May is one of the cooler months of the year in Moranbah, with average highs near 26.2°C and lows around 13.9°C (mean 20.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 39 mm of rainfall and 69% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Moranbah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Moranbah was 2007 — when the month averaged 22.9°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 16.1°C. Typical May days reach 26.2°C with nights near 13.9°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Moranbah, averaging 39 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1983 with 204 mm, while the driest was 2004 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Moranbah during May averages 69%. The most humid May was 1983 at 87%, and the least humid was 2001 at 51%.
May receives about 4.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Moranbah. The sunniest Mays were 2001 and 2023 at 4.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1989 and 2022 at 3.5.
Average wind speed in Moranbah during May is 2.6 m/s. The windiest May was 1983 at 3.5 m/s, while the calmest was 2001 at 2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 20.2°C | 20.5°C | 20.4°C | 19.4°C | 19.8°C | -0.4°C |
| Avg High | 26.0°C | 26.7°C | 26.9°C | 25.4°C | 25.8°C | -0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 14.3°C | 14.4°C | 13.9°C | 13.3°C | 13.8°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 63 mm | 34 mm | 20 mm | 31 mm | 57 mm | -7 mm |
May temperatures in Moranbah have stayed relatively stable across the record.
May has ranged from a record low of 4.3°C (2000) to a record high of 34.2°C (2007).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 39 mm, with a wettest year of 204 mm.
One of the best times to visit Moranbah
May is one of the best times to visit Moranbah. Expect days averaging 26.2°C and nights around 13.9°C (mean 20.1°C) — cooler than Moranbah's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (39 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 | 25.2°C | 19.9°C | 14.7°C | 28.3°C | 8.7°C | 69 mm | 78% | 2.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 26.6°C | 20.8°C | 14.9°C | 29.6°C | 7.9°C | 52 mm | 74% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 2023 | 25.9°C | 18.7°C | 11.4°C | 29.0°C | 6.0°C | 26 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 25.7°C | 20.9°C | 16.1°C | 30.6°C | 11.6°C | 103 mm | 80% | 2.5 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 26.2°C | 19.6°C | 13.0°C | 30.9°C | 6.8°C | 34 mm | 66% | 2.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2020 | 25.0°C | 18.7°C | 12.4°C | 30.0°C | 4.8°C | 57 mm | 66% | 2.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 24.8°C | 19.5°C | 14.1°C | 28.3°C | 7.3°C | 16 mm | 74% | 2.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 26.1°C | 19.7°C | 13.2°C | 29.6°C | 8.5°C | 26 mm | 67% | 2.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 24.5°C | 19.4°C | 14.3°C | 26.4°C | 9.6°C | 78 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 4 |
| 2016 | 28.7°C | 22.3°C | 15.8°C | 32.2°C | 8.9°C | 4 mm | 68% | 2.2 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 28.5°C | 20.9°C | 13.4°C | 33.3°C | 6.5°C | 4 mm | 55% | 2.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 26.4°C | 20.3°C | 14.2°C | 31.1°C | 7.4°C | 9 mm | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 24.5°C | 19.0°C | 13.5°C | 27.6°C | 8.0°C | 63 mm | 77% | 2.8 m/s | 4 |
| 2012 | 23.9°C | 18.1°C | 12.4°C | 27.3°C | 6.2°C | 58 mm | 76% | 2.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 22.0°C | 16.1°C | 10.2°C | 26.8°C | 4.8°C | 29 mm | 78% | 2.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 24.7°C | 18.5°C | 12.2°C | 27.6°C | 6.4°C | 22 mm | 70% | 2.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2009 | 24.9°C | 19.3°C | 13.7°C | 26.7°C | 9.8°C | 14 mm | 71% | 2.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2008 | 25.2°C | 18.9°C | 12.6°C | 27.6°C | 7.3°C | 16 mm | 68% | 2.