Echuca weather in May

In May, Echuca sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of May to 9 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Echuca's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Echuca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:15 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Echuca is town in Victoria, Australia.

Density
107/km²
people per km²

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 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Echuca reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2198
3198
4198
5198
6198
7198
8188
9188
10188
11188
12188
13188
14187
15187
16177
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24167
25167
26167
27167
28167
29167
30166
31166

Echuca weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°344.114.25.4
Feb30° / 16°303.913.46.0
Mar27° / 14°283.512.37.7
Apr22° / 10°294.211.17.8
May17° / 325.210.16.3
Jun14° / 407.39.64.4
Jul13° / 388.29.83.9
Aug15° / 407.510.64.8
Sep18° / 43711.86.2
Oct22° / 415.712.97.4
Nov26° / 11°435.813.97.5
Dec29° / 14°455.114.46.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
45050
55149
65050
75050
85149
95149
105149
115149
125050
135050
145149
154951
165050
174951
184852
194852
204852
214753
224753
234753
244852
254852
264852
274852
284852
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Echuca gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.2 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
616
716
816
916
1015
1115
1215
1315
1415
1516
1616
1716
1816
1917
2017
2117
2217
2318
2418
2518
2619
2719
2820
2920
3021
3121

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of May to 9 h 42 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 8:02 AM to 8:26 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:026:35
210.58:036:34
310.58:036:32
410.48:046:31
510.48:056:30
610.48:066:29
710.48:076:28
810.38:086:27
910.38:096:26
1010.38:106:25
1110.28:106:24
1210.28:116:23
1310.28:126:22
1410.18:136:22
1510.18:146:21
1610.18:156:20
1710.18:156:19
1810.08:166:18
1910.08:176:18
2010.08:186:17
2110.08:196:16
229.98:196:16
239.98:206:15
249.98:216:14
259.98:226:14
269.88:226:13
279.88:236:13
289.88:246:12
299.88:256:12
309.88:256:11
319.78:266:11

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Echuca?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Echuca for sightseeing.

What to pack for Echuca in May

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

In May, Echuca sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Echuca in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Echuca peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 17UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Echuca?

Echuca sits at 36.1°S, 144.8°E, 100 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Shepparton, 64 km away.

Topography around Echuca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Echuca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 97 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m.

The land around Echuca is covered by trees (35%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
341 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Shepparton 64 km · Bendigo 81 km · Wangaratta 143 km · Wallan 143 km · Sunbury 160 km · Wollert 162 km · Craigieburn 163 km · Mernda 165 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 Echuca (-36.1406°, 144.7518°, elevation 100 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. 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).