Riverside Weather in May
Riverside in May
The short of it: Riverside in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 69 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 69 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Riverside an average May high of 15°, a low of 6° and some 69 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 69 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 January.
Against its neighbours, Riverside runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Trevallyn, 5 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Riverside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 9.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TrevallynTasmania | 5 km ESE | 15° | 6° | 66 mm |
| Blackstone HeightsTasmania | 5 km SSE | 15° | 6° | 65 mm |
| LeganaTasmania | 6 km N | 16° | 7° | 69 mm |
| NewnhamTasmania | 6 km ENE | 16° | 7° | 65 mm |
| InvermayTasmania | 7 km E | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| LauncestonTasmania | 7 km ESE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| Launceston city centreTasmania | 7 km E | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| West LauncestonTasmania | 7 km ESE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |