Carrum Downs Weather in May
Carrum Downs in May
The short of it: Carrum Downs in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 67 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 67 mm · daylight 10 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & December
Thirty years of records give Carrum Downs an average May high of 17°, a low of 9° and some 67 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 67 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 6 min in mid-May, 63 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and December.
Against its neighbours, Carrum Downs runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Frankston East, 5 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Carrum Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston EastVictoria | 5 km SW | 17° | 9° | 67 mm |
| FrankstonVictoria | 7 km SW | 16° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Hampton ParkVictoria | 10 km NE | 17° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Cranbourne EastVictoria | 11 km E | 17° | 8° | 70 mm |
| Cranbourne NorthVictoria | 11 km ENE | 17° | 9° | 69 mm |
| KeysboroughVictoria | 12 km N | 17° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Narre Warren SouthVictoria | 12 km ENE | 17° | 9° | 69 mm |
| DandenongVictoria | 13 km N | 17° | 9° | 69 mm |