Batchelor Weather in May
Batchelor in May
The short of it: Batchelor in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 18° · rain 44 mm · daylight 11 h 31 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Batchelor an average May high of 33°, a low of 18° and some 44 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 31 min in mid-May, 18 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Batchelor runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Darwin River, 27 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Batchelor, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin RiverNorthern Territory | 27 km NNW | 33° | 19° | 32 mm |
| Acacia HillsNorthern Territory | 30 km NNE | 33° | 19° | 25 mm |
| Berry SpringsNorthern Territory | 39 km N | 33° | 19° | 33 mm |
| Bees CreekNorthern Territory | 52 km N | 33° | 20° | 28 mm |
| Humpty DooNorthern Territory | 53 km N | 33° | 20° | 27 mm |
| McMinns LagoonNorthern Territory | 56 km N | 33° | 20° | 28 mm |
| WickhamNorthern Territory | 56 km NNW | 32° | 20° | 28 mm |
| CoolalingaNorthern Territory | 59 km N | 32° | 20° | 27 mm |