May is one of the cooler months of the year in Tom Price, with average highs near 28.3°C and lows around 14.2°C (mean 21.3°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 22 mm of rainfall and 41% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Tom Price. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Tom Price was 1998 — when the month averaged 24.5°C — while the coldest was 2000 at 16.6°C. Typical May days reach 28.3°C with nights near 14.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
May is about average for rainfall in Tom Price, averaging 22 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 2015 with 107 mm, while the driest were 2018, 2019 and 2023, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Tom Price during May averages 41%. The most humid May was 1992 at 63%, and the least humid was 2019 at 21%.
May receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Tom Price. The sunniest Mays were 2012 and 2019 at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2022 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Tom Price during May is 2.8 m/s. The windiest Mays were 2011 and 2018 at 3.5 m/s, while the calmest were 1983 and 2017 at 2.2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 20.9°C | 21.5°C | 21.0°C | 21.2°C | 21.9°C | +1°C |
| Avg High | 28.0°C | 28.3°C | 28.1°C | 28.3°C | 28.8°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 13.8°C | 14.6°C | 13.9°C | 14.1°C | 15.0°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 33 mm | 22 mm | 8 mm | 25 mm | 27 mm | -7 mm |
May temperatures in Tom Price have risen by about 0.6°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of 6.5°C (2000) to a record high of 37.5°C (1990).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 22 mm, with a wettest year of 107 mm.
One of the best times to visit Tom Price
May is one of the best times to visit Tom Price. Expect days averaging 28.3°C and nights around 14.2°C (mean 21.3°C) — cooler than Tom Price's yearly average — with low rainfall (22 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 | 29.8°C | 22.5°C | 15.1°C | 34.2°C | 9.9°C | 2 mm | 27% | 3.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2024 | 29.7°C | 22.6°C | 15.5°C | 33.0°C | 11.6°C | 1 mm | 30% | 3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 28.6°C | 21.5°C | 14.4°C | 32.9°C | 9.6°C | 0 mm | 25% | 3.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2022 | 28.0°C | 22.1°C | 16.1°C | 32.6°C | 9.6°C | 92 mm | 50% | 2.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 28.1°C | 21.6°C | 15.2°C | 33.5°C | 11.2°C | 52 mm | 45% | 2.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 28.5°C | 21.1°C | 13.7°C | 33.1°C | 7.3°C | 14 mm | 28% | 3.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2019 | 31.2°C | 23.0°C | 14.9°C | 34.3°C | 11.1°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 29.3°C | 21.8°C | 14.2°C | 34.7°C | 9.6°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2017 | 29.4°C | 21.7°C | 14.0°C | 31.2°C | 10.6°C | 0 mm | 40% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 29.8°C | 22.9°C | 15.9°C | 33.6°C | 8.9°C | 12 mm | 41% | 2.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 🌧️ | 24.4°C | 18.6°C | 12.7°C | 29.7°C | 8.7°C | 107 mm | 63% | 2.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2014 | 28.7°C | 22.1°C | 15.4°C | 33.5°C | 10.4°C | 55 mm | 50% | 2.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 27.1°C | 20.3°C | 13.5°C | 35.1°C | 8.4°C | 38 mm | 49% | 3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 29.0°C | 21.4°C | 13.8°C | 32.8°C | 7.0°C | 0 mm | 34% | 2.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 25.1°C | 18.9°C | 12.8°C | 29.3°C | 9.6°C | 23 mm | 53% | 3.5 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 29.3°C | 21.7°C | 14.1°C | 35.6°C | 8.8°C | 10 mm | 33% | 3 m/s | 5 |
