Mitchell Weather in May
Mitchell in May
The short of it: Mitchell in May averages a high of 19 °C (66 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 46 mm (1.8 in) of rain and about 10 h 39 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 8° · rain 46 mm · daylight 10 h 39 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & September
Thirty years of records give Mitchell an average May high of 19°, a low of 8° and some 46 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 8°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 46 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 39 min in mid-May, 46 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 April and September.
Against its neighbours, Mitchell runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Glen Innes, 37 km to the W, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Mitchell, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 39 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen InnesNew South Wales | 37 km W | 17° | 4° | 45 mm |
| TenterfieldNew South Wales | 71 km N | 19° | 5° | 46 mm |
| South GraftonNew South Wales | 78 km E | 24° | 11° | 70 mm |
| GraftonNew South Wales | 79 km E | 24° | 11° | 70 mm |
| InverellNew South Wales | 98 km W | 21° | 5° | 33 mm |
| ArmidaleNew South Wales | 101 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 33 mm |
| BellingenNew South Wales | 114 km SE | 22° | 11° | 122 mm |
| WoolgoolgaNew South Wales | 115 km ESE | 22° | 13° | 136 mm |