Waratah Weather in May
Waratah in May
The short of it: Waratah in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 10 h 27 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 11° · rain 92 mm · daylight 10 h 27 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Waratah an average May high of 21°, a low of 11° and some 92 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 92 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 27 min in mid-May, 52 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 October.
Against its neighbours, Waratah runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Mayfield, 1 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Waratah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 11 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 27 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MayfieldNew South Wales | 1 km NE | 21° | 11° | 92 mm |
| LambtonNew South Wales | 3 km WSW | 21° | 11° | 91 mm |
| New LambtonNew South Wales | 3 km SW | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| AdamstownNew South Wales | 4 km S | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| Elermore ValeNew South Wales | 5 km WSW | 21° | 11° | 87 mm |
| MerewetherNew South Wales | 5 km SSE | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| Adamstown HeightsNew South Wales | 5 km SSW | 21° | 12° | 95 mm |
| NewcastleNew South Wales | 6 km ESE | 21° | 13° | 99 mm |