Cessnock Weather in May
Cessnock in May
The short of it: Cessnock in May averages a high of 21 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 46 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Cessnock brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 9°, with about 46 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 min in mid-May, 52 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Cessnock runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Kurri Kurri, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Cessnock, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurri KurriNew South Wales | 12 km E | 21° | 10° | 49 mm |
| RutherfordNew South Wales | 21 km NE | 22° | 10° | 55 mm |
| MaitlandNew South Wales | 22 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 60 mm |
| AberglasslynNew South Wales | 22 km NE | 22° | 10° | 56 mm |
| East MaitlandNew South Wales | 23 km ENE | 22° | 10° | 60 mm |
| Cameron ParkNew South Wales | 25 km ESE | 20° | 11° | 75 mm |
| MetfordNew South Wales | 25 km ENE | 21° | 10° | 67 mm |
| EdgeworthNew South Wales | 26 km ESE | 21° | 11° | 78 mm |