Toowoomba weather in May

In May, Toowoomba sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 37 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Toowoomba's 6th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Toowoomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 37 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:29 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 6th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 3.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.7; out of 10

Toowoomba is city in Queensland, 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical May day in Toowoomba reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°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)	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Toowoomba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 18°	91	10.5	13.5	5.4
Feb	28° / 18°	92	8.8	13	5.9
Mar	27° / 16°	60	7.1	12.2	7.1
Apr	25° / 13°	22	3.9	11.4	8.0
May	21° / 9°	37	3.9	10.7	7.7
Jun	19° / 7°	32	4.5	10.3	7.1
Jul	18° / 6°	23	3.6	10.4	7.3
Aug	20° / 6°	28	3.5	11	7.9
Sep	23° / 9°	29	4.4	11.8	8.2
Oct	26° / 13°	67	7.3	12.7	7.6
Nov	27° / 15°	74	8.2	13.4	6.7
Dec	29° / 17°	103	10	13.7	5.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

	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 (%)	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	69	68	68	68	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Toowoomba gets around 37 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 14% 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 (%)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

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 81% 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 (%)	69	70	71	72	74	75	77	77	79	80	80	81	83	82	82	82	83	84	84	84	84	85	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	88
Comfortable (%)	25	24	23	22	21	20	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12
Humid (%)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	69	25	5	1
2	70	24	5	1
3	71	23	5	1
4	72	22	5	1
5	74	21	4	1
6	75	20	4	1
7	77	18	4	1
8	77	18	4	1
9	79	17	3	1
10	80	16	3	1
11	80	16	3	1
12	81	16	3	0
13	83	15	2	0
14	82	16	2	0
15	82	16	2	0
16	82	16	2	0
17	83	16	1	0
18	84	15	1	0
19	84	15	1	0
20	84	15	1	0
21	84	15	1	0
22	85	14	1	0
23	86	14	0	0
24	86	14	0	0
25	86	14	0	0
26	86	14	0	0
27	87	13	0	0
28	87	13	0	0
29	87	13	0	0
30	87	13	0	0
31	88	12	0	0

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of May to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:02 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)	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38
Sunset (PM)	5:18	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:14	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	6:20	5:18
2	10.9	6:21	5:18
3	10.9	6:22	5:17
4	10.9	6:22	5:16
5	10.9	6:23	5:15
6	10.9	6:23	5:14
7	10.8	6:24	5:14
8	10.8	6:24	5:13
9	10.8	6:25	5:12
10	10.8	6:26	5:11
11	10.7	6:26	5:11
12	10.7	6:27	5:10
13	10.7	6:27	5:09
14	10.7	6:28	5:09
15	10.7	6:29	5:08
16	10.6	6:29	5:08
17	10.6	6:30	5:07
18	10.6	6:30	5:07
19	10.6	6:31	5:06
20	10.6	6:32	5:06
21	10.6	6:32	5:05
22	10.5	6:33	5:05
23	10.5	6:33	5:04
24	10.5	6:34	5:04
25	10.5	6:34	5:03
26	10.5	6:35	5:03
27	10.5	6:35	5:03
28	10.4	6:36	5:02
29	10.4	6:36	5:02
30	10.4	6:37	5:02
31	10.4	6:38	5:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 3.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 3.6 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)	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3
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	4.0	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.6	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.5	Moderate
20	3.5	Moderate
21	3.5	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.4	Moderate
24	3.4	Moderate
25	3.4	Moderate
26	3.4	Moderate
27	3.4	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Toowoomba

In seasonPeak

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

Toowoomba's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Toowoomba?

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

7.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Toowoomba for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Toowoomba in May

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

In May, Toowoomba sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

UV index in Toowoomba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Toowoomba peaks around January 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	11	9	5	4	5	6	8	10	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Toowoomba?

Toowoomba sits at 27.6°S, 152.0°E, 599 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Warwick, 74 km away.

Topography around Toowoomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Toowoomba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 629 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,280 m.

The land around Toowoomba is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), trees (35%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

268 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

604 m

trees 45%

80 km

1,280 m

grassland 39%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

May weather nearby: Warwick 74 km · Redbank Plains 90 km · Springfield Lakes 96 km · The Gap 98 km · Forest Lake 100 km · Albany Creek 103 km · Brisbane 106 km · Narangba 107 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 Toowoomba (-27.5606°, 151.9539°, elevation 599 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	69	25	5	1
2	70	24	5	1
3	71	23	5	1
4	72	22	5	1
5	74	21	4	1
6	75	20	4	1
7	77	18	4	1
8	77	18	4	1
9	79	17	3	1
10	80	16	3	1
11	80	16	3	1
12	81	16	3	0
13	83	15	2	0
14	82	16	2	0
15	82	16	2	0
16	82	16	2	0
17	83	16	1	0
18	84	15	1	0
19	84	15	1	0
20	84	15	1	0
21	84	15	1	0
22	85	14	1	0
23	86	14	0	0
24	86	14	0	0
25	86	14	0	0
26	86	14	0	0
27	87	13	0	0
28	87	13	0	0
29	87	13	0	0
30	87	13	0	0
31	88	12	0	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	69	25	5	1
2	70	24	5	1
3	71	23	5	1
4	72	22	5	1
5	74	21	4	1
6	75	20	4	1
7	77	18	4	1
8	77	18	4	1
9	79	17	3	1
10	80	16	3	1
11	80	16	3	1
12	81	16	3	0
13	83	15	2	0
14	82	16	2	0
15	82	16	2	0
16	82	16	2	0
17	83	16	1	0
18	84	15	1	0
19	84	15	1	0
20	84	15	1	0
21	84	15	1	0
22	85	14	1	0
23	86	14	0	0
24	86	14	0	0
25	86	14	0	0
26	86	14	0	0
27	87	13	0	0
28	87	13	0	0
29	87	13	0	0
30	87	13	0	0
31	88	12	0	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	68	32
7	68	32
8	68	32
9	68	32
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	68	32
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	66	34
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	62	38

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	69	25	5	1
2	70	24	5	1
3	71	23	5	1
4	72	22	5	1
5	74	21	4	1
6	75	20	4	1
7	77	18	4	1
8	77	18	4	1
9	79	17	3	1
10	80	16	3	1
11	80	16	3	1
12	81	16	3	0
13	83	15	2	0
14	82	16	2	0
15	82	16	2	0
16	82	16	2	0
17	83	16	1	0
18	84	15	1	0
19	84	15	1	0
20	84	15	1	0
21	84	15	1	0
22	85	14	1	0
23	86	14	0	0
24	86	14	0	0
25	86	14	0	0
26	86	14	0	0
27	87	13	0	0
28	87	13	0	0
29	87	13	0	0
30	87	13	0	0
31	88	12	0	0