Invercargill weather in May
In May, Invercargill sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 15.6 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.
Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of May to 8 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Invercargill's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Invercargill's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 12°
- 8th warmest
- Overnight low
- 7°
- 5th coldest
- Precipitation
- 107 mm
- 15.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 9 h 12 min
- 9:06 AM – 6:19 PM
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- 9th clearest
- Wind
- 20 km/h
- 5th windiest
- Solar energy
- 1.39 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 2.7
- out of 10
Invercargill is city in New Zealand's Southland region.
- Air quality
- Good
- PM10 23.6 µg/m³ · 2012
- Density
- 118/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1853
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs ease over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.
A typical May day in Invercargill reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°C warmer than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 8 |
| 2 | 13 | 8 |
| 3 | 13 | 8 |
| 4 | 13 | 8 |
| 5 | 13 | 8 |
| 6 | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | 13 | 8 |
| 8 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | 13 | 8 |
| 10 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | 13 | 8 |
| 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 13 | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | 12 | 8 |
| 15 | 12 | 7 |
| 16 | 12 | 7 |
| 17 | 12 | 7 |
| 18 | 12 | 7 |
| 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 20 | 12 | 7 |
| 21 | 12 | 7 |
| 22 | 11 | 7 |
| 23 | 11 | 7 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 |
| 25 | 11 | 7 |
| 26 | 11 | 7 |
| 27 | 11 | 7 |
| 28 | 11 | 6 |
| 29 | 11 | 6 |
| 30 | 11 | 6 |
| 31 | 11 | 6 |
Invercargill weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° / 11° | 118 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 17° / 12° | 97 | 12.1 | 14 | 5.1 |
| Mar | 16° / 10° | 98 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 4.5 |
| Apr | 14° / 9° | 95 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 3.7 |
| May | 12° / 7° | 107 | 15.6 | 9.2 | 2.7 |
| Jun | 10° / 5° | 93 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 |
| Jul | 9° / 5° | 84 | 14.9 | 8.8 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 10° / 5° | 81 | 14.8 | 10 | 2.2 |
| Sep | 12° / 6° | 93 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 2.7 |
| Oct | 13° / 8° | 119 | 17.5 | 13.3 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 14° / 9° | 111 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 3.5 |
| Dec | 16° / 10° | 109 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.3 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 71%.
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| Clearer (%) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Cloudier (%) | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 70 |
| 2 | 31 | 69 |
| 3 | 31 | 69 |
| 4 | 31 | 69 |
| 5 | 32 | 68 |
| 6 | 32 | 68 |
| 7 | 30 | 70 |
| 8 | 30 | 70 |
| 9 | 30 | 70 |
| 10 | 29 | 71 |
| 11 | 29 | 71 |
| 12 | 27 | 73 |
| 13 | 27 | 73 |
| 14 | 27 | 73 |
| 15 | 27 | 73 |
| 16 | 27 | 73 |
| 17 | 27 | 73 |
| 18 | 27 | 73 |
| 19 | 28 | 72 |
| 20 | 28 | 72 |
