May is one of the warmer months of the year in Bathurst, with average highs near 14.8°C and lows around 3.5°C (mean 9.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 80 mm of rainfall and 80% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Bathurst. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Bathurst was 1999 — when the month averaged 12.5°C — while the coldest was 1990 at 7°C. Typical May days reach 14.8°C with nights near 3.5°C. The long-term May temperature trend is broadly flat.
May is about average for rainfall in Bathurst, averaging 80 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1983 with 146 mm, while the driest was 1992 at 17 mm.
Relative humidity in Bathurst during May averages 80%. The most humid May was 2011 at 86%, and the least humid was 2020 at 70%.
May receives about 5.2 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Bathurst. The sunniest May was 2018 at 6.3 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1984 at 4.
Average wind speed in Bathurst during May is 0.3 m/s. The windiest Mays were 2021, 2023 and 2025, among others at 0.4 m/s, while the calmest were 2019, 2022 and 2024, among others at 0.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 9.3°C | 8.9°C | 8.9°C | 9.4°C | 9.6°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg High | 14.9°C | 14.7°C | 14.4°C | 15.0°C | 15.4°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 3.6°C | 3.1°C | 3.3°C | 3.8°C | 3.8°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg Rain | 88 mm | 77 mm | 82 mm | 82 mm | 66 mm | -22 mm |
May temperatures in Bathurst have risen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of -5.1°C (2002) to a record high of 31.9°C (2020).
Rainfall in May is about average for rainfall, averaging 80 mm, with a wettest year of 146 mm.
A good time to visit Bathurst
May is a good time to visit Bathurst, with days averaging 14.8°C and nights around 3.5°C (mean 9.2°C, warmer than Bathurst's yearly average) and higher rainfall. July and August 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 | 14.2°C | 9.1°C | 3.9°C | 28.7°C | -1.9°C | 88 mm | 82% | 0.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2024 | 16.2°C | 10.6°C | 4.9°C | 26.8°C | -0.9°C | 51 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 14.4°C | 8.9°C | 3.4°C | 29.7°C | -0.9°C | 80 mm | 78% | 0.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 16.6°C | 10.1°C | 3.6°C | 24.4°C | -3.8°C | 64 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2021 | 15.3°C | 9.4°C | 3.6°C | 28.3°C | -0.6°C | 73 mm | 76% | 0.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2020 | 15.7°C | 9.5°C | 3.2°C | 31.9°C | -3.5°C | 41 mm | 70% | 0.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 12.4°C | 7.2°C | 1.9°C | 21.7°C | -3.5°C | 57 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 15.6°C | 8.8°C | 2.0°C | 27.4°C | -4.3°C | 54 mm | 75% | 0.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2017 | 14.0°C | 8.9°C | 3.9°C | 26.3°C | -0.1°C | 122 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 15.4°C | 9.8°C | 4.2°C | 24.3°C | -1.1°C | 75 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 2015 | 17.0°C | 10.9°C | 4.8°C | 26.7°C | -2.7°C | 60 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2014 | 13.2°C | 8.2°C | 3.3°C | 23.9°C | -1.5°C | 74 mm | 84% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2013 | 16.2°C | 10.4°C | 4.5°C | 26.1°C | -3.1°C | 114 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 16.2°C | 10.5°C | 4.8°C | 29.2°C | -1.9°C | 73 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2011 | 13.5°C | 8.7°C | 3.9°C | 23.1°C | -2.4°C | 118 mm | 86% | 0.3 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 16.5°C | 10.7°C | 5.0°C | 26.1°C | 0.5°C | 72 mm | 78% | 0.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2009 | 14.9°C | 9.3°C | 3.7°C | 24.8°C | -1.1°C | 114 mm | 79% | 0.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2008 | 14.0°C | 9.1°C | 4.1°C | 20.6°C | 0.1°C | 76 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 14.2°C | 8.7°C | 3.2°C | 29.6°C | -2.6°C | 69 mm | 78% | 0.