Melbourne Weather in May
Melbourne in May
The short of it: Melbourne in May averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 9° · rain 53 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
May in Melbourne brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 9°, with about 53 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 17°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 53 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 min in mid-May, 63 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Melbourne runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Melbourne City Centre, 0 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Melbourne, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City CentreVictoria | 0 km ESE | 17° | 9° | 53 mm |
| SouthbankVictoria | 1 km S | 17° | 9° | 53 mm |
| City of Port PhillipVictoria | 3 km SW | 17° | 9° | 50 mm |
| RichmondVictoria | 3 km E | 17° | 9° | 57 mm |
| South YarraVictoria | 4 km SE | 17° | 9° | 54 mm |
| BrunswickVictoria | 5 km N | 17° | 9° | 53 mm |
| KewVictoria | 6 km E | 17° | 9° | 57 mm |
| NorthcoteVictoria | 6 km NNE | 17° | 9° | 57 mm |