Perth Weather in May
Perth in May
The short of it: Perth in May averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 94 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 68° · low 44° · rain 3.7 in. · daylight 14 h 38 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & June
May in Perth brings afternoons near 68° and nights around 44°, with about 3.7 in. of rain over the month. Highs rise 12° against April, to near 68°; nights run about 44°. Wet spells are common — about 3.7 in., the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 38 min in mid-May, 78 minutes more 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 June.
Against its neighbours, Perth runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Amsterdam, 5 mi to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Perth, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 12° warmer, 0.04 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 24°
- Snow season
- Nov–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmsterdamNew York | 5 mi S | 70° | 46° | 3.5 in. |
| GloversvilleNew York | 8 mi WNW | 68° | 44° | 3.9 in. |
| JohnstownNew York | 9 mi W | 69° | 45° | 3.8 in. |
| GlenvilleNew York | 9 mi SE | 69° | 45° | 3.5 in. |
| WellsvilleNew York | 11 mi SSW | 70° | 46° | 3.5 in. |
| East GlenvilleNew York | 16 mi ESE | 70° | 46° | 3.4 in. |
| MiltonNew York | 17 mi E | 70° | 46° | 3.5 in. |
| Ballston SpaNew York | 17 mi E | 70° | 46° | 3.5 in. |