Masterton climate

Masterton Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Masterton, 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 12°C on May 31, and lows from 9°C to 6°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 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 Masterton, 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
14°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Reanalysis high
20°CMay 12, 2001
Reanalysis low
0°CMay 23, 1992
Daylight
10 h 21 min to 9 h 27 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
88%
Dew point
8°C
Wind
19.8 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°C9°C18°C 20076°C 201536%
May 215°C8°C19°C 20014°C 201736%
May 315°C8°C19°C 20115°C 200835%
May 415°C8°C19°C 20024°C 199937%
May 515°C8°C18°C 20193°C 200937%
May 615°C8°C19°C 20072°C 200337%
May 715°C8°C19°C 20112°C 200837%
May 815°C8°C18°C 19984°C 201338%
May 915°C8°C18°C 20023°C 200538%
May 1015°C8°C18°C 20102°C 199637%
May 1114°C8°C19°C 20013°C 199537%
May 1214°C8°C20°C 20013°C 200937%
May 1314°C8°C19°C 20103°C 200836%
May 1414°C7°C18°C 20103°C 201937%
May 1514°C7°C18°C 19993°C 199438%
May 1614°C7°C19°C 19994°C 200141%
May 1714°C7°C16°C 20073°C 201942%
May 1814°C7°C16°C 20072°C 199644%
May 1914°C7°C17°C 20053°C 200844%
May 2014°C7°C19°C 20033°C 202044%
May 2113°C7°C18°C 19980°C 199245%
May 2213°C7°C17°C 20071°C 200945%
May 2313°C7°C17°C 20190°C 199244%
May 2413°C7°C17°C 19982°C 199542%
May 2513°C7°C16°C 20112°C 201544%
May 2613°C7°C17°C 20112°C 199645%
May 2713°C7°C17°C 20073°C 201446%
May 2812°C7°C17°C 19992°C 200047%
May 2912°C6°C15°C 20192°C 200346%
May 3012°C6°C17°C 20191°C 201247%
May 3112°C6°C17°C 20032°C 199246%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 4:58 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.