Nowra Weather in May
Nowra in May
The short of it: Nowra in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 10° · rain 81 mm · daylight 10 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & July
Thirty years of records give Nowra an average May high of 20°, a low of 10° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 19 min in mid-May, 56 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and July.
Against its neighbours, Nowra runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Worrigee, 3 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Nowra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WorrigeeNew South Wales | 3 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 85 mm |
| North NowraNew South Wales | 4 km NW | 20° | 10° | 78 mm |
| BomaderryNew South Wales | 4 km NNE | 20° | 10° | 82 mm |
| Shoalhaven HeadsNew South Wales | 14 km ENE | 20° | 12° | 95 mm |
| Culburra BeachNew South Wales | 15 km ESE | 19° | 12° | 100 mm |
| VincentiaNew South Wales | 22 km SSE | 19° | 12° | 97 mm |
| St. Georges BasinNew South Wales | 23 km S | 19° | 12° | 87 mm |
| Sanctuary PointNew South Wales | 25 km S | 19° | 12° | 92 mm |