Salisbury Downs Weather in May
Salisbury Downs in May
The short of it: Salisbury Downs in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 48 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 10° · rain 48 mm · daylight 10 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Salisbury Downs an average May high of 19°, a low of 10° and some 48 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 48 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 20 min in mid-May, 56 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Salisbury Downs runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Salisbury, 1 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Salisbury Downs, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SalisburySouth Australia | 1 km E | 19° | 9° | 50 mm |
| ParalowieSouth Australia | 2 km NW | 19° | 10° | 48 mm |
| Parafield GardensSouth Australia | 2 km SSW | 19° | 10° | 48 mm |
| Salisbury NorthSouth Australia | 2 km N | 19° | 9° | 47 mm |
| Salisbury EastSouth Australia | 4 km SE | 19° | 9° | 50 mm |
| BurtonSouth Australia | 4 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 47 mm |
| Mawson LakesSouth Australia | 6 km SSW | 19° | 10° | 49 mm |
| Para HillsSouth Australia | 6 km SSE | 19° | 10° | 53 mm |