Failford Weather in May
Failford in May
The short of it: Failford in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 11° · rain 92 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Failford an average May high of 22°, a low of 11° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 30 min in mid-May, 50 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Failford runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Nabiac, 7 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Failford, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NabiacNew South Wales | 7 km W | 22° | 10° | 86 mm |
| Tallwoods VillageNew South Wales | 7 km ENE | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| Rainbow FlatNew South Wales | 7 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 93 mm |
| Black HeadNew South Wales | 9 km ENE | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| Diamond BeachNew South Wales | 10 km ENE | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| TuncurryNew South Wales | 10 km SSE | 22° | 12° | 105 mm |
| ForsterNew South Wales | 12 km SE | 22° | 13° | 112 mm |
| Wallabi PointNew South Wales | 16 km NE | 22° | 11° | 96 mm |