Simpson Weather in May
Simpson in May
The short of it: Simpson in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 9 °C (47 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 9° · rain 86 mm · daylight 10 h 4 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
May in Simpson brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 9°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 4 min in mid-May, 64 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Simpson runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Timboon, 24 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Simpson, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 14 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TimboonVictoria | 24 km W | 16° | 8° | 83 mm |
| CobdenVictoria | 25 km NW | 16° | 8° | 75 mm |
| Port CampbellVictoria | 26 km WSW | 16° | 9° | 85 mm |
| CamperdownVictoria | 31 km NNW | 16° | 7° | 68 mm |
| ElliminytVictoria | 32 km ENE | 16° | 8° | 60 mm |
| ColacVictoria | 34 km ENE | 16° | 8° | 61 mm |
| TerangVictoria | 41 km NW | 16° | 7° | 67 mm |
| Apollo BayVictoria | 46 km SE | 16° | 10° | 73 mm |