May is one of the cooler months of the year in Weipa, with average highs near 29.1°C and lows around 22°C (mean 25.6°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 28 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Weipa. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Weipa was 2016 — when the month averaged 27.1°C — while the coldest was 1991 at 24.2°C. Typical May days reach 29.1°C with nights near 22°C. The long-term May temperature trend is broadly flat.
May is one of the drier months in Weipa, averaging 28 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2016 with 171 mm, while the driest was 2005 at 2 mm.
Relative humidity in Weipa during May averages 83%. The most humid May was 2006 at 88%, and the least humid was 2005 at 79%.
May receives about 5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Weipa. The sunniest Mays were 1988, 2001 and 2005 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2006, 2012 and 2025 at 4.4.
Average wind speed in Weipa during May is 4.2 m/s. The windiest May was 2024 at 5 m/s, while the calmest was 1989 at 3.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.5°C | 25.3°C | 25.4°C | 25.7°C | 25.9°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg High | 29.0°C | 28.9°C | 29.0°C | 29.3°C | 29.2°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 21.9°C | 21.7°C | 21.8°C | 22.2°C | 22.6°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 34 mm | 22 mm | 28 mm | 30 mm | 22 mm | -12 mm |
May temperatures in Weipa have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 16.2°C (2020) to a record high of 31.6°C (1988).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 28 mm, with a wettest year of 171 mm.
One of the best times to visit Weipa
May is one of the best times to visit Weipa. Expect days averaging 29.1°C and nights around 22°C (mean 25.6°C) — cooler than Weipa's yearly average — with low rainfall (28 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 | 29.5°C | 26.5°C | 23.5°C | 30.5°C | 21.8°C | 24 mm | 87% | 4.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2024 | 29.2°C | 26.0°C | 22.8°C | 30.1°C | 20.6°C | 9 mm | 86% | 5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2023 | 29.3°C | 26.0°C | 22.6°C | 30.6°C | 20.0°C | 26 mm | 84% | 4.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 29.3°C | 26.0°C | 22.7°C | 30.8°C | 20.3°C | 43 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 28.9°C | 25.4°C | 21.9°C | 30.0°C | 20.1°C | 5 mm | 85% | 4.6 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 28.9°C | 25.4°C | 21.9°C | 30.6°C | 16.2°C | 24 mm | 83% | 4.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 29.2°C | 25.7°C | 22.3°C | 30.5°C | 20.7°C | 41 mm | 84% | 4.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 29.3°C | 25.6°C | 21.9°C | 30.4°C | 20.3°C | 2 mm | 83% | 4.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 29.3°C | 25.7°C | 22.2°C | 30.5°C | 20.8°C | 8 mm | 84% | 4.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 🔥 🌧️ | 30.2°C | 27.1°C | 24.0°C | 31.3°C | 22.2°C | 171 mm | 86% | 4.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 29.3°C | 25.4°C | 21.5°C | 30.4°C | 19.2°C | 19 mm | 82% | 4.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 29.4°C | 25.7°C | 22.1°C | 30.3°C | 19.4°C | 8 mm | 83% | 4.4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 29.5°C | 26.1°C | 22.8°C | 30.7°C | 19.5°C | 15 mm | 84% | 4.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 28.5°C | 25.3°C | 22.1°C | 29.6°C | 20.2°C | 18 mm | 85% | 4.8 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2011 | 28.3°C | 24.5°C | 20.8°C | 29.7°C | 18.6°C | 9 mm | 83% | 4.1 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2010 | 29.8°C | 26.2°C | 22.6°C | 30.5°C | 20.9°C | 10 mm | 85% | 4 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2009 | 28.6°C | 25.1°C | 21.7°C | 29.8°C | 16.7°C | 32 mm | 82% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2008 | 28.1°C | 24.3°C | 20.5°C | 29.4°C | 18.8°C | 2 mm | 81% | 4.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 | 29.7°C | 26.0°C | 22.2°C | 30.8°C | 20.2°C | 25 mm | 84% | 4.