May is one of the cooler months of the year in Karumba, with average highs near 29.1°C and lows around 21.4°C (mean 25.3°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 7 mm of rainfall and 60% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Karumba. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Mays in Karumba were 2007 and 2016 — when the month averaged 27.3°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 20.8°C. Typical May days reach 29.1°C with nights near 21.4°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Karumba, averaging 7 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2016 with 88 mm, while the driest were 2008, 2011 and 2015, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Karumba during May averages 60%. The most humid May was 2006 at 75%, and the least humid was 2002 at 49%.
May receives about 4.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Karumba. The sunniest Mays were 2001, 2002 and 2011 at 5.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2009 at 4.3.
Average wind speed in Karumba during May is 4.2 m/s. The windiest May was 2000 at 5.2 m/s, while the calmest were 1999 and 2007 at 3.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.8°C | 25.4°C | 25.2°C | 24.9°C | 24.9°C | -0.9°C |
| Avg High | 29.4°C | 29.2°C | 29.1°C | 28.7°C | 28.9°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 22.1°C | 21.5°C | 21.2°C | 21.0°C | 21.0°C | -1.1°C |
| Avg Rain | 10 mm | 8 mm | 1 mm | 12 mm | 2 mm | -8 mm |
May temperatures in Karumba have stayed relatively stable across the record.
May has ranged from a record low of 11.5°C (2011) to a record high of 34.3°C (1990).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 7 mm, with a wettest year of 88 mm.
One of the best times to visit Karumba
May is one of the best times to visit Karumba. Expect days averaging 29.1°C and nights around 21.4°C (mean 25.3°C) — cooler than Karumba's yearly average — with low rainfall (7 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 | 27.7°C | 24.3°C | 20.9°C | 29.0°C | 16.9°C | 1 mm | 72% | 4.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 29.3°C | 25.8°C | 22.2°C | 30.7°C | 17.1°C | 0 mm | 67% | 3.7 m/s | 5 |
| 2023 | 28.2°C | 23.4°C | 18.7°C | 30.9°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 57% | 4.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 30.0°C | 26.2°C | 22.5°C | 32.6°C | 18.0°C | 4 mm | 61% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2021 | 28.9°C | 24.6°C | 20.3°C | 30.7°C | 16.8°C | 1 mm | 59% | 3.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 29.0°C | 25.0°C | 21.1°C | 31.5°C | 15.4°C | 4 mm | 52% | 4.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 29.9°C | 26.1°C | 22.2°C | 32.0°C | 17.9°C | 0 mm | 54% | 4.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 29.0°C | 25.0°C | 21.0°C | 31.7°C | 15.9°C | 6 mm | 55% | 4.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2017 | 29.5°C | 25.8°C | 22.2°C | 31.6°C | 19.4°C | 4 mm | 59% | 3.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2016 🌧️ | 30.3°C | 27.3°C | 24.3°C | 32.5°C | 20.4°C | 88 mm | 66% | 3.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 29.6°C | 24.9°C | 20.2°C | 32.8°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 4.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2014 | 29.2°C | 25.5°C | 21.8°C | 31.8°C | 17.8°C | 0 mm | 63% | 3.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2013 | 30.0°C | 26.4°C | 22.7°C | 33.6°C | 16.9°C | 3 mm | 58% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 26.6°C | 22.7°C | 18.9°C | 29.3°C | 12.1°C | 18 mm | 72% | 4.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 25.3°C | 20.8°C | 16.4°C | 28.0°C | 11.5°C | 0 mm | 70% | 4.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 27.5°C | 24.1°C | 20.7°C | 29.7°C | 15.3°C | 2 mm | 73% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 28.2°C | 24.4°C | 20.7°C | 30.2°C | 15.9°C | 3 mm | 65% | 4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 28.0°C | 24.0°C | 20.0°C | 29.9°C | 15.3°C | 0 mm | 59% | 3.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2007 🔥 | 30.8°C | 27.3°C | 23.7°C | 33.7°C | 20.8°C | 5 mm | 62% | 3.