Geraldton Weather in May
Geraldton in May
The short of it: Geraldton in May averages a high of 14 °C (58 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 82 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 15 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 1° · rain 82 mm · daylight 15 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Geraldton an average May high of 14°, a low of 1° and some 82 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from April to about 14°, with nights near 1°. Wet spells are common — about 82 mm, the 6th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 15 h 21 min in mid-May, 100 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Geraldton runs about middling and drier than most in May. Greenstone, 16 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Geraldton, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 7° warmer, 27 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 15 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GreenstoneOntario | 16 km W | 13° | 1° | 84 mm |
| SchreiberOntario | 104 km SSW | 13° | 3° | 91 mm |
| ManitouwadgeOntario | 105 km SE | 15° | 1° | 74 mm |
| Terrace BayOntario | 105 km S | 13° | 3° | 84 mm |
| NipigonOntario | 124 km SW | 15° | 2° | 70 mm |
| HornepayneOntario | 167 km ESE | 15° | 1° | 76 mm |
| White RiverOntario | 175 km SE | 15° | 2° | 80 mm |
| Amethyst HarbourOntario | 192 km SW | 14° | 2° | 75 mm |