May is one of the cooler months of the year in Ravensthorpe, with average highs near 20.1°C and lows around 8.9°C (mean 14.5°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 43 mm of rainfall and 70% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Ravensthorpe. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Ravensthorpe was 2024 — when the month averaged 16.8°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 12.8°C. Typical May days reach 20.1°C with nights near 8.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Ravensthorpe, averaging 43 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2010 with 96 mm, while the driest was 2002 at 7 mm.
Relative humidity in Ravensthorpe during May averages 70%. The most humid May was 1988 at 80%, and the least humid was 1985 at 57%.
May receives about 3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Ravensthorpe. The sunniest Mays were 2009 and 2018 at 3.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1997 at 2.5.
Average wind speed in Ravensthorpe during May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May was 1984 at 4.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2000 and 2023 at 2.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 14.0°C | 14.6°C | 14.9°C | 14.2°C | 15.2°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg High | 19.5°C | 19.9°C | 20.7°C | 19.7°C | 21.0°C | +1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 8.5°C | 9.2°C | 9.1°C | 8.7°C | 9.4°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 56 mm | 44 mm | 30 mm | 48 mm | 35 mm | -21 mm |
May temperatures in Ravensthorpe have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 2.3°C (1982) to a record high of 32.4°C (2002).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 43 mm, with a wettest year of 96 mm.
A good time to visit Ravensthorpe
May is a good time to visit Ravensthorpe, with days averaging 20.1°C and nights around 8.9°C (mean 14.5°C, cooler than Ravensthorpe's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. February and January are marginally more temperate, but May still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.1°C | 15.9°C | 9.6°C | 29.1°C | 4.5°C | 14 mm | 65% | 3.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2024 🔥 | 22.9°C | 16.8°C | 10.7°C | 26.5°C | 6.5°C | 25 mm | 61% | 3 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 20.4°C | 14.4°C | 8.5°C | 25.5°C | 4.7°C | 21 mm | 69% | 2.6 m/s | 3 |
| 2022 | 20.2°C | 14.6°C | 9.1°C | 27.7°C | 6.0°C | 47 mm | 70% | 3.1 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 20.1°C | 15.0°C | 9.8°C | 26.6°C | 5.6°C | 76 mm | 73% | 3.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 20.2°C | 14.3°C | 8.5°C | 28.3°C | 5.4°C | 30 mm | 63% | 3.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 19.6°C | 13.5°C | 7.5°C | 27.0°C | 3.2°C | 30 mm | 68% | 2.8 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 21.7°C | 15.2°C | 8.6°C | 27.1°C | 4.5°C | 14 mm | 59% | 3.5 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2017 | 19.8°C | 14.5°C | 9.2°C | 28.5°C | 4.7°C | 38 mm | 71% | 3.1 m/s | 3 |
| 2016 | 18.5°C | 13.0°C | 7.5°C | 25.6°C | 3.7°C | 47 mm | 76% | 3.3 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 18.2°C | 13.0°C | 7.7°C | 22.0°C | 4.2°C | 42 mm | 73% | 2.9 m/s | 3 |
| 2014 | 19.5°C | 14.9°C | 10.3°C | 22.9°C | 6.7°C | 53 mm | 78% | 3.4 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2013 | 19.4°C | 14.4°C | 9.5°C | 28.0°C | 5.7°C | 74 mm | 76% | 3.1 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 20.7°C | 14.7°C | 8.7°C | 25.2°C | 4.7°C | 25 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2011 | 19.7°C | 14.6°C | 9.5°C | 24.6°C | 5.4°C | 65 mm | 74% | 2.7 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2010 🌧️ | 19.9°C | 14.1°C | 8.3°C | 28.6°C | 5.4°C | 96 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | 3 |
