Brisbane Weather in May
Brisbane in May
The short of it: Brisbane in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 78 mm · daylight 10 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Brisbane an average May high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 47 min in mid-May, 42 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Brisbane runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. New Farm, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Brisbane, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New FarmQueensland | 2 km E | 24° | 13° | 81 mm |
| CoorparooQueensland | 4 km SE | 24° | 13° | 81 mm |
| AshgroveQueensland | 4 km NW | 24° | 12° | 80 mm |
| IndooroopillyQueensland | 7 km SW | 25° | 12° | 74 mm |
| CarindaleQueensland | 8 km ESE | 24° | 13° | 82 mm |
| The GapQueensland | 9 km WNW | 24° | 12° | 74 mm |
| AspleyQueensland | 11 km N | 24° | 13° | 83 mm |
| Wynnum WestQueensland | 12 km E | 24° | 13° | 87 mm |