Newnham Weather in May
Newnham in May
The short of it: Newnham in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 65 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Newnham an average May high of 16°, a low of 7° and some 65 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-May, 72 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Newnham runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Mayfield, 1 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Newnham, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MayfieldTasmania | 1 km E | 16° | 7° | 66 mm |
| MowbrayTasmania | 3 km ESE | 16° | 7° | 66 mm |
| RocherleaTasmania | 4 km ENE | 16° | 7° | 66 mm |
| InvermayTasmania | 4 km SSE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| Launceston city centreTasmania | 5 km SSE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| LauncestonTasmania | 6 km SSE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| TrevallynTasmania | 6 km S | 15° | 6° | 66 mm |
| East LauncestonTasmania | 6 km SSE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |