Salisbury Weather in May
Salisbury in May
The short of it: Salisbury in May averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (49 °F), with 50 mm (2.0 in) of rain and about 10 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 50 mm · daylight 10 h 20 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
May in Salisbury brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 9°, with about 50 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 19°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 50 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 April and October.
Against its neighbours, Salisbury runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Salisbury Downs, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Salisbury, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury DownsSouth Australia | 1 km W | 19° | 10° | 48 mm |
| Salisbury NorthSouth Australia | 2 km NNW | 19° | 9° | 47 mm |
| ParalowieSouth Australia | 3 km WNW | 19° | 10° | 48 mm |
| Parafield GardensSouth Australia | 3 km SW | 19° | 10° | 48 mm |
| Salisbury EastSouth Australia | 3 km SE | 19° | 9° | 50 mm |
| BurtonSouth Australia | 5 km NW | 19° | 9° | 47 mm |
| Para HillsSouth Australia | 6 km SSE | 19° | 10° | 53 mm |
| Mawson LakesSouth Australia | 6 km SSW | 19° | 10° | 49 mm |