May is one of the cooler months of the year in Innisfail, with average highs near 25°C and lows around 22.9°C (mean 24°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 131 mm of rainfall and 80% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Innisfail. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Innisfail was 2016 — when the month averaged 25.8°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 22.5°C. Typical May days reach 25°C with nights near 22.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Innisfail, averaging 131 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1983 with 388 mm, while the driest was 2001 at 14 mm.
Relative humidity in Innisfail during May averages 80%. The most humid May was 1983 at 87%, and the least humid was 2001 at 70%.
May receives about 4.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Innisfail. The sunniest May was 2001 at 5.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2006 at 3.2.
Average wind speed in Innisfail during May is 3.6 m/s. The windiest May was 2024 at 4.3 m/s, while the calmest were 2001 and 2022 at 2.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.7°C | 23.7°C | 23.9°C | 24.2°C | 24.5°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 24.7°C | 24.8°C | 24.9°C | 25.3°C | 25.7°C | +1°C |
| Avg Low | 22.7°C | 22.7°C | 22.8°C | 23.0°C | 23.4°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 185 mm | 169 mm | 115 mm | 95 mm | 73 mm | -112 mm |
May temperatures in Innisfail have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 17.4°C (2020) to a record high of 28.6°C (2016).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 131 mm, with a wettest year of 388 mm.
A good time to visit Innisfail
May is a good time to visit Innisfail, with days averaging 25°C and nights around 22.9°C (mean 24°C, close to Innisfail's yearly average) and higher rainfall. August and July 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 | 26.1°C | 25.0°C | 23.9°C | 27.0°C | 21.5°C | 53 mm | 82% | 3.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 25.8°C | 24.8°C | 23.8°C | 26.7°C | 21.9°C | 53 mm | 79% | 4.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2023 | 25.9°C | 24.6°C | 23.3°C | 27.9°C | 21.3°C | 24 mm | 74% | 3.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 25.9°C | 24.9°C | 23.9°C | 26.8°C | 21.7°C | 177 mm | 83% | 2.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 25.0°C | 24.0°C | 22.9°C | 26.5°C | 21.2°C | 30 mm | 80% | 3.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 25.3°C | 23.9°C | 22.5°C | 27.4°C | 17.4°C | 100 mm | 74% | 4 m/s | 4 |
| 2019 | 25.9°C | 24.7°C | 23.4°C | 27.3°C | 22.0°C | 40 mm | 78% | 4 m/s | 4 |
| 2018 | 25.3°C | 24.2°C | 23.1°C | 27.2°C | 21.6°C | 27 mm | 76% | 4.2 m/s | 4 |
| 2017 | 26.0°C | 24.7°C | 23.3°C | 26.7°C | 22.3°C | 49 mm | 78% | 3.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2016 🔥 | 27.0°C | 25.8°C | 24.7°C | 28.6°C | 23.6°C | 93 mm | 81% | 3.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2015 | 25.9°C | 24.5°C | 23.0°C | 27.3°C | 21.2°C | 34 mm | 76% | 3.4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 25.1°C | 24.0°C | 23.0°C | 27.7°C | 20.4°C | 185 mm | 81% | 3.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 24.9°C | 23.9°C | 22.9°C | 26.5°C | 19.7°C | 252 mm | 82% | 3.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2012 | 24.4°C | 23.4°C | 22.4°C | 26.2°C | 18.2°C | 171 mm | 81% | 4.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 23.7°C | 22.5°C | 21.3°C | 25.6°C | 17.5°C | 51 mm | 77% | 3.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2010 | 25.1°C | 24.1°C | 23.1°C | 26.8°C | 20.4°C | 46 mm | 80% | 3.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2009 | 24.6°C | 23.6°C | 22.6°C | 26.1°C | 19.3°C | 190 mm | 80% | 3.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2008 | 24.2°C | 22.9°C | 21.6°C | 25.5°C | 19.0°C | 94 mm | 75% | 3.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2007 | 25.7°C | 24.6°C | 23.5°C | 27.0°C | 22.7°C | 178 mm | 81% | 3.