Is Brisbane hot in May?
Days are typically warm at 24.5°C, while nights average 13.8°C.
Australia · 1991–2020 normal
Brisbane in
May.
Typical May weather in Brisbane: 24.5°C by day, 13.8°C at night, 61 mm of rain over 5.6 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high24.5°C
Typical low13.8°C
Rain61 mm
Wet days5.6
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 90 out of 100 (September leads the year at 92). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 47 from latitude -27.47°. Open-water sea temperature is 22.5°C (14 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Brisbane 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 61 mm across about 6 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 47 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 2 of 12 in our weather comparison; September ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 22.5°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2174003
- NOAA station
- ASN00040913 · BRISBANE
- Station distance
- 1.8 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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