Longreach Weather in May
Longreach in May
The short of it: Longreach in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 11 h 0 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 12° · rain 15 mm · daylight 11 h 0 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
May in Longreach brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 12°, with about 15 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 4° against April, to near 28°; nights run about 12°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 0 min in mid-May, 35 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Longreach runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Barcaldine, 106 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Longreach, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 0 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarcaldineQueensland | 106 km E | 27° | 12° | 16 mm |
| BlackallQueensland | 165 km SE | 26° | 11° | 18 mm |
| WintonQueensland | 171 km NW | 28° | 13° | 12 mm |
| HughendenQueensland | 289 km N | 29° | 14° | 12 mm |
| RichmondQueensland | 322 km NNW | 30° | 13° | 8.0 mm |
| RubyvaleQueensland | 352 km E | 27° | 11° | 18 mm |
| QuilpieQueensland | 353 km S | 25° | 11° | 17 mm |
| ClermontQueensland | 353 km E | 27° | 12° | 18 mm |