Emerald Weather in May
Emerald in May
The short of it: Emerald in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 8 °C (47 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 8° · rain 99 mm · daylight 10 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & January
May in Emerald brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 8°, with about 99 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 6 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and January.
Against its neighbours, Emerald runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Ferntree Gully, 14 km to the WNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Emerald, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferntree GullyVictoria | 14 km WNW | 16° | 9° | 89 mm |
| BerwickVictoria | 14 km SW | 17° | 9° | 74 mm |
| BoroniaVictoria | 16 km WNW | 17° | 9° | 80 mm |
| PakenhamVictoria | 16 km S | 17° | 8° | 73 mm |
| Narre WarrenVictoria | 17 km SW | 17° | 9° | 70 mm |
| Endeavour HillsVictoria | 17 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 72 mm |
| Narre Warren SouthVictoria | 18 km SW | 17° | 9° | 69 mm |
| RowvilleVictoria | 18 km W | 17° | 9° | 73 mm |