Strahan Weather in May
Strahan in May
The short of it: Strahan in May averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 185 mm (7.3 in) of rain and about 9 h 46 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 14° · low 7° · rain 185 mm · daylight 9 h 46 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
May in Strahan brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 7°, with about 185 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 14°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 185 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 46 min in mid-May, 74 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, Strahan runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. West Ulverstone, 130 km to the NNE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Strahan, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 57 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 46 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West UlverstoneTasmania | 130 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 80 mm |
| PenguinTasmania | 130 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 83 mm |
| DeloraineTasmania | 130 km ENE | 15° | 5° | 88 mm |
| SomersetTasmania | 130 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 95 mm |
| BurnieTasmania | 131 km NNE | 15° | 8° | 94 mm |
| UlverstoneTasmania | 131 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 78 mm |
| WynyardTasmania | 133 km NNE | 16° | 8° | 100 mm |
| LatrobeTasmania | 136 km NE | 16° | 7° | 81 mm |