Bright Weather in May
Bright in May
The short of it: Bright in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 4° · rain 94 mm · daylight 10 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & March
May in Bright brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 4°, with about 94 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from April to about 16°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 94 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 11 min in mid-May, 60 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 April and March.
Against its neighbours, Bright runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Porepunkah, 6 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Bright, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 27 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorepunkahVictoria | 6 km NW | 17° | 4° | 98 mm |
| TawongaVictoria | 17 km ENE | 16° | 4° | 91 mm |
| Mount BeautyVictoria | 19 km E | 16° | 4° | 86 mm |
| MyrtlefordVictoria | 28 km NW | 17° | 5° | 80 mm |
| Falls CreekVictoria | 32 km ESE | 8° | 1° | 111 mm |
| Hotham HeightsVictoria | 34 km SSE | 8° | 1° | 114 mm |
| Dinner PlainVictoria | 41 km SE | 9° | 1° | 101 mm |
| YackandandahVictoria | 48 km NNW | 17° | 5° | 68 mm |