Prospect Vale Weather in May
Prospect Vale in May
The short of it: Prospect Vale in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 65 mm (2.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 65 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
May in Prospect Vale brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 6°, with about 65 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-May, 72 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Prospect Vale runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Summerhill, 2 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Prospect Vale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 10 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SummerhillTasmania | 2 km NE | 15° | 6° | 62 mm |
| Blackstone HeightsTasmania | 3 km NW | 15° | 6° | 65 mm |
| HadspenTasmania | 3 km SW | 15° | 6° | 63 mm |
| West LauncestonTasmania | 4 km NE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| TrevallynTasmania | 4 km N | 15° | 6° | 66 mm |
| South LauncestonTasmania | 5 km NE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| Kings MeadowsTasmania | 5 km ENE | 15° | 6° | 62 mm |
| LauncestonTasmania | 5 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |