May is one of the cooler months of the year in Quilpie, with average highs near 24.8°C and lows around 11.2°C (mean 18°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 29 mm of rainfall and 52% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Quilpie. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Quilpie was 2007 — when the month averaged 20.8°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 15.1°C. Typical May days reach 24.8°C with nights near 11.2°C. The long-term May temperature trend is broadly flat.
May is about average for rainfall in Quilpie, averaging 29 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1989 with 194 mm, while the driest were 2001, 2006 and 2021, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Quilpie during May averages 52%. The most humid May was 1989 at 78%, and the least humid was 2006 at 33%.
May receives about 4.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Quilpie. The sunniest May was 1994 at 4.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2022 at 3.5.
Average wind speed in Quilpie during May is 2.7 m/s. The windiest May was 1981 at 3.1 m/s, while the calmest was 2008 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 18.3°C | 18.2°C | 18.0°C | 17.8°C | 17.5°C | -0.8°C |
| Avg High | 24.9°C | 24.8°C | 25.2°C | 24.7°C | 24.2°C | -0.7°C |
| Avg Low | 11.8°C | 11.6°C | 10.9°C | 11.0°C | 10.8°C | -1°C |
| Avg Rain | 59 mm | 27 mm | 21 mm | 21 mm | 13 mm | -45 mm |
May temperatures in Quilpie have fallen by about 0.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 1.1°C (1987) to a record high of 33.2°C (2007).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 29 mm, with a wettest year of 194 mm.
One of the best times to visit Quilpie
May is one of the best times to visit Quilpie. Expect days averaging 24.8°C and nights around 11.2°C (mean 18°C) — cooler than Quilpie's yearly average — with low rainfall (29 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 | 24.5°C | 18.1°C | 11.6°C | 33.0°C | 6.3°C | 5 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 | 24.9°C | 18.4°C | 11.9°C | 29.2°C | 4.5°C | 22 mm | 60% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 2023 | 23.3°C | 15.9°C | 8.5°C | 27.8°C | 4.1°C | 5 mm | 46% | 2.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2022 | 23.9°C | 18.3°C | 12.7°C | 28.2°C | 8.1°C | 34 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 25.2°C | 17.8°C | 10.5°C | 29.8°C | 4.5°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 23.3°C | 16.4°C | 9.4°C | 31.1°C | 4.0°C | 13 mm | 51% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 24.7°C | 18.0°C | 11.3°C | 30.8°C | 2.9°C | 5 mm | 52% | 2.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2018 | 25.3°C | 18.0°C | 10.7°C | 30.4°C | 5.1°C | 0 mm | 42% | 3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 26.1°C | 19.2°C | 12.3°C | 30.4°C | 5.9°C | 25 mm | 48% | 2.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 26.7°C | 19.9°C | 13.0°C | 31.7°C | 6.2°C | 40 mm | 47% | 2.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2015 | 24.7°C | 17.6°C | 10.6°C | 31.1°C | 3.9°C | 22 mm | 53% | 2.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2014 | 25.7°C | 19.3°C | 13.0°C | 29.7°C | 5.7°C | 3 mm | 50% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 24.8°C | 18.2°C | 11.7°C | 31.3°C | 5.6°C | 46 mm | 52% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2012 | 23.6°C | 16.4°C | 9.3°C | 29.8°C | 2.4°C | 31 mm | 54% | 2.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 21.7°C | 15.1°C | 8.4°C | 28.0°C | 2.9°C | 8 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 23.4°C | 16.6°C | 9.8°C | 29.0°C | 5.0°C | 28 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2009 | 24.4°C | 17.7°C | 11.0°C | 27.6°C | 7.3°C | 58 mm | 53% | 2.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2008 | 25.5°C | 17.9°C | 10.2°C | 28.1°C | 5.4°C | 4 mm | 44% | 2.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2007 🔥 | 27.7°C | 20.8°C | 13.9°C | 33.2°C | 7.1°C | 19 mm | 46% | 2.