Berkeley Weather in May
Berkeley in May
The short of it: Berkeley in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 83 mm · daylight 10 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Berkeley an average May high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 83 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 21 min in mid-May, 55 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Berkeley runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Wollongong city centre, 7 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Berkeley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong city centreNew South Wales | 7 km NNE | 20° | 12° | 89 mm |
| WollongongNew South Wales | 8 km NNE | 20° | 12° | 89 mm |
| EngadineNew South Wales | 49 km NNE | 20° | 10° | 74 mm |
| IngleburnNew South Wales | 54 km N | 21° | 9° | 53 mm |
| CronullaNew South Wales | 54 km NNE | 20° | 12° | 87 mm |
| MirandaNew South Wales | 55 km NNE | 21° | 11° | 79 mm |
| Macquarie FieldsNew South Wales | 55 km N | 21° | 10° | 54 mm |
| CasulaNew South Wales | 59 km N | 21° | 10° | 53 mm |