Pittwater Weather in May
Pittwater in May
The short of it: Pittwater in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 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 20° · low 13° · rain 99 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give Pittwater an average May high of 20°, a low of 13° and some 99 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 20°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 6th 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, 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, Pittwater runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Dee Why, 10 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Pittwater, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee WhyNew South Wales | 10 km S | 21° | 12° | 99 mm |
| ManlyNew South Wales | 15 km S | 20° | 13° | 99 mm |
| Saint IvesNew South Wales | 15 km WSW | 20° | 10° | 84 mm |
| Umina BeachNew South Wales | 16 km N | 20° | 12° | 94 mm |
| WahroongaNew South Wales | 18 km WSW | 20° | 10° | 76 mm |
| ChatswoodNew South Wales | 18 km SW | 20° | 11° | 88 mm |
| HornsbyNew South Wales | 19 km WSW | 20° | 10° | 75 mm |
| MosmanNew South Wales | 20 km SSW | 20° | 12° | 91 mm |