May is one of the cooler months of the year in Three Springs, with average highs near 23.5°C and lows around 11.2°C (mean 17.4°C). It is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 50 mm of rainfall and 60% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Three Springs. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Three Springs was 2024 — when the month averaged 20°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 15.3°C. Typical May days reach 23.5°C with nights near 11.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
May is a relatively wet time of year in Three Springs, averaging 50 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1999 with 201 mm, while the driest was 2019 at 4 mm.
Relative humidity in Three Springs during May averages 60%. The most humid May was 1984 at 75%, and the least humid was 2018 at 43%.
May receives about 3.7 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Three Springs. The sunniest May was 2000 at 4.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1999 at 3.
Average wind speed in Three Springs during May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May was 1981 at 3.7 m/s, while the calmest was 2008 at 2.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.8°C | 17.2°C | 17.7°C | 17.1°C | 18.4°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg High | 22.9°C | 23.1°C | 24.0°C | 23.4°C | 24.8°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Low | 10.8°C | 11.3°C | 11.4°C | 10.7°C | 12.1°C | +1.3°C |
| Avg Rain | 69 mm | 64 mm | 44 mm | 39 mm | 27 mm | -41 mm |
May temperatures in Three Springs have risen by about 1.4°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 3.8°C (2019) to a record high of 34.3°C (2002).
Rainfall in May is a relatively wet time of year, averaging 50 mm, with a wettest year of 201 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0.4°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, widening the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Three Springs
May is a good time to visit Three Springs, with days averaging 23.5°C and nights around 11.2°C (mean 17.4°C, cooler than Three Springs's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. April and November 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 | 26.6°C | 19.6°C | 12.7°C | 33.9°C | 7.6°C | 19 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 2024 🔥 | 26.1°C | 20.0°C | 13.8°C | 30.0°C | 9.8°C | 9 mm | 52% | 3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 24.7°C | 18.2°C | 11.7°C | 30.1°C | 7.0°C | 27 mm | 47% | 3.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 23.7°C | 17.4°C | 11.1°C | 29.4°C | 5.5°C | 17 mm | 59% | 3 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 23.8°C | 18.0°C | 12.2°C | 29.5°C | 6.0°C | 70 mm | 60% | 3.1 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 23.7°C | 17.3°C | 10.9°C | 29.7°C | 6.6°C | 22 mm | 51% | 3.4 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 24.4°C | 17.2°C | 10.0°C | 29.6°C | 3.8°C | 4 mm | 51% | 3.2 m/s | 4 |
| 2018 | 25.2°C | 18.5°C | 11.9°C | 33.6°C | 7.0°C | 31 mm | 43% | 3.5 m/s | 4 |
| 2017 | 24.3°C | 17.6°C | 11.0°C | 31.2°C | 6.0°C | 18 mm | 57% | 2.8 m/s | 4 |
| 2016 | 21.6°C | 15.4°C | 9.2°C | 27.2°C | 6.0°C | 37 mm | 68% | 2.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2015 | 22.7°C | 16.3°C | 9.8°C | 26.5°C | 6.4°C | 22 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2014 | 21.6°C | 16.7°C | 11.7°C | 26.0°C | 7.2°C | 60 mm | 74% | 2.6 m/s | 3.4 |
| 2013 | 21.8°C | 16.2°C | 10.6°C | 27.8°C | 4.6°C | 80 mm | 67% | 3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2012 | 25.1°C | 18.3°C | 11.6°C | 30.2°C | 6.8°C | 14 mm | 54% | 2.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2011 | 23.4°C | 17.4°C | 11.4°C | 29.0°C | 7.0°C | 73 mm | 58% | 3.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2010 | 23.8°C | 17.0°C | 10.2°C | 31.1°C | 4.3°C | 49 mm | 57% | 3 m/s | 4 |
| 2009 | 24.6°C | 18.0°C | 11.5°C | 29.2°C | 5.4°C | 46 mm | 48% | 3.3 m/s | 4 |
