Waverley Weather in May
Waverley in May
The short of it: Waverley in May averages a high of 16 °C (60 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 7° · rain 62 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
May in Waverley brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 7°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 16°, nights near 7°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 62 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-May, 72 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 March.
Against its neighbours, Waverley runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Newstead, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Waverley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° colder, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewsteadTasmania | 2 km WSW | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| RavenswoodTasmania | 2 km N | 15° | 6° | 72 mm |
| Saint LeonardsTasmania | 3 km SSE | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| NorwoodTasmania | 3 km S | 16° | 6° | 59 mm |
| East LauncestonTasmania | 3 km W | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| South LauncestonTasmania | 4 km WSW | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| Launceston city centreTasmania | 4 km W | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |
| LauncestonTasmania | 4 km W | 16° | 7° | 62 mm |