Douglas Weather in May
Douglas in May
The short of it: Douglas in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 18° · rain 41 mm · daylight 11 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Douglas an average May high of 28°, a low of 18° and some 41 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 41 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 13 min in mid-May, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Douglas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Cranbrook, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Douglas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 31 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CranbrookQueensland | 2 km N | 28° | 18° | 41 mm |
| AitkenvaleQueensland | 3 km NE | 28° | 18° | 41 mm |
| KirwanQueensland | 4 km NW | 28° | 18° | 41 mm |
| HeatleyQueensland | 4 km N | 28° | 18° | 39 mm |
| CondonQueensland | 4 km W | 28° | 18° | 41 mm |
| AnnandaleQueensland | 4 km ENE | 28° | 18° | 41 mm |
| RasmussenQueensland | 4 km SW | 28° | 18° | 30 mm |
| MurrayQueensland | 5 km E | 28° | 18° | 43 mm |