Ulverstone Weather in May
Ulverstone in May
The short of it: Ulverstone in May averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 78 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 9 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 8° · rain 78 mm · daylight 9 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Ulverstone an average May high of 16°, a low of 8° and some 78 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 78 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 51 min in mid-May, 71 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 January.
Against its neighbours, Ulverstone runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Turners Beach, 4 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Ulverstone, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 12 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turners BeachTasmania | 4 km E | 16° | 8° | 76 mm |
| GawlerTasmania | 4 km SSW | 16° | 8° | 85 mm |
| West UlverstoneTasmania | 5 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 80 mm |
| ForthTasmania | 7 km SSE | 15° | 7° | 87 mm |
| PenguinTasmania | 10 km WNW | 16° | 8° | 83 mm |
| DonTasmania | 12 km E | 16° | 8° | 79 mm |
| Stony RiseTasmania | 13 km ESE | 16° | 8° | 79 mm |
| DevonportTasmania | 14 km E | 16° | 8° | 77 mm |