Karratha Weather in May
Karratha in May
The short of it: Karratha in May averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 27 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 18° · rain 27 mm · daylight 11 h 8 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Karratha an average May high of 32°, a low of 18° and some 27 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 27 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 8 min in mid-May, 30 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Karratha runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Pegs Creek, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Karratha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegs CreekWestern Australia | 1 km W | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| BulgarraWestern Australia | 2 km NE | 32° | 18° | 27 mm |
| Millars WellWestern Australia | 3 km W | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| Karratha Industrial EstateWestern Australia | 4 km SSE | 32° | 18° | 27 mm |
| BayntonWestern Australia | 5 km WSW | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| NickolWestern Australia | 5 km W | 32° | 18° | 26 mm |
| DampierWestern Australia | 16 km WNW | 30° | 18° | 26 mm |
| WickhamWestern Australia | 31 km ENE | 31° | 19° | 29 mm |