Rivervale Weather in May
Rivervale in May
The short of it: Rivervale in May averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 12° · rain 78 mm · daylight 10 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Rivervale an average May high of 23°, a low of 12° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 4th 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 October and April.
Against its neighbours, Rivervale runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Maylands, 3 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Rivervale, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 46 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaylandsWestern Australia | 3 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 78 mm |
| East Victoria ParkWestern Australia | 4 km SSW | 22° | 12° | 81 mm |
| East PerthWestern Australia | 4 km W | 22° | 13° | 80 mm |
| BayswaterWestern Australia | 4 km N | 23° | 12° | 78 mm |
| Mount LawleyWestern Australia | 5 km WNW | 22° | 12° | 79 mm |
| PerthWestern Australia | 5 km W | 22° | 12° | 79 mm |
| South PerthWestern Australia | 5 km SW | 22° | 13° | 80 mm |
| Perth city centreWestern Australia | 6 km W | 22° | 12° | 79 mm |