Whyalla Weather in May
Whyalla in May
The short of it: Whyalla in May averages a high of 20 °C (69 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 22 mm (0.87 in) of rain and about 10 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 11° · rain 22 mm · daylight 10 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Whyalla an average May high of 20°, a low of 11° and some 22 mm of rain. Highs fall 5° against April, to near 20°; nights run about 11°. Rain is modest, about 22 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 26 min in mid-May, 52 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and October.
Against its neighbours, Whyalla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Whyalla Playford, 1 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Whyalla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whyalla PlayfordSouth Australia | 1 km NNW | 20° | 11° | 22 mm |
| Whyalla NorrieSouth Australia | 2 km W | 21° | 10° | 21 mm |
| Whyalla StuartSouth Australia | 4 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 21 mm |
| Whyalla JenkinsSouth Australia | 5 km WNW | 21° | 10° | 21 mm |
| Port Pirie WestSouth Australia | 44 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 32 mm |
| Risdon ParkSouth Australia | 44 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 32 mm |
| Risdon Park SouthSouth Australia | 45 km ESE | 21° | 10° | 32 mm |
| Port PirieSouth Australia | 46 km ESE | 20° | 10° | 33 mm |