Wangaratta weather in May

In May, Wangaratta sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Wangaratta's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wangaratta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 47 mm; 6.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 06 min; 8:09 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 8th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 2.62 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.0; out of 10

Wangaratta is city in Victoria, 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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wangaratta reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°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.

	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	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Wangaratta 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 17°	42	4.6	14.2	5.4
Feb	30° / 16°	41	4	13.4	6.0
Mar	27° / 14°	37	3.7	12.3	7.8
Apr	22° / 10°	38	4.5	11.1	7.7
May	17° / 7°	47	6.3	10.1	6.0
Jun	14° / 5°	59	8.7	9.6	4.1
Jul	13° / 4°	60	10	9.8	3.5
Aug	14° / 4°	62	9.6	10.6	4.3
Sep	17° / 6°	62	8	11.8	5.8
Oct	21° / 8°	55	6.9	12.9	7.1
Nov	25° / 12°	57	6.1	13.9	7.5
Dec	28° / 14°	55	5.7	14.4	6.8

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	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 (%)	54	53	53	53	53	53	52	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	49	49
Cloudier (%)	46	47	47	47	47	47	48	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wangaratta gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 24% 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 (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24

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

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 97% 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 (%)	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Humid (%)	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	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	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 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 7:56 AM to 8:20 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:04 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:56	7:57	7:58	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:05	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:09	8:10	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:20
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	7:56	6:28
2	10.5	7:57	6:27
3	10.5	7:58	6:26
4	10.4	7:58	6:25
5	10.4	7:59	6:24
6	10.4	8:00	6:23
7	10.3	8:01	6:21
8	10.3	8:02	6:20
9	10.3	8:03	6:19
10	10.2	8:04	6:18
11	10.2	8:05	6:18
12	10.2	8:05	6:17
13	10.2	8:06	6:16
14	10.1	8:07	6:15
15	10.1	8:08	6:14
16	10.1	8:09	6:13
17	10.0	8:10	6:12
18	10.0	8:10	6:12
19	10.0	8:11	6:11
20	10.0	8:12	6:10
21	9.9	8:13	6:09
22	9.9	8:14	6:09
23	9.9	8:14	6:08
24	9.9	8:15	6:07
25	9.8	8:16	6:07
26	9.8	8:17	6:06
27	9.8	8:17	6:06
28	9.8	8:18	6:05
29	9.8	8:19	6:05
30	9.7	8:20	6:04
31	9.7	8:20	6:04

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.62 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)	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2
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	3.2	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.0	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.8	Moderate
12	2.8	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.5	Moderate
19	2.5	Moderate
20	2.5	Moderate
21	2.5	Moderate
22	2.4	Moderate
23	2.4	Moderate
24	2.4	Moderate
25	2.4	Moderate
26	2.3	Moderate
27	2.3	Moderate
28	2.3	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wangaratta?

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

6.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wangaratta for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wangaratta in May

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

In May, Wangaratta sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Wangaratta 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 Wangaratta 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	9	5	3	2	3	4	5	8	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	5	Moderate
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Wangaratta 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 Wangaratta is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.3× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	5	9	25	9	4	3	4	6	6	6	6
Level	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	5	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	25	Moderate
May	9	Good
Jun	4	Good
Jul	3	Good
Aug	4	Good
Sep	6	Good
Oct	6	Good
Nov	6	Good
Dec	6	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Wangaratta?

Wangaratta sits at 36.4°S, 146.3°E, 151 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wodonga, 57 km away.

Topography around Wangaratta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wangaratta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 148 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 m.

The land around Wangaratta is covered by trees (36%), grassland (31%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (32%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

trees 36%

16 km

375 m

grassland 66%

80 km

1,562 m

grassland 40%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

May weather nearby: Wodonga 57 km · Shepparton 83 km · Echuca 143 km · Wallan 168 km · Doreen 173 km · Mernda 176 km · Lilydale 177 km · Wollert 178 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 Wangaratta (-36.3585°, 146.3206°, elevation 151 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	53	47
3	53	47
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	52	48
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	52	48
12	52	48
13	52	48
14	52	48
15	51	49
16	51	49
17	50	50
18	50	50
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	95	4	1
2	95	4	1
3	95	4	1
4	95	4	1
5	95	4	1
6	95	4	1
7	96	3	1
8	97	3	0
9	97	3	0
10	97	3	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	97	3	0
15	97	3	0
16	97	3	0
17	98	2	0
18	98	2	0
19	98	2	0
20	98	2	0
21	98	2	0
22	98	2	0
23	99	1	0
24	99	1	0
25	99	1	0
26	99	1	0
27	99	1	0
28	99	1	0
29	99	1	0
30	99	1	0
31	99	1	0