Dampier Weather in May
Dampier in May
The short of it: Dampier in May averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 18° · rain 26 mm · daylight 11 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Dampier an average May high of 30°, a low of 18° and some 26 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 9 min in mid-May, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Dampier runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Nickol, 13 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Dampier, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NickolWestern Australia | 13 km SE | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| BayntonWestern Australia | 14 km SE | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| Millars WellWestern Australia | 14 km SE | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| Pegs CreekWestern Australia | 15 km SE | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| KarrathaWestern Australia | 16 km ESE | 32° | 18° | 27 mm |
| BulgarraWestern Australia | 17 km ESE | 32° | 18° | 27 mm |
| Karratha Industrial EstateWestern Australia | 20 km SE | 32° | 18° | 27 mm |
| WickhamWestern Australia | 44 km E | 31° | 19° | 29 mm |