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2006 | 26.3°C | 22.6°C | 18.9°C | 27.6°C | 12.6°C | 3 mm | 75% | 4.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 29.6°C | 25.3°C | 21.1°C | 32.2°C | 17.4°C | 1 mm | 50% | 4.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2004 | 30.2°C | 26.7°C | 23.1°C | 32.0°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 60% | 4 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 30.4°C | 26.7°C | 23.1°C | 34.0°C | 17.4°C | 1 mm | 54% | 4.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 30.6°C | 26.3°C | 22.1°C | 32.5°C | 16.3°C | 0 mm | 49% | 4.6 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2001 | 28.7°C | 24.0°C | 19.2°C | 32.0°C | 15.3°C | 0 mm | 51% | 4.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 28.3°C | 24.3°C | 20.4°C | 30.6°C | 14.4°C | 0 mm | 66% | 5.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 27.4°C | 23.4°C | 19.4°C | 30.2°C | 14.5°C | 0 mm | 69% | 3.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 29.7°C | 25.5°C | 21.4°C | 32.2°C | 17.7°C | 8 mm | 64% | 4.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1997 | 28.4°C | 24.4°C | 20.4°C | 31.7°C | 16.8°C | 7 mm | 57% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 29.5°C | 25.5°C | 21.4°C | 31.9°C | 18.5°C | 1 mm | 53% | 4.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 29.1°C | 25.3°C | 21.6°C | 31.7°C | 17.1°C | 10 mm | 61% | 4.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 29.8°C | 25.6°C | 21.5°C | 32.0°C | 17.2°C | 0 mm | 51% | 4.2 m/s | 5 |
| 1993 | 29.9°C | 26.6°C | 23.3°C | 32.1°C | 21.4°C | 2 mm | 58% | 4.2 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1992 | 29.8°C | 26.5°C | 23.3°C | 32.1°C | 18.7°C | 20 mm | 63% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 29.2°C | 25.0°C | 20.9°C | 30.8°C | 16.0°C | 2 mm | 58% | 4.1 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 29.2°C | 25.7°C | 22.2°C | 34.3°C | 15.4°C | 35 mm | 65% | 4.9 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1989 | 29.9°C | 26.5°C | 23.1°C | 32.0°C | 19.6°C | 4 mm | 64% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1988 | 30.7°C | 27.1°C | 23.4°C | 33.9°C | 18.8°C | 3 mm | 55% | 4.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1987 | 29.9°C | 26.3°C | 22.8°C | 33.0°C | 16.8°C | 5 mm | 55% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1986 | 30.2°C | 26.5°C | 22.8°C | 33.4°C | 17.9°C | 7 mm | 56% | 4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1985 | 29.2°C | 25.8°C | 22.3°C | 32.0°C | 18.1°C | 2 mm | 59% | 4.4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 29.7°C | 25.6°C | 21.5°C | 31.1°C | 19.5°C | 0 mm | 60% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1983 | 27.7°C | 24.1°C | 20.5°C | 30.1°C | 16.3°C | 27 mm | 73% | 5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 29.3°C | 25.0°C | 20.7°C | 30.8°C | 17.7°C | 0 mm | 52% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.4°C | 24.9°C | 21.4°C | 30.7°C | 15.6°C | 43 mm | 63% | 4.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 29.1°C with lows near 21.4°C (mean 25.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 7 mm of rainfall in Karumba, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 88 mm in 2016.
The hottest May reached 34.3°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to 11.5°C in 2011.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have fallen by about 0.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.9°C to 28.8°C and overnight lows from 21.3°C to 20.9°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Karumba and one of the drier months, so plan for around 29.1°C daytime highs and 21.4°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 4th coolest month in Karumba, averaging 25.3°C.
For May in Karumba, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.1°C and lows of 21.4°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 60% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 4.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 5.2 m/s (2000).
The wettest May on record was 2016 with 88 mm. On average, May sees 7 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 Karumba 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.
