May is one of the warmer months of the year in Newcastle, with average highs near 13.4°C and lows around 6°C (mean 9.7°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 58 mm of rainfall and 83% relative humidity across the period.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Newcastle. Across 45 years of records, the warmest May in Newcastle was 2024 — when the month averaged 12.2°C — while the coldest was 1996 at 7.3°C. Typical May days reach 13.4°C with nights near 6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
May is one of the drier months in Newcastle, averaging 58 mm of rainfall. The wettest May on record was 1986 with 109 mm, while the driest was 2020 at 21 mm.
Relative humidity in Newcastle during May averages 83%. The most humid May was 2024 at 89%, and the least humid was 2020 at 79%.
May receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Newcastle. The sunniest May was 2020 at 5.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1985 and 1987 at 3.9.
Average wind speed in Newcastle during May is 3.4 m/s. The windiest May was 1986 at 4.9 m/s, while the calmest was 1990 at 2.3 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 9.0°C | 9.5°C | 10.0°C | 9.7°C | 10.7°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg High | 12.7°C | 13.2°C | 13.7°C | 13.5°C | 14.6°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Low | 5.3°C | 5.8°C | 6.3°C | 6.0°C | 6.9°C | +1.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 62 mm | 54 mm | 58 mm | 60 mm | 56 mm | -6 mm |
May temperatures in Newcastle have risen by about 1.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
May has ranged from a record low of -0.9°C (2015) to a record high of 23°C (2010).
Rainfall in May is one of the drier months, averaging 58 mm, with a wettest year of 109 mm.
A good time to visit Newcastle
May is a good time to visit Newcastle, with days averaging 13.4°C and nights around 6°C (mean 9.7°C, warmer than Newcastle's yearly average) and moderate 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 | 15.3°C | 11.0°C | 6.8°C | 20.4°C | 1.9°C | 32 mm | 80% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2024 🔥 | 15.7°C | 12.2°C | 8.7°C | 19.5°C | 5.8°C | 92 mm | 89% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 15.3°C | 11.2°C | 7.2°C | 19.3°C | 4.6°C | 38 mm | 84% | 2.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 14.4°C | 10.9°C | 7.5°C | 17.7°C | 5.4°C | 62 mm | 84% | 3.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 12.2°C | 8.5°C | 4.9°C | 18.3°C | -0.7°C | 93 mm | 84% | 2.9 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 14.6°C | 10.4°C | 6.1°C | 21.4°C | -0.5°C | 21 mm | 79% | 3.4 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 13.3°C | 9.6°C | 5.9°C | 19.8°C | 1.4°C | 51 mm | 81% | 3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 15.5°C | 11.0°C | 6.6°C | 20.9°C | -0.2°C | 39 mm | 84% | 2.9 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 15.0°C | 11.1°C | 7.1°C | 22.7°C | 3.8°C | 43 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 13.5°C | 9.9°C | 6.4°C | 18.0°C | 3.5°C | 33 mm | 84% | 3.3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2015 | 12.0°C | 8.6°C | 5.1°C | 16.8°C | -0.9°C | 98 mm | 82% | 4.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 13.8°C | 10.6°C | 7.3°C | 18.8°C | 1.2°C | 90 mm | 84% | 3.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2013 | 12.6°C | 9.0°C | 5.3°C | 18.6°C | 2.0°C | 76 mm | 84% | 4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 12.9°C | 9.0°C | 5.2°C | 22.6°C | 0.5°C | 75 mm | 84% | 3 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 13.4°C | 9.9°C | 6.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.2°C | 64 mm | 82% | 4.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 12.5°C | 8.7°C | 4.9°C | 23.0°C | -0.2°C | 33 mm | 82% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 13.6°C | 9.9°C | 6.3°C | 20.8°C | 2.7°C | 54 mm | 83% | 4.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2008 | 14.5°C | 10.7°C | 7.0°C | 19.6°C | 2.8°C | 32 mm | 84% | 3.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2007 | 13.2°C | 9.8°C | 6.3°C | 16.5°C | 3.4°C | 64 mm | 82% | 3.