Umina Beach weather in May

In May, Umina Beach sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 70 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°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 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Umina Beach's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umina Beach's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:43 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Umina Beach is suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia.

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical May day in Umina Beach reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°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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Umina Beach weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°7810.5146.7
Feb25° / 20°10111.113.26.5
Mar24° / 18°891212.36.8
Apr22° / 15°7710.211.26.8
May19° / 13°709.110.36.5
Jun17° / 11°869.69.85.7
Jul17° / 497.2105.9
Aug18° / 10°496.510.86.7
Sep20° / 12°516.811.87.1
Oct22° / 14°628.512.87.0
Nov23° / 16°811013.76.8
Dec25° / 18°7010.314.27.0

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 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46436
56436
66535
76535
86634
96634
106634
116733
126733
136733
146733
156634
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196634
206634
216634
226634
236535
246535
256436
266436
276337
286337
296238
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Umina Beach gets around 70 mm of rain over 9.1 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
330
430
530
629
729
829
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1429
1529
1629
1730
1830
1930
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2532
2632
2732
2833
2933
3033
3134

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1553213
2573112
3593011
4602911
5622810
664279
766268
867258
969247
1071236
1172226
1273225
1374215
1475214
1575214
1677203
1777203
1878193
1979183
2080182
2181172
2282162
2382162
2483152
2584151
2684151
2784151
2884151
2985141
3085141
3185141

Wind in May

Winds average 13 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of May to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:316:12
210.77:326:11
310.67:336:10
410.67:346:09
510.67:356:08
610.57:356:07
710.57:366:07
810.57:376:06
910.57:386:05
1010.47:386:04
1110.47:396:03
1210.47:406:02
1310.37:416:01
1410.37:416:01
1510.37:426:00
1610.37:435:59
1710.27:445:58
1810.27:445:58
1910.27:455:57
2010.27:465:56
2110.27:475:56
2210.17:475:55
2310.17:485:55
2410.17:495:54
2510.17:495:54
2610.17:505:53
2710.07:515:53
2810.07:515:52
2910.07:525:52
3010.07:535:51
3110.07:535:51

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
172.9Moderate
182.9Moderate
192.9Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.6Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Umina Beach

In seasonPeak

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

Umina Beach 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 Umina Beach?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Umina Beach for sightseeing.

What to pack for Umina Beach in May

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

In May, Umina Beach sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Umina Beach in May

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 16 to Jun 4 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep18Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Umina Beach in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Umina Beach peaks around January 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 12Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Umina Beach?

Umina Beach sits at 33.5°S, 151.3°E, 10 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Central Coast, 12 km away.

Topography around Umina Beach

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umina Beach has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 921 m.

The land around Umina Beach is covered by trees (45%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
921 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Central Coast 12 km · Pittwater 16 km · Dee Why 25 km · Saint Ives 27 km · Hornsby 28 km · Wahroonga 28 km · Manly 31 km · Chatswood 33 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 Umina Beach (-33.5231°, 151.3133°, elevation 10 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).