Ashburton climate

Ashburton Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 14°C on May 1 to 10°C on May 31, and lows from 5°C to 2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 68 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 Ashburton, in °C, with the record for each date.-50510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
12°C
Average low
4°C
Precipitation
68 mm
Reanalysis high
21°CMay 7, 2016
Reanalysis low
-2°CMay 27, 2002
Daylight
10 h 10 min to 9 h 09 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
4°C
Wind
12.6 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 114°C5°C19°C 20200°C 201238%
May 214°C5°C20°C 2019-1°C 200939%
May 314°C5°C18°C 20161°C 200840%
May 414°C5°C20°C 20160°C 200840%
May 514°C5°C19°C 19970°C 200341%
May 614°C5°C19°C 20150°C 200841%
May 714°C5°C21°C 20160°C 201341%
May 813°C4°C20°C 20161°C 199241%
May 913°C4°C20°C 2002-1°C 200943%
May 1013°C4°C20°C 2002-2°C 199543%
May 1113°C4°C21°C 2016-1°C 199243%
May 1213°C4°C20°C 2013-2°C 200844%
May 1313°C4°C18°C 20010°C 200844%
May 1413°C4°C19°C 19991°C 200045%
May 1512°C4°C18°C 19990°C 200646%
May 1612°C4°C18°C 1999-1°C 199246%
May 1712°C4°C16°C 20010°C 199647%
May 1812°C4°C16°C 20070°C 201147%
May 1912°C4°C16°C 20141°C 201747%
May 2012°C3°C19°C 2003-1°C 201747%
May 2111°C3°C16°C 20030°C 199247%
May 2211°C3°C17°C 1999-1°C 201546%
May 2311°C3°C18°C 1999-1°C 200145%
May 2411°C3°C15°C 1998-1°C 200144%
May 2511°C3°C17°C 20110°C 200145%
May 2611°C3°C19°C 1999-2°C 199645%
May 2711°C3°C17°C 1999-2°C 200245%
May 2810°C3°C16°C 1999-2°C 200246%
May 2910°C3°C16°C 2007-1°C 201344%
May 3010°C2°C18°C 2007-1°C 201444%
May 3110°C2°C16°C 2007-2°C 200143%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+12).

May 1
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:05 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.