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2006 | 13.3°C | 9.6°C | 5.8°C | 19.6°C | 3.0°C | 94 mm | 83% | 3.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 12.7°C | 9.2°C | 5.6°C | 17.2°C | 1.4°C | 55 mm | 82% | 3.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 14.2°C | 10.3°C | 6.3°C | 19.1°C | 2.3°C | 39 mm | 83% | 2.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2003 | 13.6°C | 10.3°C | 6.9°C | 21.6°C | 3.1°C | 87 mm | 84% | 3.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 13.5°C | 10.1°C | 6.7°C | 20.3°C | 1.3°C | 73 mm | 85% | 3.9 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 14.6°C | 10.4°C | 6.2°C | 20.9°C | 1.1°C | 23 mm | 82% | 2.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 13.6°C | 9.8°C | 5.9°C | 20.5°C | 2.7°C | 62 mm | 84% | 3 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 14.0°C | 10.4°C | 6.9°C | 19.0°C | 4.1°C | 67 mm | 85% | 3.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1998 | 14.1°C | 10.6°C | 7.0°C | 20.5°C | 2.8°C | 73 mm | 85% | 3.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 13.4°C | 9.4°C | 5.5°C | 21.6°C | -0.4°C | 67 mm | 83% | 3.1 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1996 ❄️ | 10.7°C | 7.3°C | 3.9°C | 17.6°C | 0.3°C | 60 mm | 81% | 3.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1995 | 13.3°C | 9.4°C | 5.6°C | 19.9°C | 0.5°C | 51 mm | 81% | 3.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1994 | 11.6°C | 8.3°C | 5.0°C | 15.1°C | 2.6°C | 27 mm | 80% | 3.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 12.5°C | 9.0°C | 5.4°C | 16.9°C | 0.4°C | 104 mm | 85% | 3.7 m/s | 4 |
| 1992 | 14.8°C | 10.6°C | 6.4°C | 21.3°C | 2.0°C | 25 mm | 83% | 3.9 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1991 | 12.9°C | 9.5°C | 6.0°C | 17.5°C | 2.4°C | 25 mm | 82% | 3.3 m/s | 4 |
| 1990 | 14.8°C | 10.5°C | 6.1°C | 21.8°C | 2.4°C | 44 mm | 80% | 2.3 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1989 | 14.3°C | 10.1°C | 6.0°C | 18.5°C | 1.3°C | 23 mm | 82% | 3.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1988 | 13.1°C | 9.5°C | 5.8°C | 16.9°C | 2.3°C | 58 mm | 86% | 2.9 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1987 | 11.5°C | 7.9°C | 4.4°C | 17.6°C | -0.1°C | 48 mm | 84% | 3.5 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1986 🌧️ | 12.3°C | 9.2°C | 6.0°C | 15.6°C | 2.2°C | 109 mm | 85% | 4.9 m/s | 4 |
| 1985 | 12.4°C | 8.9°C | 5.4°C | 18.6°C | 1.3°C | 75 mm | 85% | 3.4 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1984 | 12.6°C | 8.5°C | 4.4°C | 17.6°C | 0.8°C | 30 mm | 81% | 2.8 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 11.2°C | 8.1°C | 4.9°C | 14.8°C | 2.0°C | 104 mm | 87% | 3.2 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 13.5°C | 9.3°C | 5.2°C | 20.4°C | 0.4°C | 28 mm | 80% | 3.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 13.3°C | 9.6°C | 6.0°C | 17.6°C | -0.7°C | 83 mm | 86% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded May data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in May is around 13.4°C with lows near 6°C (mean 9.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
May averages 58 mm of rainfall in Newcastle, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 109 mm in 1986.
The hottest May reached 23°C in 2010. The coldest dipped to -0.9°C in 2015.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average May temperatures have risen by about 1.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 12.6°C to 14.6°C and overnight lows from 5.2°C to 7°C over the same span.
May is one of the warmer months of the year in Newcastle and one of the drier months, so plan for around 13.4°C daytime highs and 6°C at night.
Not quite — May is the 8th coolest month in Newcastle, averaging 9.7°C.
For May in Newcastle, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 13.4°C and lows of 6°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in May averages 83% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in May is 3.4 m/s. The windiest May on record averaged 4.9 m/s (1986).
The wettest May on record was 1986 with 109 mm. On average, May sees 58 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 Newcastle 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.
