Harrison Weather in May
Harrison in May
The short of it: Harrison in May averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 3 °C (38 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 3° · rain 37 mm · daylight 10 h 18 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & March
Thirty years of records give Harrison an average May high of 17°, a low of 3° and some 37 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against April, to near 17°; nights run about 3°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 18 min in mid-May, 57 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 April and March.
Against its neighbours, Harrison runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Franklin, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Harrison, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FranklinAustralian Capital Territory | 1 km W | 17° | 3° | 37 mm |
| GungahlinAustralian Capital Territory | 2 km NW | 17° | 3° | 37 mm |
| PalmerstonAustralian Capital Territory | 3 km W | 17° | 3° | 38 mm |
| FordeAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 37 mm |
| AmarooAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km NW | 17° | 3° | 37 mm |
| WatsonAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km S | 17° | 3° | 36 mm |
| BonnerAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km NNW | 17° | 3° | 39 mm |
| CraceAustralian Capital Territory | 4 km W | 17° | 3° | 38 mm |