Summerhill Weather in May
Summerhill in May
The short of it: Summerhill in May averages a high of 15 °C (60 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 6° · rain 62 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Summerhill an average May high of 15°, a low of 6° and some 62 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 15°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-May, 72 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and March.
Against its neighbours, Summerhill runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. West Launceston, 2 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Summerhill, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West LauncestonTasmania | 2 km N | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| South LauncestonTasmania | 2 km NE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| Prospect ValeTasmania | 2 km SW | 15° | 6° | 65 mm |
| Kings MeadowsTasmania | 3 km E | 15° | 6° | 62 mm |
| LauncestonTasmania | 3 km N | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| TrevallynTasmania | 3 km NW | 15° | 6° | 66 mm |
| Blackstone HeightsTasmania | 4 km WNW | 15° | 6° | 65 mm |
| East LauncestonTasmania | 4 km NNE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |