Caloundra climate

Caloundra Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 21°C on May 31, and lows from 19°C to 16°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 109 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 Caloundra, 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
22°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
109 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 10, 2016
Reanalysis low
9°CMay 31, 2000
Daylight
11 h 05 min to 10 h 34 min
Cloud cover
52%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
14°C
Wind
14.4 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 123°C19°C26°C 200515°C 202046%
May 223°C19°C26°C 199113°C 202047%
May 323°C19°C26°C 201614°C 200448%
May 423°C18°C27°C 200712°C 201448%
May 523°C18°C27°C 200713°C 201448%
May 623°C18°C25°C 200713°C 201446%
May 723°C18°C25°C 200815°C 201446%
May 823°C18°C26°C 200615°C 201245%
May 923°C18°C26°C 201615°C 199445%
May 1023°C18°C27°C 201614°C 201545%
May 1122°C18°C25°C 200113°C 199745%
May 1222°C18°C26°C 201612°C 201844%
May 1322°C17°C24°C 201613°C 201143%
May 1422°C17°C26°C 199511°C 201543%
May 1522°C17°C24°C 201713°C 201243%
May 1622°C17°C25°C 200414°C 200943%
May 1722°C17°C26°C 200214°C 201343%
May 1822°C17°C25°C 201612°C 200841%
May 1922°C17°C26°C 200413°C 201339%
May 2022°C17°C26°C 200312°C 199437%
May 2122°C17°C24°C 201613°C 199438%
May 2222°C17°C24°C 201612°C 199838%
May 2322°C17°C25°C 201612°C 199239%
May 2422°C17°C25°C 201611°C 202039%
May 2521°C16°C25°C 201412°C 200639%
May 2621°C16°C26°C 201613°C 201238%
May 2721°C16°C25°C 201611°C 201239%
May 2821°C16°C25°C 201412°C 200039%
May 2921°C16°C25°C 201411°C 200038%
May 3021°C16°C24°C 20079°C 200037%
May 3121°C16°C23°C 20059°C 200037%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:12 AM, sunset 5:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:28 AM, sunset 5:02 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.