When to go · Cardiff
Cardiff in May
Great month. Inside Cardiff's best window: May–Sep.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 16°C61°F / 8°C46°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- United Kingdom overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United Kingdom overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Cardiff
Inside Cardiff's best window: May–Sep.
Weather in May
- CardiffHighs around 16 °C, lows around 8 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 61 °F, lows around 46 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Northern England and Wales, United Kingdom · York, Manchester, Lake District, Snowdonia (Eryri), Cardiffbest weather
Uplands catch the Atlantic rain; May–June and September are the clearest walking months.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United Kingdom overall
- Medium
- Prices · United Kingdom overall
- Medium
United Kingdom overall: One of the best months: long days, fewer midges, drier than average. Two bank-holiday weekends.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast