Blenheim climate

Blenheim Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 15°C on May 1 to 11°C on May 31, and lows from 7°C to 4°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 74 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 Blenheim, in °C, with the record for each date.-505101520151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
13°C
Average low
6°C
Precipitation
74 mm
Reanalysis high
20°CMay 9, 2002
Reanalysis low
-1°CMay 21, 1992
Daylight
10 h 20 min to 9 h 24 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
11.9 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 115°C7°C19°C 20003°C 201436%
May 215°C7°C19°C 20003°C 201236%
May 315°C7°C20°C 20162°C 200836%
May 414°C7°C18°C 20020°C 200837%
May 514°C7°C18°C 19972°C 200338%
May 614°C7°C19°C 20072°C 200837%
May 714°C7°C18°C 20012°C 200937%
May 814°C6°C18°C 20201°C 199237%
May 914°C6°C20°C 20020°C 200538%
May 1014°C6°C19°C 20021°C 199537%
May 1114°C6°C18°C 20020°C 199237%
May 1214°C6°C18°C 20131°C 200937%
May 1313°C6°C18°C 20011°C 199236%
May 1413°C6°C17°C 20013°C 201736%
May 1513°C6°C16°C 19991°C 199437%
May 1613°C6°C17°C 19991°C 200639%
May 1713°C6°C16°C 20141°C 201240%
May 1813°C6°C18°C 20072°C 199441%
May 1913°C5°C16°C 20052°C 201739%
May 2012°C5°C17°C 20030°C 201240%
May 2112°C5°C17°C 2007-1°C 199240%
May 2212°C5°C16°C 19991°C 200940%
May 2312°C5°C17°C 19990°C 200139%
May 2412°C5°C17°C 19981°C 199237%
May 2512°C5°C14°C 20000°C 201538%
May 2612°C5°C16°C 2019-1°C 201538%
May 2712°C5°C16°C 19990°C 201439%
May 2811°C5°C15°C 19990°C 201540%
May 2911°C4°C16°C 20070°C 200140%
May 3011°C4°C15°C 20070°C 200239%
May 3111°C4°C17°C 20030°C 200138%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 5:04 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.