Kiama Downs Weather in May
Kiama Downs in May
The short of it: Kiama Downs in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 89 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 12° · rain 89 mm · daylight 10 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Kiama Downs brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 12°, with about 89 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 89 mm, the 6th 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 light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Kiama Downs runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Albion Park, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kiama Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 0.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion ParkNew South Wales | 10 km NW | 20° | 11° | 81 mm |
| DaptoNew South Wales | 15 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 80 mm |
| BerkeleyNew South Wales | 17 km N | 20° | 11° | 83 mm |
| HorsleyNew South Wales | 18 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 79 mm |
| FigtreeNew South Wales | 22 km N | 20° | 11° | 86 mm |
| Wollongong city centreNew South Wales | 23 km N | 20° | 12° | 89 mm |
| WollongongNew South Wales | 24 km N | 20° | 12° | 89 mm |
| Fairy MeadowNew South Wales | 27 km N | 20° | 12° | 91 mm |