Rockhampton climate

Rockhampton Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 27°C on May 1 to 24°C on May 31, and lows from 18°C to 15°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 40 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Rockhampton, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
26°C
Average low
16°C
Precipitation
40 mm
Reanalysis high
32°CMay 4, 2007
Reanalysis low
6°CMay 29, 2000
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
72%
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 127°C18°C32°C 201614°C 199927%
May 227°C17°C31°C 201612°C 202028%
May 327°C17°C31°C 201612°C 202027%
May 427°C17°C32°C 20078°C 201427%
May 527°C17°C32°C 20079°C 201426%
May 626°C17°C30°C 201511°C 201226%
May 726°C17°C29°C 200711°C 201425%
May 826°C16°C28°C 200611°C 201524%
May 926°C16°C30°C 201612°C 199723%
May 1026°C16°C32°C 201611°C 199723%
May 1126°C16°C29°C 20189°C 201124%
May 1226°C16°C29°C 20018°C 201124%
May 1326°C16°C29°C 19999°C 201124%
May 1426°C16°C29°C 20029°C 201126%
May 1526°C16°C29°C 20028°C 201125%
May 1626°C16°C30°C 200212°C 200925%
May 1726°C16°C31°C 200211°C 200925%
May 1826°C15°C30°C 200311°C 201324%
May 1925°C15°C31°C 20039°C 200824%
May 2025°C15°C32°C 20039°C 201323%
May 2125°C15°C29°C 201510°C 201323%
May 2225°C15°C29°C 20077°C 199823%
May 2325°C15°C28°C 201610°C 202023%
May 2425°C15°C31°C 20167°C 202024%
May 2525°C15°C29°C 20178°C 200624%
May 2625°C15°C30°C 20168°C 201124%
May 2725°C15°C32°C 20168°C 201125%
May 2825°C15°C28°C 20168°C 199525%
May 2925°C15°C28°C 20176°C 200024%
May 3024°C15°C27°C 20188°C 200023%
May 3124°C15°C30°C 19996°C 200023%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Rockhampton, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:18 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:20 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.