Morawa Weather in May (1981–2025)

📍 29.21°S, 116.01°E •
📊

May at a Glance in Morawa

(1981–2025)
Avg High
🔥
24.2°C
Avg Low
❄️
10.9°C
Avg Temp
🌡️
17.6°C
Avg Rain
🌧️
40 mm
Avg Humidity
💧
55%
Avg Wind
🌬️
3.1 m/s
Avg Solar
☀️
3.8
kWh/m²/day
vs Annual
📈
-3.4°C
temp difference
🌤️Mild afternoons🌤️Cool mornings🌤️Fairly sunny🌦️Some rain💨Breezy😊Comfortable humidity

Morawa May Weather Overview

May is one of the cooler months of the year in Morawa, with average highs near 24.2°C and lows around 10.9°C (mean 17.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 40 mm of rainfall and 55% relative humidity across the period.

Morawa May Temperature History (1981–2025)

Range

May is one of the cooler months of the year in Morawa. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Morawa was 1998 — when the month averaged 20.4°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 15.2°C. Typical May days reach 24.2°C with nights near 10.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.

1981–1985 vs 2021–2025

Avg Temp17.6°C→18.7°C+1.1°C
Max Temp24.2°C→25.5°C+1.3°C
Min Temp11.0°C→11.9°C+0.9°C

Trend (per decade)

Avg Temp+0.2°C/decade ↗
Max Temp+0.3°C/decade ↗
Min Temp+0.1°C/decade ↗

Distribution of Avg Temp

15.0°C–16.5°C10 yr (22%)
16.5°C–18.0°C17 yr (38%)
18.0°C–19.5°C14 yr (31%)
19.5°C–21.0°C4 yr (9%)

Morawa May Rainfall History (1981–2025)

Range

May is a relatively wet time of year in Morawa, averaging 40 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1999 with 166 mm, while the driest was 2019 at 1 mm.

Morawa May Humidity History (1981–2025)

Range

Relative humidity in Morawa during May averages 55%. The most humid May was 1984 at 71%, and the least humid was 2018 at 41%.

Morawa May Solar History (1981–2025)

Range

May receives about 3.8 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Morawa. The sunniest May was 2000 at 4.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1999 at 3.1.

Morawa May Wind History (1981–2025)

Range

Average wind speed in Morawa during May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May was 1981 at 3.7 m/s, while the calmest was 2008 at 2.3 m/s.

What May Feels Like in Morawa

🌅
Cool
Morning
🌞
Mild
Afternoon
🌆
Cool
Evening
Rain chanceLow
Outdoor comfort★★★★★

How May Ranks in Morawa

🥶5th coolest month of the year
🌧️3rd wettest month of the year
☀️10th sunniest month of the year

Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.

Explore Morawa Weather by Month

Morawa May Averages by Decade

Metric1980s1990s2000s2010s2020sChange
Avg Temp17.2°C17.5°C17.8°C17.2°C18.4°C+1.2°C
Avg High23.8°C23.9°C24.6°C24.0°C25.3°C+1.5°C
Avg Low10.6°C11.2°C11.1°C10.4°C11.6°C+1°C
Avg Rain55 mm52 mm29 mm32 mm27 mm-28 mm

Extreme May Records in Morawa

🔥Warmest May34.6°C1990
🧊Coldest May3.6°C2019
🌧️Wettest May166 mm1999
🏜️Driest May1 mm2019
🌬️Windiest May3.7 m/s1981

Key Insights for May

✅

May temperatures in Morawa have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.

✅

May has ranged from a record low of 3.6°C (2019) to a record high of 34.6°C (1990).

✅

Rainfall in May is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 40 mm, with a wettest year of 166 mm.

Is May a Good Time to Visit Morawa?

A good time to visit Morawa

May is a good time to visit Morawa, with days averaging 24.2°C and nights around 10.9°C (mean 17.6°C, cooler than Morawa's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. April and November are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.

See Morawa's complete weather history All 12 months side by side, 1981–2025 records, annual trends and long-term averages in one place. View full history →

Morawa Weather in May — In Depth

☀️ May climate overview

May is one of the cooler months of the year in Morawa, with average highs near 24.2°C and lows around 10.9°C (mean 17.6°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 40 mm of rainfall and 55% relative humidity across the period.

🌧️ Rain, humidity & wind in May

May averages 40 mm of rainfall in Morawa, a relatively wet time of year compared with the rest of the year. The wettest May on record saw 166 mm (1999), and the driest just 1 mm (2019). Humidity sits around 55% and average wind speed is 3.1 m/s, with solar radiation averaging 3.8 kWh/m²/day.

