Railton Weather in May
Railton in May
The short of it: Railton in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 7° · rain 92 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Railton an average May high of 15°, a low of 7° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 92 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Railton runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Sheffield, 9 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Railton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 22 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SheffieldTasmania | 9 km SW | 15° | 6° | 100 mm |
| LatrobeTasmania | 11 km N | 16° | 7° | 81 mm |
| SpreytonTasmania | 14 km NNW | 16° | 7° | 81 mm |
| AmblesideTasmania | 16 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 77 mm |
| MiandettaTasmania | 18 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 77 mm |
| East DevonportTasmania | 18 km N | 16° | 7° | 78 mm |
| DevonportTasmania | 20 km NNW | 16° | 8° | 77 mm |
| ForthTasmania | 22 km NW | 15° | 7° | 87 mm |