Red Head Weather in May
Red Head in May
The short of it: Red Head in May averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 100 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Red Head an average May high of 22°, a low of 12° and some 100 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 6th 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 September and October.
Against its neighbours, Red Head runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Diamond Beach, 2 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Red Head, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond BeachNew South Wales | 2 km N | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| Black HeadNew South Wales | 2 km S | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| Tallwoods VillageNew South Wales | 2 km W | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| Hallidays PointNew South Wales | 3 km WSW | 22° | 12° | 100 mm |
| Rainbow FlatNew South Wales | 6 km WNW | 22° | 11° | 93 mm |
| Wallabi PointNew South Wales | 8 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 96 mm |
| FailfordNew South Wales | 9 km WSW | 22° | 11° | 92 mm |
| Old BarNew South Wales | 11 km NNE | 22° | 12° | 98 mm |