Peterborough Weather in May
Peterborough in May
The short of it: Peterborough in May averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 26 mm (1.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 5° · rain 26 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Peterborough brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 5°, with about 26 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from April to about 18°, with nights near 5°. Rain is modest, about 26 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Peterborough runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Orroroo, 34 km to the NW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Peterborough, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th 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 27 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OrrorooSouth Australia | 34 km NW | 19° | 6° | 25 mm |
| JamestownSouth Australia | 34 km SW | 18° | 5° | 37 mm |
| LauraSouth Australia | 55 km WSW | 19° | 7° | 40 mm |
| GladstoneSouth Australia | 56 km SW | 19° | 7° | 40 mm |
| NapperbySouth Australia | 71 km WSW | 20° | 10° | 36 mm |
| Crystal BrookSouth Australia | 72 km SW | 20° | 8° | 38 mm |
| WilmingtonSouth Australia | 78 km WNW | 19° | 7° | 30 mm |
| BurraSouth Australia | 78 km S | 17° | 6° | 34 mm |