Gerringong Weather in May
Gerringong in May
The short of it: Gerringong in May averages a high of 20 °C (67 °F) and a low of 11 °C (53 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 97 mm · daylight 10 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & November
Thirty years of records give Gerringong an average May high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 97 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 20 min in mid-May, 56 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and November.
Against its neighbours, Gerringong runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Kiama, 9 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gerringong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 4.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiamaNew South Wales | 9 km NNE | 20° | 12° | 93 mm |
| Kiama DownsNew South Wales | 13 km N | 20° | 12° | 89 mm |
| Shell CoveNew South Wales | 18 km N | 20° | 12° | 87 mm |
| FlindersNew South Wales | 18 km N | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| Albion ParkNew South Wales | 20 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 81 mm |
| Albion Park RailNew South Wales | 20 km N | 20° | 11° | 84 mm |
| Barrack HeightsNew South Wales | 20 km N | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| Oak FlatsNew South Wales | 21 km N | 20° | 11° | 84 mm |