Dee Why Weather in May
Dee Why in May
The short of it: Dee Why in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 12° · rain 99 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give Dee Why an average May high of 21°, a low of 12° and some 99 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 24 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 April and November.
Against its neighbours, Dee Why runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Manly, 5 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Dee Why, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 13 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ManlyNew South Wales | 5 km S | 20° | 13° | 99 mm |
| PittwaterNew South Wales | 10 km N | 20° | 13° | 99 mm |
| MosmanNew South Wales | 11 km SSW | 20° | 12° | 91 mm |
| ChatswoodNew South Wales | 11 km WSW | 20° | 11° | 88 mm |
| Saint IvesNew South Wales | 12 km W | 20° | 10° | 84 mm |
| Sydney Central Business DistrictNew South Wales | 15 km SSW | 21° | 12° | 83 mm |
| SydneyNew South Wales | 15 km SSW | 21° | 12° | 83 mm |
| Surry HillsNew South Wales | 16 km SSW | 21° | 12° | 92 mm |