Karori Weather in May
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 15°C | 11°C | 21°C 2011 | 7°C 2011 | 33% |
| May 2 | 15°C | 11°C | 22°C 2023 | 6°C 2021 | 32% |
| May 3 | 15°C | 11°C | 21°C 2023 | 4°C 2009 | 33% |
| May 4 | 15°C | 11°C | 21°C 2022 | 6°C 2007 | 34% |
| May 5 | 15°C | 11°C | 20°C 2023 | 6°C 2009 | 34% |
| May 6 | 15°C | 11°C | 20°C 2022 | 4°C 2012 | 34% |
| May 7 | 15°C | 11°C | 20°C 2023 | 5°C 2008 | 34% |
| May 8 | 15°C | 11°C | 22°C 2023 | 4°C 2013 | 34% |
| May 9 | 15°C | 11°C | 21°C 2023 | 4°C 2006 | 35% |
| May 10 | 15°C | 11°C | 19°C 2019 | 4°C 2024 | 34% |
| May 11 | 15°C | 11°C | 20°C 2011 | 7°C 2010 | 34% |
| May 12 | 15°C | 11°C | 19°C 2019 | 6°C 2012 | 34% |
| May 13 | 15°C | 11°C | 19°C 2011 | 4°C 2008 | 33% |
| May 14 | 15°C | 11°C | 19°C 2016 | 6°C 2017 | 34% |
| May 15 | 14°C | 11°C | 20°C 2021 | 6°C 2008 | 34% |
| May 16 | 14°C | 11°C | 19°C 2018 | 6°C 2006 | 36% |
| May 17 | 14°C | 10°C | 19°C 2011 | 5°C 2012 | 38% |
| May 18 | 14°C | 10°C | 19°C 2022 | 6°C 2026 | 38% |
| May 19 | 14°C | 10°C | 19°C 2003 | 5°C 2004 | 37% |
| May 20 | 14°C | 10°C | 19°C 2003 | 4°C 2020 | 39% |
| May 21 | 14°C | 10°C | 19°C 2003 | 3°C 2012 | 39% |
| May 22 | 14°C | 10°C | 18°C 2007 | 4°C 2009 | 39% |
| May 23 | 14°C | 10°C | 18°C 2014 | 4°C 2016 | 38% |
| May 24 | 14°C | 10°C | 18°C 2007 | 6°C 2024 | 36% |
| May 25 | 13°C | 10°C | 18°C 2012 | 5°C 2017 | 37% |
| May 26 | 13°C | 10°C | 18°C 2006 | 4°C 2021 | 38% |
| May 27 | 13°C | 10°C | 20°C 2007 | 5°C 2014 | 39% |
| May 28 | 13°C | 10°C | 19°C 2023 | 4°C 2009 | 40% |
| May 29 | 13°C | 10°C | 18°C 2023 | 4°C 2024 | 41% |
| May 30 | 13°C | 9°C | 18°C 2019 | 5°C 2012 | 41% |
| May 31 | 13°C | 9°C | 20°C 2026 | 3°C 2009 | 40% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.