Sydney Weather in May
Sydney in May
The short of it: Sydney in May averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 83 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 10 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 12° · rain 83 mm · daylight 10 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Sydney an average May high of 21°, a low of 12° and some 83 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 83 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 23 min in mid-May, 54 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 October and September.
Against its neighbours, Sydney runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Sydney Central Business District, 0 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Sydney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Central Business DistrictNew South Wales | 0 km N | 21° | 12° | 83 mm |
| Surry HillsNew South Wales | 2 km SSE | 21° | 12° | 92 mm |
| MosmanNew South Wales | 4 km NE | 20° | 12° | 91 mm |
| RandwickNew South Wales | 6 km SE | 21° | 12° | 92 mm |
| MarrickvilleNew South Wales | 7 km SW | 21° | 11° | 75 mm |
| MascotNew South Wales | 7 km S | 21° | 12° | 81 mm |
| ChatswoodNew South Wales | 8 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 88 mm |
| AshfieldNew South Wales | 8 km WSW | 21° | 11° | 68 mm |