Australia Weather in May
Australia in May
The short of it: Australia in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 180 mm (7.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 180 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Australia an average May high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 180 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 180 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 min in mid-May, 34 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Australia runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Jagüey Grande, 3 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Australia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 115 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jagüey GrandeMatanzas Province | 3 km NNE | 31° | 22° | 186 mm |
| CalimeteMatanzas Province | 23 km E | 32° | 22° | 190 mm |
| ManguitoMatanzas Province | 25 km ENE | 31° | 22° | 206 mm |
| Pedro BetancourtMatanzas Province | 30 km NNW | 31° | 22° | 215 mm |
| Aguada de PasajerosCienfuegos Province | 32 km ESE | 32° | 22° | 176 mm |
| PericoMatanzas Province | 32 km NNE | 31° | 22° | 213 mm |
| ColónMatanzas Province | 34 km NE | 31° | 22° | 213 mm |
| JovellanosMatanzas Province | 34 km N | 31° | 22° | 225 mm |