Penrith Weather in May
Penrith in May
The short of it: Penrith in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 44 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 9° · rain 44 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Penrith an average May high of 22°, a low of 9° and some 44 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 44 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 24 min in mid-May, 54 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Penrith runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Glenmore Park, 5 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Penrith, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmore ParkNew South Wales | 5 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 45 mm |
| St ClairNew South Wales | 9 km SE | 21° | 8° | 46 mm |
| Mount DruittNew South Wales | 11 km E | 21° | 9° | 47 mm |
| Quakers HillNew South Wales | 17 km E | 21° | 9° | 49 mm |
| BlacktownNew South Wales | 20 km E | 21° | 10° | 52 mm |
| GlenwoodNew South Wales | 22 km E | 21° | 9° | 53 mm |
| Seven HillsNew South Wales | 22 km E | 21° | 10° | 52 mm |
| KellyvilleNew South Wales | 24 km E | 21° | 9° | 53 mm |