Yamba Weather in May
Yamba in May
The short of it: Yamba in May averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 10 h 40 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 22° · low 14° · rain 137 mm · daylight 10 h 40 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Yamba an average May high of 22°, a low of 14° and some 137 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 22°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 40 min in mid-May, 45 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, Yamba runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Iluka, 4 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Yamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 40 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IlukaNew South Wales | 4 km N | 22° | 14° | 134 mm |
| Palmers IslandNew South Wales | 7 km WNW | 23° | 13° | 116 mm |
| WoombahNew South Wales | 11 km NW | 22° | 13° | 113 mm |
| GulmarradNew South Wales | 13 km WSW | 22° | 13° | 107 mm |
| TownsendNew South Wales | 14 km WSW | 22° | 13° | 107 mm |
| MacleanNew South Wales | 16 km W | 22° | 13° | 98 mm |
| LawrenceNew South Wales | 26 km WSW | 23° | 12° | 85 mm |
| Evans HeadNew South Wales | 36 km N | 23° | 13° | 132 mm |