| 2009 | 27.3°C | 20.2°C | 13.1°C | 32.8°C | 7.8°C | 5 mm | 34% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2008 | 29.3°C | 21.5°C | 13.7°C | 33.4°C | 9.9°C | 0 mm | 36% | 2.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 29.1°C | 21.8°C | 14.6°C | 33.4°C | 10.7°C | 0 mm | 40% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2006 | 26.2°C | 19.3°C | 12.3°C | 27.8°C | 9.6°C | 2 mm | 49% | 2.8 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 30.1°C | 23.5°C | 16.8°C | 34.4°C | 11.8°C | 22 mm | 37% | 2.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 25.8°C | 18.8°C | 11.8°C | 31.0°C | 6.5°C | 4 mm | 49% | 3.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2003 | 30.0°C | 22.8°C | 15.6°C | 33.3°C | 9.7°C | 2 mm | 33% | 2.7 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2002 | 31.2°C | 24.2°C | 17.2°C | 35.3°C | 9.4°C | 31 mm | 39% | 2.5 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 28.5°C | 21.4°C | 14.4°C | 32.7°C | 9.4°C | 15 mm | 37% | 2.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2000 ❄️ | 23.7°C | 16.6°C | 9.6°C | 27.9°C | 6.5°C | 1 mm | 56% | 3.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 27.8°C | 21.1°C | 14.4°C | 30.8°C | 10.2°C | 34 mm | 54% | 2.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 🔥 | 31.1°C | 24.5°C | 17.9°C | 35.2°C | 13.3°C | 27 mm | 46% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 26.8°C | 20.5°C | 14.3°C | 32.8°C | 10.3°C | 20 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 28.9°C | 21.4°C | 14.0°C | 31.5°C | 9.4°C | 0 mm | 39% | 2.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 26.7°C | 19.6°C | 12.6°C | 29.9°C | 7.3°C | 14 mm | 48% | 3.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 29.9°C | 22.2°C | 14.5°C | 33.8°C | 10.4°C | 0 mm | 25% | 3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 26.9°C | 20.8°C | 14.7°C | 30.6°C | 9.9°C | 18 mm | 52% | 2.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1992 | 25.7°C | 19.7°C | 13.8°C | 30.4°C | 8.1°C | 49 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1991 | 29.5°C | 22.6°C | 15.6°C | 34.1°C | 12.0°C | 62 mm | 38% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 29.9°C | 22.1°C | 14.4°C | 37.5°C | 8.5°C | 0 mm | 30% | 2.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1989 | 28.2°C | 21.0°C | 13.8°C | 31.1°C | 10.6°C | 9 mm | 46% | 2.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1988 | 26.1°C | 19.4°C | 12.7°C | 30.9°C | 8.2°C | 91 mm | 59% | 2.8 m/s | 4 |
| 1987 | 26.3°C | 19.6°C | 12.9°C | 31.1°C | 6.7°C | 25 mm | 41% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1986 | 28.3°C | 20.5°C | 12.7°C | 32.5°C | 9.2°C | 4 mm | 30% | 2.9 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1985 | 28.0°C | 20.7°C | 13.3°C | 32.7°C | 9.8°C | 9 mm | 38% | 2.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 27.9°C | 21.8°C | 15.7°C | 32.3°C | 9.6°C | 89 mm | 59% | 2.6 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1983 | 30.3°C | 22.6°C | 14.9°C | 33.9°C | 11.2°C | 0 mm | 27% | 2.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.4°C | 21.2°C | 14.0°C | 33.3°C | 7.0°C | 58 mm | 41% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.4°C | 21.4°C | 14.5°C | 33.6°C | 6.9°C | 15 mm | 34% | 2.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 28.3°C with lows near 14.2°C (mean 21.3°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 22 mm of rainfall in Tom Price, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 107 mm in 2015.
The hottest May reached 37.5°C in 1990. The coldest dipped to 6.5°C in 2000.
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 28.6°C to 28.8°C and overnight lows from 14.5°C to 15.3°C over the same span.
May is one of the cooler months of the year in Tom Price and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 28.3°C daytime highs and 14.2°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 4th coolest month in Tom Price, averaging 21.3°C.
For May in Tom Price, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 28.3°C and lows of 14.2°C.
Relative humidity in May averages 41% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in May is 2.8 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 3.5 m/s (2011).
The wettest May on record was 2015 with 107 mm. On average, May sees 22 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 Tom Price 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.
