Albany weather in May

In May, Albany sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 43 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Albany's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Albany's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
7th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:00 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Albany is port city in Western Australia, Australia.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.5 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
397/km²
people per km²
Founded
1826

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical May day in Albany reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Albany weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°213.414.17.5
Feb22° / 17°173.513.37.4
Mar21° / 16°30512.37.0
Apr20° / 15°325.611.16.8
May18° / 13°437.710.26.1
Jun16° / 11°4810.39.75.1
Jul15° / 10°5311.19.94.5
Aug15° / 10°5811.310.74.6
Sep16° / 10°499.311.85.0
Oct17° / 12°356.712.95.8
Nov19° / 13°326.513.86.4
Dec20° / 15°224.114.37.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
53862
63961
73961
83961
94060
104159
114159
124258
134357
144357
154456
164456
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224555
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Albany gets around 43 mm of rain over 7.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
321
421
522
623
723
824
925
1025
1126
1226
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2627
2727
2827
2927
3028
3128

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160364
262353
363343
464333
565323
667312
768302
869292
970282
1071272
1172262
1274251
1375241
1476231
1578211
1679201
1780191
1881181
1982171
2084160
2185150
2286140
2387130
2488120
2589110
2690100
279190
289280
299280
309370
319460

Wind in May

Winds average 16 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:475:24
210.66:485:23
310.56:495:22
410.56:505:21
510.56:515:20
610.56:525:19
710.46:525:18
810.46:535:17
910.46:545:16
1010.36:555:15
1110.36:565:14
1210.36:565:13
1310.26:575:12
1410.26:585:11
1510.26:595:11
1610.27:005:10
1710.17:005:09
1810.17:015:08
1910.17:025:08
2010.17:035:07
2110.07:045:06
2210.07:045:06
2310.07:055:05
2410.07:065:04
2510.07:075:04
269.97:075:03
279.97:085:03
289.97:095:02
299.97:095:02
309.97:105:01
319.87:115:01

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 2.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.5Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.4Moderate
212.4Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Albany

In seasonPeak

None of Albany's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Albany sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Albany?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Albany for sightseeing.

What to pack for Albany in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Albany sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Albany in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 26 to May 31 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb20Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr21Refreshing
May20Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct18Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Albany in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Albany peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep7High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Albany?

Albany sits at 35.0°S, 117.9°E, 14 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Australind, 279 km away.

AustralindBusseltonBunburyMargaret RiverMandurahBaldivisByfordRockingham

Topography around Albany

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Albany.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Albany has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,027 m.

The land around Albany is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, water (42%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
232 m
80 km
1,027 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Australind 279 km · Busselton 279 km · Bunbury 280 km · Margaret River 284 km · Mandurah 342 km · Baldivis 355 km · Byford 357 km · Rockingham 365 km

Australia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type I
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 90% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$65,130
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
none 38%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 18%other Christian 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Albany (-35.0269°, 117.8837°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).