Okaba Weather in May
Okaba in May
The short of it: Okaba in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 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 31° · low 24° · rain 136 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Okaba an average May high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 136 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-May.
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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Okaba runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Merauke, 96 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Okaba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 59 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeraukeSouth Papua | 96 km ESE | 31° | 23° | 124 mm |
| KepiSouth Papua | 174 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 309 mm |
| MoreheadWestern Province | 230 km ESE | 30° | 24° | 154 mm |
| KiungaWestern Province | 280 km NE | 32° | 23° | 446 mm |
| AgatsSouth Papua | 326 km NNW | 32° | 24° | 419 mm |
| TabubilWestern Province | 355 km NNE | 29° | 20° | 431 mm |
| OlsobipWestern Province | 361 km NE | 30° | 21° | 390 mm |
| Thursday IslandQueensland | 398 km SE | 29° | 24° | 40 mm |