Bridgewater Weather in May
Bridgewater in May
The short of it: Bridgewater in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 96 mm · daylight 10 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & December
Thirty years of records give Bridgewater an average May high of 16°, a low of 8° and some 96 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from April to about 16°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 19 min in mid-May, 56 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and December.
Against its neighbours, Bridgewater runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Mount Barker, 11 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Bridgewater, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 30 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount BarkerSouth Australia | 11 km ESE | 17° | 7° | 78 mm |
| Adelaide HillsSouth Australia | 13 km NNW | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |
| MagillSouth Australia | 14 km NW | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |
| RostrevorSouth Australia | 15 km NNW | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |
| NorwoodSouth Australia | 16 km NW | 18° | 10° | 63 mm |
| AthelstoneSouth Australia | 17 km NNW | 18° | 9° | 60 mm |
| CampbelltownSouth Australia | 17 km NNW | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Flagstaff HillSouth Australia | 17 km WSW | 18° | 10° | 73 mm |