May is one of the cooler months of the year in Ingham, with average highs near 25.3°C and lows around 21°C (mean 23.2°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 63 mm of rainfall and 77% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Ingham. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Ingham was 2016 — when the month averaged 25.3°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 20.5°C. Typical May days reach 25.3°C with nights near 21°C. The long-term May temperature trend is broadly flat.
May is one of the drier months in Ingham, averaging 63 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1983 with 197 mm, while the driest was 2001 at 3 mm.
Relative humidity in Ingham during May averages 77%. The most humid May was 1990 at 86%, and the least humid was 2001 at 62%.
May receives about 4.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ingham. The sunniest May was 2001 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2006 at 3.3.
Average wind speed in Ingham during May is 2.9 m/s. The windiest May was 2024 at 3.6 m/s, while the calmest was 2001 at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.1°C | 23.1°C | 23.0°C | 23.2°C | 23.6°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg High | 25.1°C | 25.1°C | 25.2°C | 25.4°C | 25.8°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Low | 21.1°C | 21.0°C | 20.8°C | 21.0°C | 21.4°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 93 mm | 78 mm | 49 mm | 46 mm | 44 mm | -49 mm |
May temperatures in Ingham have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 13°C (2011) to a record high of 30.8°C (1996).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 63 mm, with a wettest year of 197 mm.
A good time to visit Ingham
May is a good time to visit Ingham, with days averaging 25.3°C and nights around 21°C (mean 23.2°C, cooler than Ingham's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. August and June are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.9°C | 23.9°C | 21.9°C | 27.3°C | 18.1°C | 27 mm | 80% | 3.1 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 | 26.0°C | 24.1°C | 22.2°C | 27.2°C | 18.6°C | 23 mm | 76% | 3.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 25.9°C | 23.4°C | 21.0°C | 28.0°C | 17.5°C | 10 mm | 70% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 26.4°C | 24.3°C | 22.1°C | 27.7°C | 19.4°C | 134 mm | 80% | 2.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2021 | 25.5°C | 23.2°C | 21.0°C | 28.4°C | 17.3°C | 12 mm | 75% | 3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 25.2°C | 22.7°C | 20.3°C | 28.6°C | 13.6°C | 56 mm | 70% | 3.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 25.7°C | 23.6°C | 21.5°C | 28.5°C | 18.3°C | 25 mm | 77% | 3.3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 25.4°C | 23.2°C | 21.0°C | 28.2°C | 17.9°C | 8 mm | 72% | 3.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 26.1°C | 23.8°C | 21.5°C | 28.1°C | 19.5°C | 72 mm | 76% | 3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2016 🔥 | 27.4°C | 25.3°C | 23.2°C | 30.1°C | 20.5°C | 33 mm | 77% | 2.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2015 | 26.4°C | 23.9°C | 21.3°C | 28.3°C | 16.5°C | 19 mm | 72% | 2.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 25.4°C | 23.3°C | 21.2°C | 28.8°C | 16.4°C | 61 mm | 77% | 3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 25.4°C | 23.3°C | 21.2°C | 27.8°C | 16.0°C | 87 mm | 77% | 3.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 23.9°C | 22.1°C | 20.2°C | 26.1°C | 14.3°C | 110 mm | 80% | 3.2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 23.1°C | 20.5°C | 18.0°C | 26.0°C | 13.0°C | 29 mm | 76% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2010 | 25.1°C | 23.0°C | 20.8°C | 26.6°C | 16.2°C | 19 mm | 77% | 2.6 m/s | 4 |
| 2009 | 24.0°C | 22.2°C | 20.3°C | 25.6°C | 15.7°C | 92 mm | 79% | 2.9 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2008 | 24.1°C | 21.9°C | 19.7°C | 25.9°C | 15.3°C | 53 mm | 72% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2007 | 26.1°C | 24.2°C | 22.3°C | 28.0°C | 21.0°C | 49 mm | 79% | 3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 24.0°C | 22.5°C | 20.9°C | 25.7°C | 18.2°C | 72 mm | 83% | 3 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2005 | 26.0°C | 23.3°C | 20.5°C | 28.5°C | 17.6°C | 24 mm | 68% | 2.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 24.8°C | 23.1°C | 21.3°C | 26.2°C | 18.4°C | 47 mm | 80% | 2.7 m/s | 4 |
| 2003 | 25.8°C | 23.5°C | 21.2°C | 28.2°C | 19.0°C | 85 mm | 76% | 3.1 m/s | 4 |
| 2002 | 26.7°C | 24.2°C | 21.6°C | 28.9°C | 19.6°C | 38 mm | 72% | 2.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 26.4°C | 23.2°C | 20.0°C | 28.5°C | 16.1°C | 3 mm | 62% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 24.3°C | 22.3°C | 20.3°C | 27.5°C | 13.4°C | 31 mm | 81% | 3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1999 | 24.6°C | 22.6°C | 20.6°C | 25.6°C | 18.5°C | 30 mm | 81% | 2.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 25.5°C | 23.7°C | 21.9°C | 27.6°C | 18.1°C | 153 mm | 80% | 2.9 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1997 | 24.5°C | 22.1°C | 19.7°C | 26.4°C | 16.4°C | 52 mm | 76% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1996 | 26.2°C | 24.0°C | 21.7°C | 30.8°C | 18.5°C | 68 mm | 73% | 2.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 25.5°C | 23.6°C | 21.6°C | 27.0°C | 18.7°C | 84 mm | 79% | 2.9 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 24.9°C | 22.8°C | 20.6°C | 26.4°C | 18.3°C | 34 mm | 77% | 3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1993 | 25.2°C | 23.2°C | 21.2°C | 26.7°C | 20.3°C | 51 mm | 76% | 3.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1992 | 25.9°C | 23.9°C | 22.0°C | 27.5°C | 19.1°C | 112 mm | 80% | 2.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1991 | 24.1°C | 22.1°C | 20.2°C | 25.3°C | 16.5°C | 62 mm | 79% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 1990 | 24.2°C | 22.6°C | 20.9°C | 27.3°C | 15.1°C | 138 mm | 86% | 3.2 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1989 | 24.7°C | 23.0°C | 21.3°C | 26.2°C | 16.8°C | 169 mm | 85% | 2.9 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1988 | 26.3°C | 23.8°C | 21.4°C | 28.2°C | 18.0°C | 53 mm | 74% | 2.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 25.4°C | 23.2°C | 21.0°C | 27.4°C | 16.5°C | 63 mm | 76% | 2.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1986 | 25.7°C | 23.5°C | 21.3°C | 28.3°C | 16.8°C | 63 mm | 77% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1985 | 24.6°C | 22.7°C | 20.8°C | 26.6°C | 17.0°C | 71 mm | 79% | 3.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1984 | 24.9°C | 23.0°C | 21.2°C | 26.3°C | 20.1°C | 26 mm | 77% | 3.1 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 24.9°C | 23.1°C | 21.4°C | 27.0°C | 17.7°C | 197 mm | 85% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.3°C | 22.9°C | 20.5°C | 27.3°C | 18.5°C | 33 mm | 74% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 24.5°C | 22.8°C | 21.1°C | 25.9°C | 17.8°C | 161 mm | 81% | 3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 25.3°C with lows near 21°C (mean 23.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 63 mm of rainfall in Ingham, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 197 mm in 1983.
The hottest May reached 30.8°C in 1996. The coldest dipped to 13°C in 2011.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.8°C to 25.9°C and overnight lows from 21°C to 21.6°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Ingham and one of the drier months, so plan for around 25.3°C daytime highs and 21°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 4th coolest month in Ingham, averaging 23.2°C.
For May in Ingham, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25.3°C and lows of 21°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 77% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 2.9 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.6 m/s (2024).
The wettest May on record was 1983 with 197 mm. On average, May sees 63 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 Ingham 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.
