Karori climate

Karori Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Karori, 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 13°C on May 31, and lows from 11°C to 9°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 72 mm over about 11 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 Karori, in °C, with the record for each date.0510152025151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
14°C
Average low
11°C
Precipitation
72 mm
Record high
22°CMay 8, 2023
Record low
3°CMay 21, 2012
Daylight
10 h 20 min to 9 h 25 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
9°C
Wind
18.4 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 115°C11°C21°C 20117°C 201133%
May 215°C11°C22°C 20236°C 202132%
May 315°C11°C21°C 20234°C 200933%
May 415°C11°C21°C 20226°C 200734%
May 515°C11°C20°C 20236°C 200934%
May 615°C11°C20°C 20224°C 201234%
May 715°C11°C20°C 20235°C 200834%
May 815°C11°C22°C 20234°C 201334%
May 915°C11°C21°C 20234°C 200635%
May 1015°C11°C19°C 20194°C 202434%
May 1115°C11°C20°C 20117°C 201034%
May 1215°C11°C19°C 20196°C 201234%
May 1315°C11°C19°C 20114°C 200833%
May 1415°C11°C19°C 20166°C 201734%
May 1514°C11°C20°C 20216°C 200834%
May 1614°C11°C19°C 20186°C 200636%
May 1714°C10°C19°C 20115°C 201238%
May 1814°C10°C19°C 20226°C 202638%
May 1914°C10°C19°C 20035°C 200437%
May 2014°C10°C19°C 20034°C 202039%
May 2114°C10°C19°C 20033°C 201239%
May 2214°C10°C18°C 20074°C 200939%
May 2314°C10°C18°C 20144°C 201638%
May 2414°C10°C18°C 20076°C 202436%
May 2513°C10°C18°C 20125°C 201737%
May 2613°C10°C18°C 20064°C 202138%
May 2713°C10°C20°C 20075°C 201439%
May 2813°C10°C19°C 20234°C 200940%
May 2913°C10°C18°C 20234°C 202441%
May 3013°C9°C18°C 20195°C 201241%
May 3113°C9°C20°C 20263°C 200940%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:08 AM, sunset 5:28 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 5:01 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station NZM00093439, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. 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 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.