Brooklyn Weather in May
Brooklyn in May
The short of it: Brooklyn in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 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 85 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Brooklyn an average May high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 85 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 24 min in mid-May, 53 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Brooklyn runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Umina Beach, 9 km to the ENE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Brooklyn, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umina BeachNew South Wales | 9 km ENE | 20° | 12° | 94 mm |
| PittwaterNew South Wales | 15 km SSE | 20° | 13° | 99 mm |
| Central CoastNew South Wales | 19 km NE | 20° | 11° | 96 mm |
| HornsbyNew South Wales | 21 km SW | 20° | 10° | 75 mm |
| Saint IvesNew South Wales | 21 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 84 mm |
| WahroongaNew South Wales | 21 km SSW | 20° | 10° | 76 mm |
| Dee WhyNew South Wales | 23 km SSE | 21° | 12° | 99 mm |
| CherrybrookNew South Wales | 25 km SW | 20° | 10° | 70 mm |