Tapping Weather in May
Tapping in May
The short of it: Tapping in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 10 h 31 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 12° · rain 78 mm · daylight 10 h 31 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & November
May in Tapping brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 12°, with about 78 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 31 min in mid-May, 50 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 April and November.
Against its neighbours, Tapping runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Banksia Grove, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Tapping, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 45 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 31 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banksia GroveWestern Australia | 3 km NNE | 22° | 12° | 79 mm |
| WannerooWestern Australia | 3 km S | 22° | 12° | 78 mm |
| JoondalupWestern Australia | 4 km SW | 22° | 12° | 77 mm |
| ClarksonWestern Australia | 8 km WNW | 22° | 12° | 77 mm |
| KingsleyWestern Australia | 10 km S | 23° | 12° | 78 mm |
| HillarysWestern Australia | 11 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 75 mm |
| LandsdaleWestern Australia | 12 km SE | 23° | 12° | 79 mm |
| GreenwoodWestern Australia | 12 km S | 23° | 12° | 78 mm |