Brisbane climate

Brisbane Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Brisbane, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 24°C on May 1 to 22°C on May 31, and lows from 18°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 99 mm over about 12 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Brisbane, in °C, with the record for each date.51015202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
16°C
Precipitation
99 mm
Reanalysis high
29°CMay 4, 2007
Reanalysis low
7°CMay 31, 2000
Daylight
11 h 04 min to 10 h 31 min
Cloud cover
49%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
14.8 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 124°C18°C28°C 200514°C 202042%
May 224°C18°C28°C 199112°C 202043%
May 324°C17°C27°C 201612°C 200444%
May 424°C17°C29°C 200710°C 201444%
May 524°C17°C28°C 200711°C 201443%
May 623°C17°C26°C 200712°C 201242%
May 723°C17°C26°C 200813°C 201542%
May 823°C17°C26°C 201914°C 201541%
May 923°C17°C27°C 201613°C 199440%
May 1023°C17°C28°C 201612°C 201540%
May 1123°C16°C26°C 199311°C 201541%
May 1223°C16°C27°C 201611°C 201140%
May 1323°C16°C25°C 201611°C 201140%
May 1423°C16°C27°C 19959°C 201540%
May 1523°C16°C26°C 201611°C 201240%
May 1623°C16°C26°C 200411°C 200941%
May 1723°C16°C26°C 201611°C 201340%
May 1822°C16°C26°C 201611°C 200838%
May 1922°C16°C27°C 200411°C 201337%
May 2022°C16°C27°C 200310°C 199436%
May 2122°C15°C25°C 200411°C 200236%
May 2222°C15°C25°C 201611°C 199836%
May 2322°C15°C26°C 201610°C 199236%
May 2422°C15°C26°C 20179°C 202037%
May 2522°C15°C26°C 201411°C 200637%
May 2622°C15°C28°C 201611°C 201237%
May 2722°C15°C26°C 201910°C 201238%
May 2822°C15°C26°C 201410°C 200437%
May 2922°C15°C26°C 20149°C 200036%
May 3022°C15°C25°C 20077°C 200036%
May 3122°C15°C25°C 19997°C 200035%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Brisbane, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+10).

May 1
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.