| 2008 | 24.7°C | 18.2°C | 11.8°C | 31.4°C | 7.0°C | 14 mm | 62% | 2.4 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 23.0°C | 16.5°C | 10.0°C | 29.2°C | 4.8°C | 20 mm | 61% | 2.9 m/s | 4 |
| 2006 | 24.4°C | 17.5°C | 10.7°C | 28.6°C | 6.0°C | 20 mm | 53% | 3.2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2005 | 25.3°C | 19.6°C | 13.8°C | 31.3°C | 8.0°C | 80 mm | 67% | 3.3 m/s | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 21.9°C | 16.1°C | 10.3°C | 28.8°C | 4.5°C | 84 mm | 64% | 3.2 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2003 | 25.0°C | 18.9°C | 12.8°C | 32.5°C | 7.2°C | 67 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 25.1°C | 18.8°C | 12.5°C | 34.3°C | 6.4°C | 23 mm | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2001 | 23.3°C | 17.4°C | 11.5°C | 30.8°C | 6.5°C | 72 mm | 66% | 2.8 m/s | 3.5 |
| 2000 | 22.4°C | 15.6°C | 8.9°C | 26.4°C | 6.5°C | 13 mm | 52% | 3.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1999 🌧️ | 23.3°C | 18.2°C | 13.1°C | 29.9°C | 6.1°C | 201 mm | 70% | 3 m/s | 3 |
| 1998 | 25.4°C | 19.5°C | 13.6°C | 32.8°C | 8.0°C | 91 mm | 64% | 2.9 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1997 | 21.7°C | 16.5°C | 11.3°C | 28.5°C | 6.9°C | 38 mm | 67% | 3.3 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1996 | 24.8°C | 18.4°C | 11.9°C | 32.0°C | 6.4°C | 27 mm | 50% | 3.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 21.6°C | 15.6°C | 9.6°C | 28.5°C | 6.5°C | 45 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1994 | 25.1°C | 18.7°C | 12.4°C | 32.9°C | 9.0°C | 65 mm | 62% | 2.9 m/s | 4 |
| 1993 | 22.1°C | 15.9°C | 9.7°C | 27.7°C | 4.4°C | 79 mm | 64% | 3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 21.1°C | 15.3°C | 9.6°C | 24.2°C | 5.6°C | 12 mm | 68% | 2.9 m/s | 4 |
| 1991 | 23.5°C | 17.6°C | 11.6°C | 29.7°C | 6.6°C | 34 mm | 60% | 3 m/s | 3.5 |
| 1990 | 22.4°C | 16.3°C | 10.2°C | 32.7°C | 5.4°C | 50 mm | 66% | 2.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1989 | 24.0°C | 17.9°C | 11.9°C | 29.6°C | 7.7°C | 86 mm | 62% | 3.2 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1988 | 21.6°C | 16.4°C | 11.2°C | 29.1°C | 6.9°C | 107 mm | 72% | 3 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1987 | 22.0°C | 15.4°C | 8.8°C | 27.8°C | 4.2°C | 38 mm | 60% | 3 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1986 | 21.9°C | 15.9°C | 9.9°C | 27.2°C | 6.5°C | 79 mm | 65% | 2.9 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1985 | 23.6°C | 17.1°C | 10.6°C | 30.1°C | 6.3°C | 25 mm | 51% | 3.1 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1984 | 21.0°C | 16.2°C | 11.4°C | 27.3°C | 6.9°C | 142 mm | 75% | 3.1 m/s | 3.4 |
| 1983 | 25.2°C | 17.9°C | 10.5°C | 31.9°C | 7.2°C | 18 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 23.0°C | 17.0°C | 11.1°C | 29.2°C | 6.2°C | 26 mm | 63% | 2.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.8°C | 17.8°C | 11.7°C | 30.4°C | 6.3°C | 94 mm | 53% | 3.7 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 23.5°C with lows near 11.2°C (mean 17.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 50 mm of rainfall in Three Springs, a relatively wet time of year. The wettest on record was 201 mm in 1999.
The hottest May reached 34.3°C in 2002. The coldest dipped to 3.8°C in 2019.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.4°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.3°C to 25°C and overnight lows from 11.1°C to 12.3°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Three Springs and a relatively wet time of year, so plan for around 23.5°C daytime highs and 11.2°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 5th coolest month in Three Springs, averaging 17.4°C.
For May in Three Springs, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 23.5°C and lows of 11.2°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 60% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.1 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.7 m/s (1981).
The wettest May on record was 1999 with 201 mm. On average, May sees 50 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 Three Springs 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.
