Kiama Weather in May
Kiama in May
The short of it: Kiama in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 93 mm (3.7 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 93 mm · daylight 10 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
May in Kiama brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 12°, with about 93 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 93 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 September and July.
Against its neighbours, Kiama runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Flinders, 9 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Kiama, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FlindersNew South Wales | 9 km N | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| Barrack HeightsNew South Wales | 12 km N | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| Oak FlatsNew South Wales | 12 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 84 mm |
| Albion Park RailNew South Wales | 13 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 84 mm |
| Albion ParkNew South Wales | 13 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 81 mm |
| WarillaNew South Wales | 13 km N | 20° | 12° | 85 mm |
| DaptoNew South Wales | 19 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 80 mm |
| BerkeleyNew South Wales | 21 km N | 20° | 11° | 83 mm |