Perth Weather in May
Perth in May
The short of it: Perth in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 79 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 79 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & November
May in Perth brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 12°, with about 79 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 79 mm, the 4th 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 April and November.
Against its neighbours, Perth runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Perth city centre, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Perth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 47 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth city centreWestern Australia | 1 km W | 22° | 12° | 79 mm |
| East PerthWestern Australia | 1 km SE | 22° | 13° | 80 mm |
| Mount LawleyWestern Australia | 2 km NNE | 22° | 12° | 79 mm |
| SubiacoWestern Australia | 3 km W | 22° | 13° | 78 mm |
| South PerthWestern Australia | 3 km S | 22° | 13° | 80 mm |
| MaylandsWestern Australia | 4 km NE | 23° | 12° | 78 mm |
| ComoWestern Australia | 4 km S | 22° | 13° | 80 mm |
| WembleyWestern Australia | 5 km WNW | 22° | 13° | 78 mm |