Paralowie weather in May

In May, Paralowie sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Paralowie's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paralowie's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 46 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 8:06 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 12th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 2.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

Paralowie is suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical May day in Paralowie reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	18	13
4	18	13
5	18	13
6	18	13
7	18	13
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	12
19	17	12
20	17	12
21	17	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	11
29	16	11
30	16	11
31	16	11

Paralowie weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 18°	19	2.9	14.1	8.3
Feb	26° / 18°	17	2.3	13.3	8.4
Mar	23° / 16°	18	3.1	12.3	8.3
Apr	20° / 14°	34	4.9	11.2	7.3
May	17° / 12°	46	7.9	10.2	5.9
Jun	15° / 10°	55	8.8	9.7	4.6
Jul	14° / 9°	58	10.1	9.9	4.1
Aug	14° / 9°	54	9.8	10.7	4.4
Sep	17° / 10°	52	8.3	11.8	5.6
Oct	19° / 12°	35	5.8	12.9	6.9
Nov	22° / 14°	28	4.8	13.8	7.6
Dec	24° / 16°	23	4.4	14.3	8.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	53	53	53	52	53	52	53	53	54	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	54	55	54	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	53
Cloudier (%)	47	47	47	48	47	48	47	47	46	47	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	46	45	46	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paralowie gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.9 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 27% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	24
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	23
11	23
12	24
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	26
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	27

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of May to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:54	7:55	7:56	7:57	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:16	8:17
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:54	6:31
2	10.6	7:55	6:30
3	10.6	7:56	6:29
4	10.5	7:57	6:28
5	10.5	7:57	6:27
6	10.5	7:58	6:26
7	10.4	7:59	6:25
8	10.4	8:00	6:24
9	10.4	8:01	6:23
10	10.3	8:01	6:22
11	10.3	8:02	6:22
12	10.3	8:03	6:21
13	10.3	8:04	6:20
14	10.2	8:05	6:19
15	10.2	8:05	6:18
16	10.2	8:06	6:17
17	10.2	8:07	6:17
18	10.1	8:08	6:16
19	10.1	8:09	6:15
20	10.1	8:09	6:15
21	10.1	8:10	6:14
22	10.0	8:11	6:13
23	10.0	8:12	6:13
24	10.0	8:12	6:12
25	10.0	8:13	6:12
26	10.0	8:14	6:11
27	9.9	8:14	6:11
28	9.9	8:15	6:10
29	9.9	8:16	6:10
30	9.9	8:16	6:09
31	9.9	8:17	6:09

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.3	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.0	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.8	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.6	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.5	Moderate
28	2.5	Moderate
29	2.5	Moderate
30	2.4	Moderate
31	2.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Paralowie

In seasonPeak

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

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

Cyclone

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Paralowie?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Paralowie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paralowie in May

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

In May, Paralowie sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 8 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Paralowie in May

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 22 to Apr 3 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	22	21	19	17	15	14	13	14	16	18	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	15	Cool
Jul	14	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	16	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Paralowie 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 Paralowie peaks around January 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	11	9	5	3	3	3	4	6	8	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paralowie?

Paralowie sits at 34.8°S, 138.6°E, 21 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Parafield Gardens, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Paralowie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paralowie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m.

The land around Paralowie is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%), water (29%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

33 m

artificial surfaces 57%

16 km

428 m

artificial surfaces 32%

80 km

700 m

cropland 32%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves

← April Paralowie year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Parafield Gardens 3.0 km · Adelaide city centre 19 km · Adelaide 19 km · Adelaide Hills 19 km · Gawler 21 km · Mount Barker 42 km · Morphett Vale 43 km · Whyalla 215 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

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 Paralowie (-34.757°, 138.6082°, elevation 21 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	18	13
4	18	13
5	18	13
6	18	13
7	18	13
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	12
19	17	12
20	17	12
21	17	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	11
29	16	11
30	16	11
31	16	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	24
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	23
11	23
12	24
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	26
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	18	13
4	18	13
5	18	13
6	18	13
7	18	13
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	12
19	17	12
20	17	12
21	17	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	11
29	16	11
30	16	11
31	16	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	24
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	23
11	23
12	24
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	26
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	13
2	19	13
3	18	13
4	18	13
5	18	13
6	18	13
7	18	13
8	18	12
9	18	12
10	18	12
11	18	12
12	18	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	12
19	17	12
20	17	12
21	17	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	16	11
27	16	11
28	16	11
29	16	11
30	16	11
31	16	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	53	47
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	52	48
5	53	47
6	52	48
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	54	46
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	54	46
23	53	47
24	53	47
25	52	48
26	52	48
27	52	48
28	52	48
29	52	48
30	52	48
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	24
4	24
5	24
6	24
7	24
8	24
9	24
10	23
11	23
12	24
13	24
14	24
15	24
16	25
17	25
18	26
19	26
20	26
21	26
22	26
23	26
24	26
25	26
26	26
27	26
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	27

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	95	5
12	95	5
13	95	5
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2