Downer Weather in May
Downer in May
The short of it: Downer in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 36 mm · daylight 10 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & March
May in Downer brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 3°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 18 min in mid-May, 57 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and March.
Against its neighbours, Downer runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Watson, 1 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Downer, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatsonAustralian Capital Territory | 1 km NE | 17° | 3° | 36 mm |
| LynehamAustralian Capital Territory | 1 km WNW | 17° | 3° | 36 mm |
| AinslieAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km S | 17° | 4° | 35 mm |
| BraddonAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 35 mm |
| O'ConnorAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km WSW | 16° | 4° | 38 mm |
| TurnerAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km SW | 16° | 4° | 38 mm |
| Canberra CityAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 35 mm |
| CanberraAustralian Capital Territory | 5 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 35 mm |