📈 How May has changed

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 24.2°C to 25.5°C and overnight lows from 11°C to 11.9°C over the same span.
May Weather in Morawa, Year by Year
🔥 warmest❄️ coldest🌧️ wettest
YearAvg HighAvg TempAvg LowHottest DayColdest DayRainfallHumidityWindSolar
202526.9°C19.6°C12.3°C33.4°C7.0°C17 mm44%2.9 m/s4
202426.4°C19.8°C13.1°C30.8°C8.0°C9 mm47%3 m/s3.7
202325.4°C18.4°C11.5°C31.0°C6.7°C21 mm43%3.3 m/s3.8
202224.3°C17.5°C10.7°C29.6°C5.7°C22 mm56%2.9 m/s3.7
202124.5°C18.2°C11.9°C29.1°C5.6°C62 mm56%3.1 m/s3.5
202024.1°C17.0°C10.0°C30.5°C6.2°C29 mm49%3.3 m/s3.7
201924.9°C17.5°C10.0°C30.3°C3.6°C1 mm47%3.2 m/s4.1
201825.5°C18.4°C11.4°C33.5°C6.4°C22 mm41%3.5 m/s4
201724.8°C17.7°C10.5°C30.6°C6.7°C10 mm54%2.8 m/s4
201622.5°C15.7°C8.9°C29.4°C5.8°C38 mm62%2.8 m/s3.9
201523.1°C16.4°C9.7°C26.7°C6.1°C15 mm55%3.3 m/s4
201422.6°C17.0°C11.4°C26.7°C6.7°C55 mm67%2.6 m/s3.4
201322.8°C16.6°C10.4°C31.4°C4.5°C64 mm62%3 m/s3.7
201225.8°C18.6°C11.4°C30.9°C6.1°C15 mm51%2.9 m/s4
201123.3°C17.0°C10.6°C28.1°C6.2°C62 mm58%3.1 m/s3.9
201024.5°C17.2°C10.0°C31.3°C4.1°C34 mm53%3.1 m/s4.1
200924.6°C17.7°C10.9°C29.3°C4.6°C45 mm46%3.2 m/s4
200825.5°C18.6°C11.7°C31.8°C6.6°C6 mm56%2.3 m/s3.9
200723.9°C16.9°C9.9°C29.9°C4.3°C14 mm56%2.9 m/s3.9
200624.6°C17.4°C10.2°C28.1°C6.1°C8 mm50%3 m/s3.8
200526.1°C20.0°C14.0°C32.0°C9.6°C74 mm62%3.3 m/s3.3
200422.7°C16.2°C9.7°C29.3°C4.4°C43 mm58%3.2 m/s3.8
200325.8°C19.1°C12.4°C31.9°C7.7°C47 mm53%3.3 m/s3.7
200226.1°C19.3°C12.5°C34.2°C6.6°C16 mm54%3 m/s3.6
200124.1°C17.6°C11.1°C31.5°C6.4°C36 mm61%2.8 m/s3.5
200022.6°C15.4°C8.1°C26.5°C6.3°C3 mm52%3.1 m/s4.3
1999 🌧️24.4°C18.7°C13.0°C30.8°C5.4°C166 mm63%3.1 m/s3.1
1998 🔥26.7°C20.4°C14.0°C33.2°C7.7°C91 mm60%3 m/s3.5
199722.2°C16.7°C11.2°C27.8°C6.7°C25 mm65%3.4 m/s3.4
199625.6°C18.6°C11.7°C31.5°C6.9°C21 mm46%3.2 m/s3.7
199522.0°C15.6°C9.2°C28.2°C5.5°C26 mm61%3.5 m/s4
199426.1°C19.2°C12.3°C32.6°C9.0°C48 mm53%2.9 m/s4
199322.4°C15.8°C9.2°C27.7°C3.7°C78 mm60%3 m/s3.8
1992 ❄️21.6°C15.2°C8.9°C25.5°C4.7°C8 mm67%2.8 m/s4.2
199124.8°C18.3°C11.8°C29.7°C6.2°C26 mm53%3 m/s3.5
199023.4°C16.9°C10.4°C34.6°C5.0°C32 mm60%2.8 m/s3.7
198924.8°C18.2°C11.5°C29.3°C7.9°C76 mm57%3.1 m/s3.7
198822.7°C16.7°C10.8°C29.4°C6.7°C100 mm67%3.1 m/s3.4
198722.7°C15.7°C8.7°C28.4°C4.0°C24 mm54%3 m/s3.9
198622.9°C16.3°C9.6°C28.4°C6.3°C48 mm57%3.1 m/s3.7
198524.1°C17.2°C10.4°C29.7°C5.6°C25 mm49%3.1 m/s3.9
198421.9°C16.4°C10.9°C27.5°C6.8°C122 mm71%3.2 m/s3.5
198326.6°C18.7°C10.8°C33.2°C6.9°C11 mm46%2.8 m/s—
198223.9°C17.5°C11.1°C30.6°C6.6°C20 mm58%3 m/s—
198124.4°C18.0°C11.6°C32.0°C5.9°C65 mm50%3.7 m/s—

Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.

Other Cities in Western Australia

Morawa May Weather — FAQ

What is the average temperature in Morawa in May?▼

The average high in May is around 24.2°C with lows near 10.9°C (mean 17.6°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.

Does it rain a lot in Morawa in May?▼

May averages 40 mm of rainfall in Morawa, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 166 mm in 1999.

What was the hottest May on record in Morawa?▼

The hottest May reached 34.6°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to 3.6°C in 2019.

Has May in Morawa gotten warmer over time?▼

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 24.2°C to 25.5°C and overnight lows from 11°C to 11.9°C over the same span.

Is May a good time to visit Morawa?▼

May is one of the cooler months of the year in Morawa and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 24.2°C daytime highs and 10.9°C at night.

Is May the coldest month in Morawa?▼

Not quite — May is the 5th coolest month in Morawa, averaging 17.6°C.

What should I pack for Morawa in May?▼

For May in Morawa, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.2°C and lows of 10.9°C.

Is Morawa humid in May?▼

Relative humidity in May averages 55% — moderately humid.

How windy is Morawa in May?▼

Average wind speed in May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.7 m/s (1981).

Which May had the most rainfall in Morawa?▼

The wettest May on record was 1999 with 166 mm. On average, May sees 40 mm.

Where does this May weather data come from?▼

All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.

Other Western Australia cities

Explore how the weather in Morawa 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.