Macarthur Weather in May
Macarthur in May
The short of it: Macarthur in May averages a high of 16 °C (62 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 60 mm · daylight 10 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
Thirty years of records give Macarthur an average May high of 16°, a low of 7° and some 60 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 6 min in mid-May, 63 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and March.
Against its neighbours, Macarthur runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Penshurst, 31 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Macarthur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 11 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PenshurstVictoria | 31 km NE | 16° | 6° | 59 mm |
| HamiltonVictoria | 32 km N | 16° | 6° | 56 mm |
| HeywoodVictoria | 34 km WSW | 18° | 7° | 73 mm |
| KoroitVictoria | 43 km SE | 17° | 8° | 65 mm |
| BolwarraVictoria | 44 km SW | 17° | 8° | 75 mm |
| Port FairyVictoria | 44 km SSE | 17° | 9° | 66 mm |
| Portland NorthVictoria | 49 km SW | 17° | 9° | 75 mm |
| PortlandVictoria | 49 km SW | 17° | 9° | 73 mm |