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2007 🔥 | 29.6°C | 22.9°C | 16.2°C | 34.2°C | 12.8°C | 12 mm | 66% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2006 | 25.9°C | 19.7°C | 13.6°C | 29.1°C | 6.3°C | 25 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 27.0°C | 19.9°C | 12.7°C | 31.7°C | 7.5°C | 34 mm | 60% | 2.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 28.5°C | 21.6°C | 14.7°C | 32.0°C | 9.7°C | 1 mm | 58% | 2.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2003 | 27.4°C | 20.8°C | 14.2°C | 32.9°C | 9.4°C | 21 mm | 64% | 2.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 28.4°C | 21.4°C | 14.4°C | 32.4°C | 7.8°C | 25 mm | 57% | 2.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 27.9°C | 20.1°C | 12.4°C | 31.4°C | 7.0°C | 3 mm | 51% | 2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 24.1°C | 19.2°C | 14.2°C | 28.9°C | 4.3°C | 46 mm | 78% | 3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 27.9°C | 21.3°C | 14.7°C | 30.3°C | 10.4°C | 12 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 26.9°C | 20.7°C | 14.4°C | 29.7°C | 6.7°C | 66 mm | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 25.7°C | 19.4°C | 13.1°C | 29.6°C | 7.5°C | 43 mm | 69% | 2.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1996 | 26.6°C | 20.3°C | 14.0°C | 30.8°C | 9.3°C | 10 mm | 68% | 2.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 26.9°C | 21.0°C | 15.1°C | 31.5°C | 6.9°C | 41 mm | 67% | 2.8 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1994 | 26.9°C | 20.1°C | 13.3°C | 29.7°C | 8.3°C | 6 mm | 67% | 2.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 27.9°C | 21.5°C | 15.2°C | 31.6°C | 13.0°C | 5 mm | 67% | 3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1992 | 26.9°C | 21.2°C | 15.5°C | 31.2°C | 7.8°C | 72 mm | 71% | 2.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1991 | 26.5°C | 20.4°C | 14.3°C | 28.9°C | 9.4°C | 21 mm | 71% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 24.7°C | 19.4°C | 14.1°C | 29.8°C | 7.1°C | 61 mm | 80% | 2.8 m/s | 4 |
| 1989 | 24.5°C | 20.2°C | 15.9°C | 27.7°C | 11.9°C | 138 mm | 86% | 2.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1988 | 25.9°C | 19.8°C | 13.6°C | 29.7°C | 7.0°C | 31 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 27.3°C | 20.9°C | 14.5°C | 31.5°C | 4.5°C | 7 mm | 64% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 27.0°C | 20.6°C | 14.3°C | 30.4°C | 7.5°C | 37 mm | 69% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1985 | 25.3°C | 19.5°C | 13.8°C | 28.9°C | 6.2°C | 73 mm | 74% | 3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1984 | 27.5°C | 20.8°C | 14.1°C | 29.8°C | 8.8°C | 3 mm | 61% | 2.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 23.1°C | 19.3°C | 15.5°C | 26.5°C | 9.8°C | 204 mm | 87% | 3.5 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.8°C | 20.7°C | 13.7°C | 30.9°C | 8.3°C | 5 mm | 60% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 25.8°C | 19.7°C | 13.5°C | 30.0°C | 8.4°C | 72 mm | 68% | 2.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 26.2°C with lows near 13.9°C (mean 20.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 39 mm of rainfall in Moranbah, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 204 mm in 1983.
The hottest May reached 34.2°C in 2007. The coldest dipped to 4.3°C in 2000.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have held steady by about 0°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.9°C to 25.9°C and overnight lows from 14.1°C to 14°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Moranbah and one of the drier months, so plan for around 26.2°C daytime highs and 13.9°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 4th coolest month in Moranbah, averaging 20.1°C.
For May in Moranbah, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.2°C and lows of 13.9°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 69% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 2.6 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.5 m/s (1983).
The wettest May on record was 1983 with 204 mm. On average, May sees 39 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 Moranbah 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.