| 2009 | 21.0°C | 14.9°C | 8.7°C | 25.7°C | 5.2°C | 21 mm | 67% | 2.9 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2008 | 21.9°C | 15.6°C | 9.4°C | 28.5°C | 5.5°C | 34 mm | 70% | 2.8 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 18.7°C | 13.5°C | 8.3°C | 24.7°C | 4.0°C | 18 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 3 |
| 2006 | 19.6°C | 14.1°C | 8.6°C | 25.1°C | 4.5°C | 25 mm | 73% | 2.8 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 21.9°C | 16.3°C | 10.7°C | 27.9°C | 6.5°C | 52 mm | 73% | 2.9 m/s | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 19.4°C | 13.9°C | 8.4°C | 29.2°C | 4.4°C | 35 mm | 67% | 3.2 m/s | 2.9 |
| 2003 | 21.7°C | 15.5°C | 9.4°C | 29.0°C | 5.8°C | 55 mm | 65% | 3.2 m/s | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 22.6°C | 16.4°C | 10.1°C | 32.4°C | 6.1°C | 7 mm | 66% | 3.2 m/s | 3.2 |
| 2001 | 20.8°C | 14.9°C | 9.1°C | 31.1°C | 3.9°C | 33 mm | 69% | 3 m/s | 2.8 |
| 2000 | 19.2°C | 13.5°C | 7.9°C | 25.4°C | 4.9°C | 18 mm | 71% | 2.6 m/s | 3 |
| 1999 | 20.5°C | 15.2°C | 10.0°C | 28.8°C | 3.6°C | 47 mm | 72% | 3.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 21.0°C | 15.4°C | 9.8°C | 27.7°C | 4.8°C | 22 mm | 72% | 3.2 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1997 | 18.5°C | 13.8°C | 9.0°C | 26.5°C | 6.5°C | 46 mm | 75% | 3.4 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1996 | 21.0°C | 15.2°C | 9.5°C | 28.0°C | 5.0°C | 23 mm | 65% | 3.1 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1995 | 18.5°C | 13.2°C | 7.8°C | 24.2°C | 2.7°C | 54 mm | 71% | 3.4 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1994 | 21.1°C | 15.3°C | 9.6°C | 26.6°C | 5.2°C | 44 mm | 69% | 3.4 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1993 | 18.7°C | 13.8°C | 8.8°C | 24.3°C | 4.1°C | 78 mm | 76% | 2.9 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1992 | 18.2°C | 13.5°C | 8.7°C | 24.0°C | 4.1°C | 59 mm | 78% | 3.1 m/s | 3.1 |
| 1991 | 20.7°C | 15.2°C | 9.7°C | 29.5°C | 5.9°C | 19 mm | 65% | 3.3 m/s | 3 |
| 1990 | 20.3°C | 15.0°C | 9.6°C | 28.9°C | 4.6°C | 48 mm | 72% | 2.7 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1989 | 19.5°C | 14.1°C | 8.6°C | 25.1°C | 4.8°C | 87 mm | 74% | 3 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1988 | 18.8°C | 14.2°C | 9.5°C | 23.4°C | 5.8°C | 92 mm | 80% | 3.6 m/s | 2.8 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 18.4°C | 12.8°C | 7.3°C | 26.2°C | 3.3°C | 82 mm | 72% | 3.1 m/s | 2.9 |
| 1986 | 19.4°C | 13.9°C | 8.4°C | 23.5°C | 5.0°C | 71 mm | 72% | 3.3 m/s | 3 |
| 1985 | 20.4°C | 14.3°C | 8.2°C | 27.3°C | 3.9°C | 16 mm | 57% | 3 m/s | 3.2 |
| 1984 | 19.3°C | 13.8°C | 8.4°C | 24.4°C | 4.8°C | 38 mm | 71% | 4.1 m/s | 3 |
| 1983 | 21.7°C | 15.3°C | 8.9°C | 31.1°C | 3.6°C | 23 mm | 63% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 19.4°C | 14.0°C | 8.5°C | 26.1°C | 2.3°C | 29 mm | 70% | 2.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 18.9°C | 13.8°C | 8.7°C | 27.2°C | 4.1°C | 68 mm | 68% | 3.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 20.1°C with lows near 8.9°C (mean 14.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 43 mm of rainfall in Ravensthorpe, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 96 mm in 2010.
The hottest May reached 32.4°C in 2002. The coldest dipped to 2.3°C in 1982.
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 19.9°C to 21.1°C and overnight lows from 8.5°C to 9.5°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Ravensthorpe and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 20.1°C daytime highs and 8.9°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 5th coolest month in Ravensthorpe, averaging 14.5°C.
For May in Ravensthorpe, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 20.1°C and lows of 8.9°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 70% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 4.1 m/s (1984).
The wettest May on record was 2010 with 96 mm. On average, May sees 43 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 Ravensthorpe 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.