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 28.3°C | 25.6°C | 22.9°C | 29.5°C | 20.9°C | 145 mm | 88% | 3.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 28.9°C | 24.8°C | 20.7°C | 30.2°C | 18.7°C | 2 mm | 79% | 3.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2004 | 29.4°C | 26.2°C | 23.0°C | 30.9°C | 21.1°C | 30 mm | 85% | 4.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 29.8°C | 25.9°C | 22.0°C | 31.5°C | 19.7°C | 24 mm | 79% | 3.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 29.6°C | 25.6°C | 21.6°C | 30.5°C | 19.1°C | 3 mm | 80% | 3.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 28.7°C | 24.8°C | 21.0°C | 30.0°C | 18.6°C | 4 mm | 81% | 3.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2000 | 29.2°C | 25.8°C | 22.5°C | 30.0°C | 20.2°C | 17 mm | 84% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1999 | 28.6°C | 25.0°C | 21.3°C | 30.0°C | 19.2°C | 7 mm | 85% | 4.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1998 | 29.6°C | 26.6°C | 23.6°C | 31.2°C | 21.1°C | 34 mm | 85% | 4.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1997 | 28.6°C | 24.5°C | 20.4°C | 29.5°C | 18.8°C | 14 mm | 79% | 3.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1996 | 28.7°C | 25.4°C | 22.2°C | 30.6°C | 20.5°C | 34 mm | 83% | 4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 29.1°C | 25.8°C | 22.4°C | 30.3°C | 20.1°C | 29 mm | 84% | 4.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1994 | 28.8°C | 25.4°C | 21.9°C | 30.2°C | 20.2°C | 12 mm | 84% | 4.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1993 | 28.6°C | 24.5°C | 20.5°C | 29.5°C | 19.2°C | 9 mm | 81% | 4.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1992 | 29.6°C | 25.7°C | 21.7°C | 30.4°C | 19.5°C | 20 mm | 80% | 4.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1991 ❄️ | 28.2°C | 24.2°C | 20.1°C | 29.4°C | 18.1°C | 4 mm | 81% | 4.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1990 | 29.0°C | 25.8°C | 22.6°C | 30.6°C | 18.4°C | 54 mm | 85% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 28.7°C | 25.5°C | 22.2°C | 29.9°C | 17.8°C | 33 mm | 85% | 3.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1988 | 30.3°C | 26.1°C | 21.9°C | 31.6°C | 20.0°C | 2 mm | 80% | 3.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1987 | 29.3°C | 25.5°C | 21.6°C | 30.2°C | 19.9°C | 12 mm | 83% | 4.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1986 | 29.3°C | 25.4°C | 21.6°C | 30.5°C | 19.1°C | 24 mm | 83% | 3.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 28.4°C | 25.3°C | 22.1°C | 29.6°C | 20.0°C | 65 mm | 87% | 4.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1984 | 28.8°C | 25.2°C | 21.6°C | 30.0°C | 19.3°C | 14 mm | 85% | 4.7 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1983 | 29.3°C | 26.3°C | 23.4°C | 30.5°C | 21.4°C | 128 mm | 85% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.3°C | 24.5°C | 20.8°C | 29.0°C | 17.3°C | 7 mm | 83% | 4.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 29.0°C | 25.5°C | 22.0°C | 30.2°C | 21.0°C | 21 mm | 84% | 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 22°C (mean 25.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 28 mm of rainfall in Weipa, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 171 mm in 2016.
The hottest May reached 31.6°C in 1988. The coldest dipped to 16.2°C in 2020.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 0.6°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.8°C to 29.2°C and overnight lows from 22°C to 22.7°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Weipa and one of the drier months, so plan for around 29.1°C daytime highs and 22°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 4th coolest month in Weipa, averaging 25.6°C.
For May in Weipa, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.1°C and lows of 22°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 4.2 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 5 m/s (2024).
The wettest May on record was 2016 with 171 mm. On average, May sees 28 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 Weipa 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.
