Borroloola Weather in May
Borroloola in May
The short of it: Borroloola in May averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 16 °C (62 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 11 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 16° · rain 14 mm · daylight 11 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Borroloola an average May high of 33°, a low of 16° and some 14 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 22 min in mid-May, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Borroloola runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Ngukurr, 225 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Borroloola, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 22 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 17°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NgukurrNorthern Territory | 225 km NW | 33° | 19° | 16 mm |
| AlyangulaNorthern Territory | 247 km N | 31° | 22° | 33 mm |
| MiniyeriNorthern Territory | 256 km WNW | 33° | 17° | 5.0 mm |
| Wellesley IslandsQueensland | 336 km E | 29° | 21° | 7.0 mm |
| DoomadgeeQueensland | 339 km SE | 32° | 17° | 7.0 mm |
| MatarankaNorthern Territory | 370 km WNW | 32° | 17° | 7.0 mm |
| BeswickNorthern Territory | 381 km WNW | 33° | 17° | 4.0 mm |
| JabiruNorthern Territory | 532 km NW | 33° | 21° | 22 mm |