Mackay Weather in May
Mackay in May
The short of it: Mackay in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 70 mm · daylight 11 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Mackay brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 70 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 7 min in mid-May, 31 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Mackay runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. West Mackay, 0 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mackay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 26 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West MackayQueensland | 0 km WSW | 26° | 17° | 70 mm |
| South MackayQueensland | 2 km SE | 26° | 18° | 64 mm |
| Mackay CityQueensland | 2 km ENE | 26° | 18° | 64 mm |
| OoraleaQueensland | 3 km SW | 26° | 16° | 71 mm |
| East MackayQueensland | 3 km E | 26° | 18° | 64 mm |
| Mount PleasantQueensland | 4 km N | 25° | 17° | 72 mm |
| North MackayQueensland | 4 km NNE | 25° | 18° | 74 mm |
| GlenellaQueensland | 5 km NNW | 25° | 17° | 72 mm |