Is Adelaide hot in May?
Days are typically mild at 19°C, while nights average 10.2°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Adelaide in
May.
Typical May weather in Adelaide: 19°C by day, 10.2°C at night, 59 mm of rain over 8.8 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high19°C
Typical low10.2°C
Rain59 mm
Wet days8.8
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 66 out of 100 (November leads the year at 92). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 19 from latitude -34.93°. Open-water sea temperature is 17.2°C (21 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Adelaide like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 59 mm across about 9 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 19 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 8 of 12 in our weather comparison; November ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2078025
- NOAA station
- ASN00023090 · ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN)
- Station distance
- 2.3 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 30 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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