May is one of the cooler months of the year in Hughenden, with average highs near 28°C and lows around 14.4°C (mean 21.2°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 18 mm of rainfall and 55% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Hughenden. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Hughenden was 2016 — when the month averaged 24.6°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 17.3°C. Typical May days reach 28°C with nights near 14.4°C. The long-term May temperature trend is broadly flat.
May is one of the drier months in Hughenden, averaging 18 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1981 with 106 mm, while the driest were 2019, 2021 and 2023, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Hughenden during May averages 55%. The most humid May was 1983 at 79%, and the least humid was 2002 at 35%.
May receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Hughenden. The sunniest May was 2001 at 5.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2009, 2022 and 2025 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Hughenden during May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May was 2024 at 3.7 m/s, while the calmest was 2001 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.3°C | 21.5°C | 21.0°C | 21.1°C | 21.3°C | 0°C |
| Avg High | 27.8°C | 28.3°C | 27.9°C | 28.0°C | 28.1°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 14.7°C | 14.7°C | 14.0°C | 14.2°C | 14.6°C | -0.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 37 mm | 15 mm | 12 mm | 9 mm | 20 mm | -18 mm |
May temperatures in Hughenden have risen by about 0.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 3.9°C (2012) to a record high of 36.3°C (2016).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 18 mm, with a wettest year of 106 mm.
One of the best times to visit Hughenden
May is one of the best times to visit Hughenden. Expect days averaging 28°C and nights around 14.4°C (mean 21.2°C) — cooler than Hughenden's yearly average — with low rainfall (18 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.5°C | 21.2°C | 15.0°C | 32.1°C | 8.4°C | 23 mm | 66% | 3.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 29.5°C | 22.9°C | 16.3°C | 31.4°C | 8.0°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 28.4°C | 20.8°C | 13.1°C | 32.4°C | 7.2°C | 0 mm | 41% | 3.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 27.4°C | 21.7°C | 15.9°C | 31.0°C | 10.5°C | 68 mm | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2021 | 28.5°C | 21.1°C | 13.7°C | 31.6°C | 9.1°C | 0 mm | 47% | 3.2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 27.2°C | 20.3°C | 13.4°C | 31.8°C | 5.0°C | 26 mm | 51% | 3.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 28.0°C | 21.4°C | 14.7°C | 31.8°C | 7.1°C | 0 mm | 56% | 3.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 28.3°C | 21.5°C | 14.6°C | 32.6°C | 9.2°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2017 | 30.0°C | 23.2°C | 16.4°C | 33.5°C | 13.2°C | 2 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2016 🔥 | 31.4°C | 24.6°C | 17.8°C | 36.3°C | 10.3°C | 6 mm | 47% | 3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 29.3°C | 21.4°C | 13.5°C | 33.3°C | 5.9°C | 2 mm | 45% | 3.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 28.6°C | 22.0°C | 15.3°C | 34.0°C | 8.1°C | 1 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 27.7°C | 21.1°C | 14.5°C | 32.3°C | 6.7°C | 16 mm | 60% | 3.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 25.2°C | 18.7°C | 12.2°C | 29.1°C | 3.9°C | 45 mm | 69% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 24.6°C | 17.3°C | 10.0°C | 29.5°C | 4.7°C | 1 mm | 63% | 2.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 26.5°C | 19.9°C | 13.2°C | 32.0°C | 5.7°C | 15 mm | 67% | 2.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 25.1°C | 19.5°C | 13.8°C | 27.8°C | 7.6°C | 25 mm | 71% | 2.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 26.8°C | 19.8°C | 12.8°C | 29.4°C | 7.2°C | 2 mm | 55% | 3 m/s | 5 |
| 2007 | 31.2°C | 24.5°C | 17.7°C | 36.2°C | 12.9°C | 1 mm | 49% | 3.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2006 | 26.3°C | 19.5°C | 12.8°C | 28.4°C | 5.1°C | 22 mm | 64% | 2.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2005 | 27.7°C | 20.3°C | 12.8°C | 32.9°C | 7.9°C | 26 mm | 48% | 2.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 29.5°C | 22.5°C | 15.4°C | 33.3°C | 10.2°C | 2 mm | 49% | 2.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2003 | 28.5°C | 21.6°C | 14.8°C | 34.0°C | 9.2°C | 19 mm | 49% | 2.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 29.6°C | 21.8°C | 14.0°C | 34.1°C | 7.0°C | 0 mm | 35% | 2.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2001 | 28.4°C | 20.3°C | 12.2°C | 33.2°C | 6.8°C | 0 mm | 36% | 2.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 25.6°C | 19.7°C | 13.8°C | 28.9°C | 4.0°C | 28 mm | 71% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 28.8°C | 21.7°C | 14.7°C | 32.4°C | 7.6°C | 3 mm | 54% | 3.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 28.1°C | 21.2°C | 14.4°C | 30.7°C | 8.2°C | 16 mm | 62% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 27.6°C | 20.7°C | 13.8°C | 31.4°C | 9.2°C | 16 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 29.0°C | 22.0°C | 14.9°C | 32.8°C | 8.8°C | 2 mm | 47% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 28.8°C | 22.1°C | 15.4°C | 33.1°C | 8.6°C | 9 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1994 | 28.6°C | 21.1°C | 13.7°C | 31.3°C | 8.3°C | 2 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 29.1°C | 22.7°C | 16.3°C | 32.8°C | 14.2°C | 3 mm | 52% | 3.5 m/s | 5 |
| 1992 | 28.6°C | 22.4°C | 16.1°C | 32.2°C | 10.2°C | 36 mm | 59% | 2.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1991 | 28.1°C | 21.2°C | 14.3°C | 30.2°C | 8.2°C | 2 mm | 56% | 3.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 25.8°C | 19.8°C | 13.8°C | 31.6°C | 5.7°C | 58 mm | 75% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1989 | 27.9°C | 22.3°C | 16.6°C | 31.8°C | 9.6°C | 100 mm | 71% | 3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 29.5°C | 22.4°C | 15.2°C | 34.2°C | 9.4°C | 6 mm | 48% | 3 m/s | 5 |
| 1987 | 27.9°C | 21.1°C | 14.4°C | 33.2°C | 5.1°C | 17 mm | 56% | 3.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1986 | 28.3°C | 21.7°C | 15.2°C | 32.2°C | 7.7°C | 31 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 27.5°C | 21.0°C | 14.5°C | 31.5°C | 6.1°C | 7 mm | 55% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1984 | 28.6°C | 21.5°C | 14.4°C | 31.3°C | 11.2°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.1 m/s | 5 |
| 1983 | 25.2°C | 20.0°C | 14.9°C | 28.9°C | 8.3°C | 64 mm | 79% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.0°C | 21.2°C | 13.4°C | 32.0°C | 9.2°C | 5 mm | 42% | 2.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 🌧️ | 26.6°C | 20.3°C | 14.0°C | 30.5°C | 8.6°C | 106 mm | 60% | 3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 28°C with lows near 14.4°C (mean 21.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 18 mm of rainfall in Hughenden, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 106 mm in 1981.
The hottest May reached 36.3°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 3.9°C in 2012.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 0.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 27.4°C to 28.3°C and overnight lows from 14.2°C to 14.8°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Hughenden and one of the drier months, so plan for around 28°C daytime highs and 14.4°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 4th coolest month in Hughenden, averaging 21.2°C.
For May in Hughenden, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28°C and lows of 14.4°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 55% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.7 m/s (2024).
The wettest May on record was 1981 with 106 mm. On average, May sees 18 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Hughenden behaves each May, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for May specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
