
1%4:38 AMENE8:53 PMNW-12:35 PMS226,761 mi
8
0%4:45 AMNE10:39 PMNW-1:29 PMS228,690 mi
9
3%4:57 AMNE--2:25 PMS231,436 mi
10
8%-12:20 AMNNW5:19 AMNNE3:24 PMS234,765 mi
11
15%-1:43 AMNNW6:02 AMNNE4:22 PMS238,377 mi
12
24%-2:35 AMNNW7:11 AMNNE5:17 PMS241,953 mi
13
33%-3:02 AMNW8:37 AMNE6:09 PMS245,206 mi
14
43%-3:17 AMNW10:07 AMNE6:56 PMS247,902 mi
15
50%-3:24 AMNW11:33 AMENE7:40 PMS249,884 mi
16
62%-3:29 AMWNW12:55 PMENE8:20 PMS251,065 mi
17
72%-3:32 AMWNW2:14 PMENE8:59 PMS251,430 mi
18
80%-3:34 AMW3:32 PME9:37 PMS251,026 mi
19
87%-3:36 AMW4:50 PME10:16 PMS249,949 mi
20
93%-3:39 AMWSW6:11 PMESE10:57 PMS248,330 mi
21
97%-3:42 AMWSW7:36 PMESE11:42 PMS246,322 mi
22
99%-3:47 AMSW9:05 PMSE--
23
100%-3:55 AMSW10:37 PMSE12:30 AMS244,082 mi
24
100%-4:10 AMSW-1:24 AMS241,754 mi
25
98%12:04 AMSSE4:39 AMSSW-2:22 AMS239,463 mi
26
93%1:11 AMSSE5:34 AMSSW-3:23 AMS237,298 mi
27
86%1:52 AMSSE6:56 AMSSW-4:24 AMS235,314 mi
28
77%2:13 AMSE8:34 AMSW-5:23 AMS233,537 mi
29
67%2:25 AMSE10:15 AMSW-6:19 AMS231,981 mi
30
50%2:32 AMESE11:54 AMWSW-7:11 AMS230,667 mi
31
44%2:36 AMESE1:30 PMW-8:01 AMS229,636 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Buckie is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 13, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Buckie

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in BuckieMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Buckie is gradually decreasing during May, decreasing from 12.0 miles per hour to 11.1 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 24, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 17.5 miles per hour, while on July 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May in Buckie

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Buckie during May is predominantly out of the south from May 1 to May 26 and the north from May 26 to May 31.

Wind Direction in May in Buckie

Wind Direction in May in BuckieWSNWMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Buckie is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Buckie is increasing during May, rising by 4°F, from 46°F to 50°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in May in Buckie

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Buckie typically lasts for 6.5 months (199 days), from around April 15 to around October 31, rarely starting before March 22 or after May 11, and rarely ending before October 11 or after November 26.

The month of May in Buckie is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 78% to 100% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Buckie

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Buckiegrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun78%May 178%May 1100%May 31100%May 3190%May 1190%May 1197%May 2197%May 2150%Apr 1550%Apr 15very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Buckie are gradually increasing during May, increasing by 64°F, from 38°F to 102°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Buckie

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Buckie is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.9 kWh, from 4.7 kWh to 5.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Buckie

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in BuckieMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAprJunMay 14.7 kWhMay 14.7 kWhMay 315.6 kWhMay 315.6 kWhMay 115.1 kWhMay 115.1 kWhMay 215.4 kWhMay 215.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Buckie are 57.676 deg latitude, -2.962 deg longitude, and 92 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Buckie contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 518 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 90 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,398 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,318 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Buckie is covered by water (35%), cropland (33%), artificial surfaces (15%), and grassland (13%), within 10 miles by water (45%) and cropland (20%), and within 50 miles by water (46%) and grassland (15%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Buckie, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Buckie.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Buckie according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Buckie is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Buckie and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Buckie and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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