Is Gold Coast hot in May?
Days are typically mild at 23.6°C, while nights average 15.4°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Typical May weather in Gold Coast: 23.6°C by day, 15.4°C at night, 102 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 84 out of 100 (September leads the year at 96). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 45 from latitude -28.00°. Open-water sea temperature is 23.8°C (24 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically mild at 23.6°C, while nights average 15.4°C.
The measured monthly average is 102 mm across about 9 wet days.
There are about 10 h 45 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
May ranks 3 of 12 in our weather comparison; September ranks first.
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The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 23.8°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
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