Is Auckland hot in May?
Days are typically cool at 17.9°C, while nights average 9.9°C.
New Zealand · 1991–2020 normal
Auckland in
May.
Typical May weather in Auckland: 17.9°C by day, 9.9°C at night, 124 mm of rain over 13 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high17.9°C
Typical low9.9°C
Rain124 mm
Wet days13
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 49 out of 100 (January leads the year at 93). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 11 from latitude -36.85°. Open-water sea temperature is 17.8°C (27 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Auckland 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 124 mm across about 13 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 11 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; January ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2193733
- NOAA station
- NZM00093110 · AUCKLAND AERO AWS
- Station distance
- 17.2 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 17 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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