| 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 22 | 29 | 71 |
| 23 | 29 | 71 |
| 24 | 29 | 71 |
| 25 | 30 | 70 |
| 26 | 30 | 70 |
| 27 | 30 | 70 |
| 28 | 31 | 69 |
| 29 | 30 | 70 |
| 30 | 30 | 70 |
| 31 | 30 | 70 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Invercargill gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 50% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 44 |
| 2 | 44 |
| 3 | 45 |
| 4 | 45 |
| 5 | 46 |
| 6 | 46 |
| 7 | 47 |
| 8 | 48 |
| 9 | 48 |
| 10 | 49 |
| 11 | 50 |
| 12 | 50 |
| 13 | 51 |
| 14 | 51 |
| 15 | 52 |
| 16 | 52 |
| 17 | 52 |
| 18 | 52 |
| 19 | 52 |
| 20 | 52 |
| 21 | 52 |
| 22 | 52 |
| 23 | 52 |
| 24 | 52 |
| 25 | 52 |
| 26 | 52 |
| 27 | 52 |
| 28 | 52 |
| 29 | 52 |
| 30 | 52 |
| 31 | 52 |
Humidity in May
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Dry (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4 | 100 |
| 5 | 100 |
| 6 | 100 |
| 7 | 100 |
| 8 | 100 |
| 9 | 100 |
| 10 | 100 |
| 11 | 100 |
| 12 | 100 |
| 13 | 100 |
| 14 | 100 |
| 15 | 100 |
| 16 | 100 |
| 17 | 100 |
| 18 | 100 |
| 19 | 100 |
| 20 | 100 |
| 21 | 100 |
| 22 | 100 |
| 23 | 100 |
| 24 | 100 |
| 25 | 100 |
| 26 | 100 |
| 27 | 100 |
| 28 | 100 |
| 29 | 100 |
| 30 | 100 |
| 31 | 100 |
Wind in May
Winds average 20 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | breezy | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | light breeze |
| 2 | 19 | light breeze |
| 3 | 19 | light breeze |
| 4 | 19 | light breeze |
| 5 | 19 | light breeze |
| 6 | 19 | light breeze |
| 7 | 20 | light breeze |
| 8 | 20 | light breeze |
| 9 | 20 | light breeze |
| 10 | 20 | breezy |
| 11 | 20 | breezy |
| 12 | 20 | breezy |
| 13 | 21 | breezy |
| 14 | 21 | breezy |
| 15 | 21 | breezy |
| 16 | 21 | breezy |
| 17 | 21 | breezy |
| 18 | 21 | breezy |
| 19 | 21 | breezy |
| 20 | 21 | breezy |
| 21 | 21 | breezy |
| 22 | 21 | breezy |
| 23 | 21 | breezy |
| 24 | 20 | breezy |
| 25 | 20 | breezy |
| 26 | 20 | breezy |
| 27 | 20 | breezy |
| 28 | 20 | breezy |
| 29 | 20 | breezy |
| 30 | 20 | light breeze |
| 31 | 20 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of May to 8 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 72 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:47 AM to 9:23 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:05 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:47 | 8:48 | 8:50 | 8:51 | 8:52 | 8:53 | 8:55 | 8:56 | 8:57 | 8:59 | 9:00 | 9:01 | 9:03 | 9:04 | 9:05 | 9:06 | 9:07 | 9:09 | 9:10 | 9:11 | 9:12 | 9:13 | 9:14 | 9:16 | 9:17 | 9:18 | 9:19 | 9:20 | 9:21 | 9:22 | 9:23 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:41 | 6:39 | 6:38 | 6:36 | 6:34 | 6:33 | 6:32 | 6:30 | 6:29 | 6:27 | 6:26 | 6:25 | 6:23 | 6:22 | 6:21 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:10 | 6:09 | 6:08 | 6:07 | 6:07 | 6:06 | 6:05 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.9 | 8:47 | 6:41 |
| 2 | 9.8 | 8:48 | 6:39 |
| 3 | 9.8 | 8:50 | 6:38 |
| 4 | 9.8 | 8:51 | 6:36 |
| 5 | 9.7 | 8:52 | 6:34 |
| 6 | 9.7 | 8:53 | 6:33 |
| 7 | 9.6 | 8:55 | 6:32 |
| 8 | 9.6 | 8:56 | 6:30 |
| 9 | 9.5 | 8:57 | 6:29 |
| 10 | 9.5 | 8:59 | 6:27 |
| 11 | 9.4 | 9:00 | 6:26 |
| 12 | 9.4 | 9:01 | 6:25 |
| 13 | 9.3 | 9:03 | 6:23 |
| 14 | 9.3 | 9:04 | 6:22 |
| 15 | 9.3 | 9:05 | 6:21 |
| 16 | 9.2 | 9:06 | 6:19 |
| 17 | 9.2 | 9:07 | 6:18 |
| 18 | 9.1 | 9:09 | 6:17 |
| 19 | 9.1 | 9:10 | 6:16 |
| 20 | 9.1 | 9:11 | 6:15 |
| 21 | 9.0 | 9:12 | 6:14 |
| 22 | 9.0 | 9:13 | 6:13 |
