Canberra Weather in May
Average highs run from 15°C on May 1 to 11°C on May 31, and lows from 5°C to 2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 47 mm over about 7 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Reanalysis extreme high
- Reanalysis extreme low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 13°C
- Average low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 47 mm
- Reanalysis high
- 21°CMay 1, 2018
- Reanalysis low
- -4°CMay 16, 1999
- Daylight
- 10 h 41 min to 9 h 57 min
- Cloud cover
- 46%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 3°C
- Wind
- 6.1 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Reanalysis high | Reanalysis low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 15°C | 5°C | 21°C 2018 | 0°C 2014 | 18% |
| May 2 | 15°C | 5°C | 18°C 2000 | -1°C 2004 | 18% |
| May 3 | 14°C | 4°C | 19°C 2018 | -1°C 1991 | 19% |
| May 4 | 14°C | 4°C | 20°C 2005 | 0°C 2020 | 20% |
| May 5 | 14°C | 4°C | 18°C 2005 | -1°C 2013 | 20% |
| May 6 | 14°C | 4°C | 19°C 2005 | -1°C 2011 | 21% |
| May 7 | 14°C | 4°C | 20°C 2016 | 0°C 2014 | 21% |
| May 8 | 14°C | 4°C | 19°C 2002 | -2°C 2017 | 21% |
| May 9 | 14°C | 4°C | 19°C 2013 | -1°C 2006 | 21% |
| May 10 | 13°C | 4°C | 20°C 2013 | -2°C 1991 | 21% |
| May 11 | 13°C | 4°C | 20°C 2007 | -2°C 1991 | 21% |
| May 12 | 13°C | 3°C | 20°C 2007 | -2°C 2011 | 22% |
| May 13 | 13°C | 3°C | 18°C 2005 | -1°C 2010 | 22% |
| May 14 | 13°C | 3°C | 18°C 2007 | -2°C 2012 | 23% |
| May 15 | 13°C | 3°C | 16°C 2007 | -3°C 2011 | 24% |
| May 16 | 13°C | 3°C | 18°C 2006 | -4°C 1999 | 24% |
| May 17 | 12°C | 3°C | 18°C 2007 | -2°C 1999 | 24% |
| May 18 | 12°C | 3°C | 17°C 2019 | -1°C 2012 | 24% |
| May 19 | 12°C | 3°C | 17°C 1998 | -1°C 2000 | 25% |
| May 20 | 12°C | 3°C | 17°C 1999 | -1°C 2000 | 25% |
| May 21 | 12°C | 3°C | 17°C 2004 | -2°C 1996 | 24% |
| May 22 | 12°C | 3°C | 17°C 2019 | -2°C 2000 | 25% |
| May 23 | 12°C | 3°C | 17°C 2018 | -1°C 2000 | 25% |
| May 24 | 12°C | 3°C | 17°C 2018 | -3°C 1992 | 25% |
| May 25 | 11°C | 3°C | 15°C 2014 | -3°C 1992 | 26% |
| May 26 | 11°C | 3°C | 18°C 2007 | -2°C 2005 | 26% |
| May 27 | 11°C | 3°C | 15°C 2018 | -1°C 2000 | 26% |
| May 28 | 11°C | 3°C | 15°C 1998 | -2°C 2000 | 27% |
| May 29 | 11°C | 3°C | 15°C 1998 | -2°C 2000 | 27% |
| May 30 | 11°C | 2°C | 15°C 2005 | -2°C 1996 | 27% |
| May 31 | 11°C | 2°C | 15°C 2008 | -3°C 1997 | 28% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).
- May 1
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 5:21 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.