Forbes Weather in May
Forbes in May
The short of it: Forbes in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 32 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 7° · rain 32 mm · daylight 10 h 25 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Forbes brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 7°, with about 32 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from April to about 20°, with nights near 7°. Rain is modest, about 32 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 25 min in mid-May, 53 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 October and April.
Against its neighbours, Forbes runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Parkes, 32 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Forbes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ParkesNew South Wales | 32 km NNE | 19° | 7° | 36 mm |
| EugowraNew South Wales | 34 km E | 19° | 7° | 36 mm |
| TrundleNew South Wales | 58 km NNW | 20° | 7° | 34 mm |
| GrenfellNew South Wales | 59 km SSE | 19° | 6° | 36 mm |
| CanowindraNew South Wales | 64 km ESE | 19° | 6° | 38 mm |
| ManildraNew South Wales | 67 km ENE | 18° | 6° | 38 mm |
| CudalNew South Wales | 69 km E | 18° | 5° | 39 mm |
| CargoNew South Wales | 75 km E | 17° | 5° | 41 mm |