Parkes Weather in May
Parkes in May
The short of it: Parkes in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 36 mm · daylight 10 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Parkes brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 5° against April, to near 19°; nights run about 7°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 26 min in mid-May, 52 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Parkes runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Forbes, 32 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Parkes, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ForbesNew South Wales | 32 km SSW | 20° | 7° | 32 mm |
| EugowraNew South Wales | 37 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 36 mm |
| Peak HillNew South Wales | 46 km N | 20° | 7° | 38 mm |
| ManildraNew South Wales | 48 km E | 18° | 6° | 38 mm |
| TrundleNew South Wales | 49 km WNW | 20° | 7° | 34 mm |
| CudalNew South Wales | 55 km ESE | 18° | 5° | 39 mm |
| MolongNew South Wales | 65 km E | 17° | 5° | 40 mm |
| CanowindraNew South Wales | 66 km SE | 19° | 6° | 38 mm |