Upper Orara Weather in May
Upper Orara in May
The short of it: Upper Orara in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 132 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 37 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 11° · rain 132 mm · daylight 10 h 37 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Upper Orara an average May high of 21°, a low of 11° and some 132 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 132 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 37 min in mid-May, 47 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 September and August.
Against its neighbours, Upper Orara runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Karangi, 5 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Upper Orara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 37 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KarangiNew South Wales | 5 km ENE | 22° | 12° | 136 mm |
| CorambaNew South Wales | 7 km N | 21° | 11° | 126 mm |
| North Boambee ValleyNew South Wales | 7 km ESE | 22° | 12° | 138 mm |
| BoambeeNew South Wales | 9 km SE | 22° | 12° | 138 mm |
| Boambee EastNew South Wales | 10 km SE | 22° | 12° | 138 mm |
| Coffs HarbourNew South Wales | 11 km E | 23° | 13° | 141 mm |
| ToorminaNew South Wales | 12 km SE | 22° | 13° | 142 mm |
| KororaNew South Wales | 12 km ENE | 22° | 12° | 139 mm |