Mataranka Weather in May
Mataranka in May
The short of it: Mataranka in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 7.0 mm (0.28 in) of rain and about 11 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 17° · rain 7.0 mm · daylight 11 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Mataranka an average May high of 32°, a low of 17° and some 7.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 7.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 26 min in mid-May, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Mataranka runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Beswick, 41 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Mataranka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 25 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeswickNorthern Territory | 41 km N | 33° | 17° | 4.0 mm |
| TindalNorthern Territory | 86 km WNW | 33° | 17° | 6.0 mm |
| LansdowneNorthern Territory | 91 km NW | 33° | 17° | 6.0 mm |
| Katherine EastNorthern Territory | 98 km WNW | 33° | 17° | 7.0 mm |
| KatherineNorthern Territory | 100 km WNW | 33° | 17° | 7.0 mm |
| Katherine SouthNorthern Territory | 100 km WNW | 33° | 17° | 7.0 mm |
| CossackNorthern Territory | 109 km WNW | 33° | 17° | 9.0 mm |
| MiniyeriNorthern Territory | 114 km ESE | 33° | 17° | 5.0 mm |