Wodonga weather in May

In May, Wodonga sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 50 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 Wodonga's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wodonga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:06 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
2.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Wodonga is regional city in Victoria, Australia.

Density
1,050/km²
people per km²
Founded
1852

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 19°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical May day in Wodonga reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C cooler than April and about 3°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1198
2198
3198
4187
5187
6187
7187
8187
9187
10177
11177
12177
13176
14176
15176
16176
17176
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19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26156
27155
28155
29155
30155
31155

Wodonga 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
Jan30° / 17°465.314.25.6
Feb29° / 16°464.813.46.1
Mar26° / 14°454.112.37.8
Apr21° / 40511.17.5
May17° / 506.310.15.8
Jun13° / 699.29.63.8
Jul12° / 6810.49.83.3
Aug14° / 739.810.64.0
Sep17° / 738.711.85.6
Oct21° / 667.612.96.9
Nov24° / 11°696.913.97.4
Dec28° / 14°616.214.47.0

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 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45248
55248
65248
75248
85347
95347
105347
115347
125347
135248
145248
155149
165149
175050
184951
194852
204852
214753
224654
234654
244555
254654
264753
274654
284654
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Wodonga gets around 50 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 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
317
417
517
617
717
818
918
1018
1118
1218
1319
1419
1520
1620
1720
1821
1921
2022
2122
2222
2323
2423
2523
2623
2724
2824
2924
3025
3125

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29631
39631
49631
59631
69631
79631
89631
99721
109820
119820
129820
139820
149820
159820
169910
179910
189910
199910
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:53 AM to 8:17 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:536:26
210.57:546:25
310.57:556:24
410.57:566:23
510.47:576:22
610.47:586:21
710.47:586:20
810.37:596:19
910.38:006:18
1010.38:016:17
1110.28:026:16
1210.28:036:15
1310.28:036:14
1410.18:046:13
1510.18:056:12
1610.18:066:11
1710.18:076:11
1810.08:086:10
1910.08:086:09
2010.08:096:08
2110.08:106:08
229.98:116:07
239.98:126:06
249.98:126:06
259.98:136:05
269.88:146:05
279.88:156:04
289.88:156:04
299.88:166:03
309.88:176:03
319.78:176:02

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.7Moderate
152.7Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Wodonga?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Wodonga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wodonga in May

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

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

a warm layer

UV index in Wodonga 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 Wodonga peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Wodonga 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 Wodonga is worst in January — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.3× the cleanest month (July, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJan 1623 µg/m³Jul 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb5Good
Mar9Good
Apr23Moderate
May10Good
Jun4Good
Jul3Good
Aug4Good
Sep6Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wodonga?

Wodonga sits at 36.1°S, 146.9°E, 167 m above sea level, in Australia. The nearest listed city is Wangaratta, 57 km away.

TuggeranongGriffithCanberraWallan

Topography around Wodonga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wodonga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,851 m.

The land around Wodonga is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), grassland (29%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), trees (36%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
657 m
80 km
1,851 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Wangaratta 57 km · Shepparton 137 km · Echuca 192 km · Bairnsdale 200 km · Tuggeranong 212 km · Griffith 218 km · Canberra 223 km · Wallan 223 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 Wodonga (-36.1218°, 146.8881°, elevation 167 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).