Forth Weather in May
Forth in May
The short of it: Forth in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 87 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 87 mm · daylight 9 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
May in Forth brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 7°, with about 87 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 87 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 51 min in mid-May, 71 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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Forth runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Turners Beach, 6 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Forth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turners BeachTasmania | 6 km N | 16° | 8° | 76 mm |
| GawlerTasmania | 6 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 85 mm |
| UlverstoneTasmania | 7 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 78 mm |
| DonTasmania | 9 km ENE | 16° | 8° | 79 mm |
| Stony RiseTasmania | 9 km E | 16° | 8° | 79 mm |
| MiandettaTasmania | 11 km E | 16° | 8° | 77 mm |
| SpreytonTasmania | 11 km ESE | 16° | 7° | 81 mm |
| West UlverstoneTasmania | 11 km NW | 16° | 8° | 80 mm |