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 16.2°C | 10.5°C | 4.7°C | 23.8°C | -2.7°C | 94 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 11.7°C | 7.3°C | 2.9°C | 21.6°C | -2.6°C | 90 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 15.3°C | 9.1°C | 2.8°C | 25.3°C | -2.9°C | 49 mm | 75% | 0.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2003 | 13.6°C | 7.9°C | 2.2°C | 28.4°C | -3.8°C | 109 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 14.4°C | 8.6°C | 2.8°C | 23.7°C | -5.1°C | 70 mm | 76% | 0.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 17.0°C | 10.7°C | 4.4°C | 26.3°C | -2.6°C | 77 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2000 | 13.0°C | 7.7°C | 2.3°C | 21.3°C | -3.1°C | 74 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1999 🔥 | 19.1°C | 12.5°C | 5.8°C | 27.4°C | -1.0°C | 32 mm | 76% | 0.3 m/s | 6 |
| 1998 | 17.8°C | 11.8°C | 5.7°C | 24.5°C | -1.9°C | 87 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 12.8°C | 7.8°C | 2.8°C | 20.4°C | -1.9°C | 94 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1996 | 12.7°C | 7.4°C | 2.1°C | 19.5°C | -4.0°C | 54 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1995 | 14.1°C | 8.2°C | 2.3°C | 19.4°C | -2.8°C | 61 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1994 | 13.1°C | 7.6°C | 2.1°C | 23.9°C | -2.7°C | 122 mm | 81% | 0.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 14.5°C | 8.8°C | 3.1°C | 21.3°C | -4.1°C | 81 mm | 80% | 0.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1992 | 16.0°C | 9.1°C | 2.2°C | 29.3°C | -4.0°C | 17 mm | 73% | 0.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1991 | 15.2°C | 9.2°C | 3.2°C | 23.1°C | -3.3°C | 105 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 ❄️ | 11.8°C | 7.0°C | 2.1°C | 24.0°C | -2.6°C | 116 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 16.9°C | 11.5°C | 6.2°C | 24.5°C | -1.1°C | 83 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1988 | 16.5°C | 10.5°C | 4.5°C | 24.8°C | -2.9°C | 75 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | 5 |
| 1987 | 15.8°C | 9.3°C | 2.9°C | 21.1°C | -4.5°C | 43 mm | 75% | 0.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1986 | 14.9°C | 8.9°C | 2.9°C | 25.4°C | -3.3°C | 66 mm | 78% | 0.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1985 | 14.2°C | 8.2°C | 2.2°C | 23.0°C | -3.1°C | 106 mm | 77% | 0.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1984 | 13.6°C | 8.6°C | 3.6°C | 23.3°C | -0.7°C | 121 mm | 83% | 0.3 m/s | 4 |
| 1983 🌧️ | 12.4°C | 7.8°C | 3.1°C | 18.4°C | -1.4°C | 146 mm | 85% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 14.8°C | 8.8°C | 2.8°C | 27.3°C | -2.3°C | 31 mm | 79% | 0.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 15.3°C | 9.8°C | 4.4°C | 23.1°C | -3.0°C | 126 mm | 82% | 0.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 14.8°C with lows near 3.5°C (mean 9.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 80 mm of rainfall in Bathurst, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 146 mm in 1983.
The hottest May reached 31.9°C in 2020. The coldest dipped to -5.1°C in 2002.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1°C. Daytime highs moved from 14.1°C to 15.3°C and overnight lows from 3.2°C to 3.9°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Bathurst and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 14.8°C daytime highs and 3.5°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Bathurst, averaging 9.2°C.
For May in Bathurst, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 14.8°C and lows of 3.5°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 80% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 0.3 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 0.4 m/s (2002).
The wettest May on record was 1983 with 146 mm. On average, May sees 80 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 Bathurst 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.