| 23 | 9.0 | 9:14 | 6:12 |
| 24 | 8.9 | 9:16 | 6:11 |
| 25 | 8.9 | 9:17 | 6:10 |
| 26 | 8.9 | 9:18 | 6:09 |
| 27 | 8.8 | 9:19 | 6:08 |
| 28 | 8.8 | 9:20 | 6:07 |
| 29 | 8.8 | 9:21 | 6:07 |
| 30 | 8.7 | 9:22 | 6:06 |
| 31 | 8.7 | 9:23 | 6:05 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 1.39 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 1.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.8 | Dim |
| 2 | 1.8 | Dim |
| 3 | 1.7 | Dim |
| 4 | 1.7 | Dim |
| 5 | 1.7 | Dim |
| 6 | 1.6 | Dim |
| 7 | 1.6 | Dim |
| 8 | 1.6 | Dim |
| 9 | 1.5 | Dim |
| 10 | 1.5 | Dim |
| 11 | 1.5 | Dim |
| 12 | 1.5 | Dim |
| 13 | 1.4 | Dim |
| 14 | 1.4 | Dim |
| 15 | 1.4 | Dim |
| 16 | 1.4 | Dim |
| 17 | 1.3 | Dim |
| 18 | 1.3 | Dim |
| 19 | 1.3 | Dim |
| 20 | 1.3 | Dim |
| 21 | 1.3 | Dim |
| 22 | 1.2 | Dim |
| 23 | 1.2 | Dim |
| 24 | 1.2 | Dim |
| 25 | 1.2 | Dim |
| 26 | 1.2 | Dim |
| 27 | 1.2 | Dim |
| 28 | 1.2 | Dim |
| 29 | 1.1 | Dim |
| 30 | 1.1 | Dim |
| 31 | 1.1 | Dim |
Is May a good time to visit Invercargill?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Invercargill.
What to pack for Invercargill in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Invercargill sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 16 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Invercargill in May
The nearest coast averages about 13°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 17 km away) is warmest in February at about 15°C and coldest in August near 10°C.
The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Comfort | Bracing | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing | Bracing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bracing |
| Feb | 15 | Cool |
| Mar | 15 | Bracing |
| Apr | 14 | Bracing |
| May | 13 | Bracing |
| Jun | 11 | Bracing |
| Jul | 11 | Bracing |
| Aug | 10 | Bracing |
| Sep | 11 | Bracing |
| Oct | 12 | Bracing |
| Nov | 13 | Bracing |
| Dec | 14 | Bracing |
UV index in Invercargill in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Invercargill peaks around January 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low | Low | Low | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Very high |
| Feb | 8 | Very high |
| Mar | 5 | High |
| Apr | 3 | Moderate |
| May | 1 | Low |
| Jun | 1 | Low |
| Jul | 1 | Low |
| Aug | 2 | Low |
| Sep | 3 | Moderate |
| Oct | 5 | High |
| Nov | 7 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Where is Invercargill?
Invercargill sits at 46.4°S, 168.3°E, 6 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Queenstown, 154 km away.
Topography around Invercargill
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Invercargill.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Invercargill has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,492 m.
The land around Invercargill is covered by grassland (45%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and water (39%) within 80 km.
New Zealand travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type I
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 86% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $49,591
- 2025
- Happiness
- 7.0 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.5
- per 100k, 2022
- Road deaths
- 9.6
- 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 Invercargill (-46.4°, 168.35°, elevation 6 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. 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).