Uluru weather in May

In May, Uluru sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 12 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Uluru's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uluru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
7:19 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Uluru is town in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Density
22/km²
people per km²
Founded
1984

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 26°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Uluru reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C cooler than April and about 4°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22613
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42613
52513
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252210
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282210
292210
302110
31219

How May really feels in Uluru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Uluru weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°293.513.41.8
Feb36° / 24°313.712.92.4
Mar33° / 21°232.612.24.2
Apr29° / 16°141.911.47.0
May24° / 11°121.710.88.7
Jun20° / 151.810.58.0
Jul20° / 13210.68.2
Aug23° / 5111.19.2
Sep28° / 13°81.311.87.8
Oct32° / 17°152.512.65.4
Nov34° / 20°253.613.23.8
Dec36° / 23°415.413.52.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
58020
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Uluru gets around 12 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
145
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186
196
206
217
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268
278
288
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308
318

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39631
49631
59721
69721
79721
89721
99721
109811
119721
129721
139721
149721
159721
169820
179730
189730
199730
209730
219640
229640
239640
249640
259640
269640
279640
289640
299640
309640
319640

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 16 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
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of May to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:116:15
211.07:126:14
311.07:126:14
411.07:136:13
511.07:136:12
611.07:146:12
710.97:146:11
810.97:156:10
910.97:156:10
1010.97:166:09
1110.97:166:08
1210.87:176:08
1310.87:176:07
1410.87:186:07
1510.87:196:06
1610.87:196:06
1710.87:206:05
1810.77:206:05
1910.77:216:04
2010.77:216:04
2110.77:226:03
2210.77:226:03
2310.77:236:02
2410.67:236:02
2510.67:246:02
2610.67:246:01
2710.67:256:01
2810.67:256:01
2910.67:266:01
3010.67:266:00
3110.67:276:00

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Uluru?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Uluru for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Uluru in May

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

In May, Uluru sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Uluru in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uluru peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Uluru in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Uluru is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (June, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 2418 µg/m³Jun 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May7Good
Jun6Good
Jul9Good
Aug10Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Uluru?

Uluru sits at 25.2°S, 131.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Alice Springs, 339 km away.

Alice SpringsMount IsaWhyallaKalgoorlieBroomeBroken HillGawlerParalowie

Topography around Uluru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uluru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 m.

The land around Uluru is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
375 m
80 km
545 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
May weather nearby: Alice Springs 339 km · Mount Isa 1,005 km · Whyalla 1,076 km · Kalgoorlie 1,116 km · Broome 1,214 km · Broken Hill 1,265 km · Gawler 1,281 km · Paralowie 1,287 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 Uluru (-25.2406°, 130.9889°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).