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 24.5°C | 16.7°C | 8.8°C | 28.7°C | 2.7°C | 0 mm | 33% | 2.6 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 25.2°C | 18.1°C | 10.9°C | 30.2°C | 4.6°C | 30 mm | 45% | 2.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2004 | 25.1°C | 18.0°C | 10.8°C | 31.7°C | 4.8°C | 36 mm | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 26.0°C | 19.2°C | 12.4°C | 32.5°C | 8.6°C | 28 mm | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 25.8°C | 18.6°C | 11.3°C | 29.8°C | 4.8°C | 1 mm | 39% | 2.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 25.0°C | 17.4°C | 9.8°C | 31.9°C | 4.6°C | 0 mm | 39% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2000 | 22.3°C | 15.9°C | 9.6°C | 29.0°C | 1.5°C | 37 mm | 67% | 3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1999 | 26.4°C | 19.4°C | 12.5°C | 29.4°C | 8.6°C | 25 mm | 55% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 24.8°C | 17.9°C | 10.9°C | 30.0°C | 4.5°C | 11 mm | 58% | 2.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 23.5°C | 17.6°C | 11.7°C | 30.5°C | 5.6°C | 44 mm | 57% | 2.6 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1996 | 25.0°C | 18.1°C | 11.2°C | 30.2°C | 5.0°C | 2 mm | 53% | 2.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 23.0°C | 17.0°C | 10.9°C | 30.3°C | 4.4°C | 87 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1994 | 25.8°C | 18.0°C | 10.3°C | 30.7°C | 5.5°C | 0 mm | 38% | 2.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 26.6°C | 20.0°C | 13.4°C | 31.0°C | 6.7°C | 17 mm | 44% | 2.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1992 | 24.6°C | 18.3°C | 12.0°C | 30.5°C | 4.9°C | 12 mm | 47% | 2.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1991 | 26.3°C | 19.4°C | 12.6°C | 31.5°C | 6.4°C | 8 mm | 46% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1990 | 22.3°C | 16.6°C | 10.9°C | 26.7°C | 5.2°C | 66 mm | 77% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1989 🌧️ | 23.7°C | 18.7°C | 13.7°C | 30.1°C | 6.5°C | 194 mm | 78% | 2.5 m/s | 3.6 |
| 1988 | 25.4°C | 18.9°C | 12.4°C | 32.1°C | 6.4°C | 9 mm | 52% | 2.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1987 | 24.4°C | 17.7°C | 10.9°C | 32.4°C | 1.1°C | 18 mm | 48% | 2.9 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 26.2°C | 19.0°C | 11.9°C | 30.7°C | 6.3°C | 30 mm | 50% | 2.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1985 | 25.9°C | 19.2°C | 12.6°C | 32.0°C | 4.9°C | 3 mm | 43% | 3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1984 | 25.4°C | 18.2°C | 11.0°C | 29.3°C | 5.6°C | 0 mm | 42% | 2.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 23.5°C | 17.6°C | 11.6°C | 28.3°C | 6.5°C | 152 mm | 71% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 25.3°C | 18.0°C | 10.6°C | 29.0°C | 4.7°C | 16 mm | 42% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.9°C | 17.5°C | 11.1°C | 29.4°C | 6.0°C | 107 mm | 54% | 3.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 24.8°C with lows near 11.2°C (mean 18°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 29 mm of rainfall in Quilpie, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 194 mm in 1989.
The hottest May reached 33.2°C in 2007. The coldest dipped to 1.1°C in 1987.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have fallen by about 0.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.8°C to 24.4°C and overnight lows from 11.4°C to 11°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Quilpie and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 24.8°C daytime highs and 11.2°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 4th coolest month in Quilpie, averaging 18°C.
For May in Quilpie, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.8°C and lows of 11.2°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 52% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 2.7 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.1 m/s (1981).
The wettest May on record was 1989 with 194 mm. On average, May sees 29 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 Quilpie 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.
