Is Melbourne hot in May?
Days are typically cool at 17.6°C, while nights average 9.8°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Melbourne in
May.
Typical May weather in Melbourne: 17.6°C by day, 9.8°C at night, 42 mm of rain over 8.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high17.6°C
Typical low9.8°C
Rain42 mm
Wet days8.1
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 64 out of 100 (March leads the year at 95). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 07 from latitude -37.81°. Open-water sea temperature is 15.2°C (10 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Melbourne 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 42 mm across about 8 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 07 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; March ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2158177
- NOAA station
- ASN00086071 · MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE
- Station distance
- 0.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 24 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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