Newcastle Weather in May
Newcastle in May
The short of it: Newcastle in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 13° · rain 99 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
May in Newcastle brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 13°, with about 99 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 min in mid-May, 52 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and August.
Against its neighbours, Newcastle runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Merewether, 4 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Newcastle, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MerewetherNew South Wales | 4 km WSW | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| AdamstownNew South Wales | 5 km W | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| MayfieldNew South Wales | 5 km NW | 21° | 11° | 92 mm |
| WaratahNew South Wales | 6 km WNW | 21° | 11° | 92 mm |
| New LambtonNew South Wales | 7 km W | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| Adamstown HeightsNew South Wales | 7 km WSW | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| LambtonNew South Wales | 8 km W | 21° | 11° | 91 mm |
| CharlestownNew South Wales | 9 km WSW | 21° | 11° | 94 mm |