Sandy Beach Weather in May
Sandy Beach in May
The short of it: Sandy Beach in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 139 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 13° · rain 139 mm · daylight 10 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Sandy Beach an average May high of 22°, a low of 13° and some 139 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 139 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 37 min in mid-May, 47 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 August and September.
Against its neighbours, Sandy Beach runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Emerald Beach, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sandy Beach, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 15 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald BeachNew South Wales | 2 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 139 mm |
| WoolgoolgaNew South Wales | 4 km N | 22° | 13° | 136 mm |
| MullawayNew South Wales | 7 km N | 22° | 13° | 132 mm |
| Moonee BeachNew South Wales | 8 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 137 mm |
| Arrawarra HeadlandNew South Wales | 9 km N | 22° | 13° | 132 mm |
| BuccaNew South Wales | 9 km W | 21° | 12° | 132 mm |
| ArrawarraNew South Wales | 10 km N | 22° | 13° | 132 mm |
| Sapphire BeachNew South Wales | 10 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 140 mm |