Old Bar Weather in May
Old Bar in May
The short of it: Old Bar in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 98 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Old Bar an average May high of 22°, a low of 12° and some 98 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 30 min in mid-May, 50 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Old Bar runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Wallabi Point, 3 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Old Bar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 12 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallabi PointNew South Wales | 3 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 96 mm |
| Diamond BeachNew South Wales | 10 km SSW | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| CundletownNew South Wales | 10 km NW | 22° | 10° | 86 mm |
| Red HeadNew South Wales | 11 km SSW | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| HarringtonNew South Wales | 12 km NE | 22° | 11° | 93 mm |
| Tallwoods VillageNew South Wales | 12 km SW | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| Rainbow FlatNew South Wales | 12 km SW | 22° | 11° | 93 mm |
| Black HeadNew South Wales | 12 km SSW | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |