Kew Weather in May
Kew in May
The short of it: Kew in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 57 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 57 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
May in Kew brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 57 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 min in mid-May, 63 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Kew runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Richmond, 3 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kew, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RichmondVictoria | 3 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 57 mm |
| South YarraVictoria | 5 km SW | 17° | 9° | 54 mm |
| NorthcoteVictoria | 5 km NNW | 17° | 9° | 57 mm |
| Melbourne City CentreVictoria | 6 km W | 17° | 9° | 53 mm |
| MelbourneVictoria | 6 km W | 17° | 9° | 53 mm |
| SouthbankVictoria | 6 km WSW | 17° | 9° | 53 mm |
| PrestonVictoria | 6 km NNW | 17° | 9° | 58 mm |
| BrunswickVictoria | 7 km NW | 17° | 9° | 53 mm |