Sydney Weather in May
Sydney in May
The short of it: Sydney in May averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 4 °C (39 °F), with 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 14 h 57 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 13° · low 4° · rain 107 mm · daylight 14 h 57 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Sydney an average May high of 13°, a low of 4° and some 107 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 13°; nights run about 4°. Wet spells are common — about 107 mm, the 9th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 57 min in mid-May, 87 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, Sydney runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Membertou, 2 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sydney, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 19 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MembertouNova Scotia | 2 km SSW | 13° | 4° | 108 mm |
| Whitney PierNova Scotia | 3 km N | 13° | 4° | 107 mm |
| WestmountNova Scotia | 3 km W | 13° | 4° | 106 mm |
| CoxheathNova Scotia | 4 km WSW | 13° | 4° | 107 mm |
| South BarNova Scotia | 8 km N | 12° | 3° | 105 mm |
| Howie CentreNova Scotia | 9 km SW | 13° | 4° | 110 mm |
| North SydneyNova Scotia | 10 km NW | 12° | 3° | 106 mm |
| Balls CreekNova Scotia | 10 km W | 13° | 4° | 107 mm |