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Good advice above. It can get cold at night in May, especially if the skies clear. And it can keep getting colder for a good while after sunrise, which people who haven't been out all night don't generally realise.
I got really cold on the Severn Across about 10 years ago and am never making that mistake again!
I've done two overnight audaxes in the last month. For both the minimum forecast temp as 6-7 degrees. On the first one it got down to 1.4, with swirling mist and was 2-3 all night. We saw guys riding in shorts, and one poor fucker in fingerless gloves!
On the second it looked like it was getting cold again but clouded over about midnight when it had dropped to about 3. It then went back up to forecast temp.
Last weekend I was camping and the skies were clear both nights. It was cold, probably 1-2 again, vs forecast of 6-7.
Basically, if the skies get clear this time of year, it is likely to be pretty cold! If it that happens after rain, then it will feel even colder. Taking 5 degrees off the forecast is definitely wise.