Stirling Weather in May
Stirling in May
The short of it: Stirling in May averages a high of 15 °C (59 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 10 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 8° · rain 114 mm · daylight 10 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & January
May in Stirling brings afternoons near 15° and nights around 8°, with about 114 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from April to about 15°, with nights near 8°. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 19 min in mid-May, 56 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 March and January.
Against its neighbours, Stirling runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Adelaide Hills, 10 km to the N, is 3° warmer by day.
May in Stirling, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° colder, 40 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide HillsSouth Australia | 10 km N | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |
| MagillSouth Australia | 11 km NNW | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |
| NorwoodSouth Australia | 12 km NW | 18° | 10° | 63 mm |
| RostrevorSouth Australia | 12 km NNW | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |
| Adelaide city centreSouth Australia | 13 km NW | 19° | 10° | 56 mm |
| Flagstaff HillSouth Australia | 13 km WSW | 18° | 10° | 73 mm |
| AdelaideSouth Australia | 14 km NW | 19° | 10° | 56 mm |
| CampbelltownSouth Australia | 14 km NNW | 18° | 9° | 69 mm |