Desert Springs climate

Desert Springs Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Alice Springs Airport (GHCN ASN00015590), 9 km from Desert Springs

Average highs run from 27°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 10°C to 7°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 18 mm over about 3 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Desert Springs, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
24°C
Average low
8°C
Precipitation
18 mm
Record high
35°CMay 3, 1942
Record low
-3°CMay 30, 1987
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 10 h 46 min
Cloud cover
29%
Humidity
44%
Dew point
2°C
Wind
15.5 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 127°C10°C35°C 19422°C 20154%
May 226°C10°C34°C 20071°C 19764%
May 325°C10°C35°C 19420°C 19775%
May 426°C9°C35°C 19422°C 19445%
May 526°C9°C33°C 20072°C 20126%
May 626°C9°C32°C 20132°C 20226%
May 725°C9°C32°C 20071°C 19847%
May 825°C9°C32°C 19781°C 20228%
May 925°C8°C32°C 2002-1°C 20238%
May 1024°C8°C32°C 1996-1°C 19498%
May 1124°C8°C32°C 1996-1°C 19769%
May 1224°C8°C33°C 1958-1°C 19769%
May 1323°C8°C34°C 19580°C 19769%
May 1423°C7°C35°C 19580°C 197611%
May 1522°C8°C33°C 20020°C 201511%
May 1623°C7°C33°C 1986-1°C 201510%
May 1723°C7°C32°C 19990°C 201211%
May 1823°C7°C33°C 20021°C 202111%
May 1924°C7°C32°C 1999-1°C 197610%
May 2023°C8°C32°C 1999-2°C 202510%
May 2124°C8°C32°C 1986-1°C 198510%
May 2223°C8°C33°C 19861°C 19859%
May 2323°C8°C29°C 1994-2°C 20159%
May 2423°C8°C30°C 19940°C 19829%
May 2523°C7°C31°C 20250°C 19829%
May 2623°C8°C32°C 2016-1°C 19769%
May 2722°C8°C30°C 1999-2°C 20119%
May 2822°C7°C31°C 2007-2°C 19768%
May 2922°C7°C31°C 1999-1°C 19767%
May 3021°C6°C31°C 1965-3°C 19877%
May 3121°C7°C31°C 1962-2°C 19488%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Desert Springs, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9:30).

May 1
sunrise 6:55 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00015590, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-28. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.