Lorne Weather in May
Lorne in May
The short of it: Lorne in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 10° · rain 65 mm · daylight 10 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
May in Lorne brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 10°, with about 65 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 4 min in mid-May, 64 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 February and March.
Against its neighbours, Lorne runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Anglesea, 23 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Lorne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 19 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AngleseaVictoria | 23 km NE | 16° | 9° | 51 mm |
| WinchelseaVictoria | 33 km N | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |
| Jan JucVictoria | 35 km NE | 17° | 10° | 48 mm |
| Apollo BayVictoria | 36 km SW | 16° | 10° | 73 mm |
| TorquayVictoria | 38 km NE | 17° | 9° | 48 mm |
| ElliminytVictoria | 39 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 60 mm |
| ColacVictoria | 41 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 61 mm |
| Waurn PondsVictoria | 45 km NE | 17° | 8° | 45 mm |