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2006 | 24.4°C | 23.6°C | 22.7°C | 25.8°C | 20.8°C | 131 mm | 85% | 3.8 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2005 | 25.1°C | 23.9°C | 22.8°C | 26.4°C | 21.0°C | 49 mm | 74% | 3.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 25.0°C | 24.1°C | 23.1°C | 26.3°C | 22.0°C | 87 mm | 82% | 3.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2003 | 25.1°C | 24.1°C | 23.1°C | 26.6°C | 22.2°C | 178 mm | 79% | 3.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2002 | 25.7°C | 24.5°C | 23.3°C | 26.6°C | 22.5°C | 130 mm | 76% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 25.2°C | 23.9°C | 22.6°C | 26.5°C | 20.3°C | 14 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 24.5°C | 23.5°C | 22.5°C | 27.0°C | 17.7°C | 98 mm | 82% | 3.8 m/s | 4 |
| 1999 | 24.5°C | 23.4°C | 22.4°C | 25.1°C | 20.9°C | 75 mm | 83% | 3.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 25.8°C | 24.9°C | 24.0°C | 27.5°C | 22.4°C | 206 mm | 82% | 3.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1997 | 23.9°C | 22.7°C | 21.5°C | 25.0°C | 20.3°C | 71 mm | 81% | 3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 25.3°C | 24.3°C | 23.4°C | 27.1°C | 21.3°C | 181 mm | 80% | 3.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 25.0°C | 24.0°C | 23.1°C | 26.1°C | 21.3°C | 175 mm | 84% | 3.6 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 24.0°C | 23.1°C | 22.2°C | 25.7°C | 21.1°C | 106 mm | 83% | 3.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 24.7°C | 23.5°C | 22.3°C | 26.1°C | 21.8°C | 156 mm | 80% | 4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1992 | 25.3°C | 24.2°C | 23.1°C | 26.6°C | 20.9°C | 228 mm | 83% | 3.4 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1991 | 24.1°C | 22.9°C | 21.8°C | 25.0°C | 20.2°C | 150 mm | 80% | 3.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1990 | 24.9°C | 23.9°C | 22.9°C | 26.9°C | 17.8°C | 347 mm | 87% | 3.9 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1989 | 24.6°C | 23.6°C | 22.7°C | 25.3°C | 20.2°C | 288 mm | 87% | 3.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1988 | 25.2°C | 24.2°C | 23.2°C | 26.6°C | 21.9°C | 113 mm | 80% | 3.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 24.7°C | 23.7°C | 22.7°C | 25.7°C | 20.3°C | 181 mm | 82% | 3.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1986 | 24.9°C | 23.8°C | 22.7°C | 26.1°C | 20.2°C | 110 mm | 82% | 3.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1985 | 24.3°C | 23.3°C | 22.4°C | 26.2°C | 19.9°C | 167 mm | 84% | 4.1 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1984 | 24.9°C | 23.8°C | 22.8°C | 26.1°C | 22.0°C | 102 mm | 80% | 3.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 25.0°C | 24.1°C | 23.2°C | 25.9°C | 20.2°C | 388 mm | 87% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.3°C | 23.1°C | 22.0°C | 25.3°C | 21.0°C | 74 mm | 80% | 3.5 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 24.8°C | 23.9°C | 22.9°C | 25.6°C | 21.7°C | 243 mm | 82% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 25°C with lows near 22.9°C (mean 24°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 131 mm of rainfall in Innisfail, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 388 mm in 1983.
The hottest May reached 28.6°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 17.4°C in 2020.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.7°C to 25.7°C and overnight lows from 22.7°C to 23.6°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Innisfail and one of the drier months, so plan for around 25°C daytime highs and 22.9°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 5th coolest month in Innisfail, averaging 24°C.
For May in Innisfail, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 25°C and lows of 22.9°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 80% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.6 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 4.3 m/s (2024).
The wettest May on record was 1983 with 388 mm. On average, May sees 131 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 Innisfail 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.
