Eltham Weather in May
Eltham in May
The short of it: Eltham in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 68 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
May in Eltham brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 68 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from April to about 17°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 68 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and March.
Against its neighbours, Eltham runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Doncaster East, 6 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Eltham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 3.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster EastVictoria | 6 km S | 17° | 9° | 71 mm |
| DoncasterVictoria | 7 km SSW | 17° | 9° | 66 mm |
| BundooraVictoria | 9 km WNW | 17° | 8° | 59 mm |
| South MorangVictoria | 10 km NNW | 17° | 8° | 60 mm |
| Mill ParkVictoria | 10 km NW | 17° | 8° | 59 mm |
| PrestonVictoria | 12 km W | 17° | 9° | 58 mm |
| KewVictoria | 13 km SW | 17° | 9° | 57 mm |
| ReservoirVictoria | 13 km W | 17° | 9° | 58 mm |