Cronulla Weather in May
Cronulla in May
The short of it: Cronulla in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 12° · rain 87 mm · daylight 10 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Cronulla an average May high of 20°, a low of 12° and some 87 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 22 min in mid-May, 54 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 October and September.
Against its neighbours, Cronulla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kogarah, 11 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Cronulla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KogarahNew South Wales | 11 km N | 21° | 11° | 79 mm |
| HurstvilleNew South Wales | 11 km NNW | 21° | 11° | 75 mm |
| EngadineNew South Wales | 13 km W | 20° | 10° | 74 mm |
| BexleyNew South Wales | 13 km NNW | 21° | 11° | 72 mm |
| MaroubraNew South Wales | 15 km NNE | 21° | 12° | 90 mm |
| MascotNew South Wales | 16 km NNE | 21° | 12° | 81 mm |
| EarlwoodNew South Wales | 16 km N | 21° | 11° | 76 mm |
| CampsieNew South Wales | 17 km NNW | 21° | 11° | 68 mm |