Croydon Weather in May
Croydon in May
The short of it: Croydon in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 82 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & January
May in Croydon brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 82 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and January.
Against its neighbours, Croydon runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Mooroolbark, 4 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Croydon, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MooroolbarkVictoria | 4 km ENE | 17° | 8° | 82 mm |
| BoroniaVictoria | 7 km S | 17° | 9° | 80 mm |
| Ferntree GullyVictoria | 9 km S | 16° | 9° | 89 mm |
| Doncaster EastVictoria | 12 km W | 17° | 9° | 71 mm |
| Glen WaverleyVictoria | 14 km SW | 17° | 9° | 73 mm |
| DoncasterVictoria | 14 km W | 17° | 9° | 66 mm |
| RowvilleVictoria | 15 km SSW | 17° | 9° | 73 mm |
| Mount WaverleyVictoria | 16 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 73 mm |