Kalgoorlie climate

Kalgoorlie Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (GHCN ASN00012038), 5 km from Kalgoorlie

Average highs run from 22°C on May 1 to 19°C on May 31, and lows from 11°C to 8°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 18 mm over about 4 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 Kalgoorlie, in °C, with the record for each date.-10010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
21°C
Average low
9°C
Precipitation
18 mm
Record high
33°CMay 2, 2002
Record low
-2°CMay 31, 1964
Daylight
10 h 54 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
40%
Humidity
59%
Dew point
6°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 lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
May 122°C11°C33°C 20024°C 197113%
May 222°C10°C33°C 20021°C 196813%
May 324°C11°C33°C 19500°C 196814%
May 424°C11°C30°C 19521°C 196814%
May 524°C11°C32°C 20023°C 196414%
May 623°C11°C32°C 19592°C 196814%
May 723°C11°C31°C 19502°C 195214%
May 822°C10°C31°C 19962°C 197513%
May 923°C9°C30°C 20043°C 197513%
May 1022°C10°C33°C 20024°C 198513%
May 1121°C10°C31°C 19832°C 194213%
May 1221°C9°C30°C 19722°C 196712%
May 1321°C9°C30°C 19902°C 196012%
May 1420°C9°C31°C 19571°C 196012%
May 1521°C9°C28°C 19941°C 196013%
May 1621°C10°C30°C 19821°C 195213%
May 1721°C9°C28°C 19641°C 194714%
May 1821°C9°C29°C 19642°C 194913%
May 1921°C9°C29°C 19941°C 201912%
May 2021°C9°C30°C 19942°C 194412%
May 2121°C10°C27°C 19581°C 199312%
May 2221°C9°C29°C 19942°C 196212%
May 2320°C8°C28°C 19640°C 197512%
May 2419°C8°C26°C 20010°C 195213%
May 2520°C8°C28°C 19981°C 199313%
May 2620°C7°C27°C 1998-1°C 196414%
May 2720°C8°C28°C 2024-1°C 196414%
May 2820°C8°C28°C 1994-1°C 196415%
May 2920°C7°C29°C 19940°C 196415%
May 3019°C7°C27°C 1996-1°C 196616%
May 3119°C8°C28°C 2008-2°C 196416%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kalgoorlie, in percent.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).

May 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 5:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station ASN00012038, 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.