Paraparaumu weather in May

In May, Paraparaumu sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 116 mm of rain across 13.7 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of May to 9 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Paraparaumu's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paraparaumu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 116 mm; 13.7 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 42 min; 8:25 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 4th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 2.07 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Paraparaumu is town in New Zealand.

Density: 1,045/km²; people per km²

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 14°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical May day in Paraparaumu reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 2°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)	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9

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

Paraparaumu weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-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	18° / 14°	94	11.3	14.6	5.6
Feb	18° / 15°	89	9.6	13.6	6.0
Mar	17° / 13°	86	10.3	12.3	5.6
Apr	15° / 12°	109	12.6	10.9	4.4
May	14° / 10°	116	13.7	9.7	3.6
Jun	12° / 9°	133	14.1	9.1	2.7
Jul	11° / 8°	123	13.9	9.4	2.4
Aug	11° / 8°	126	14.9	10.4	2.4
Sep	12° / 9°	128	15.3	11.7	2.8
Oct	13° / 10°	146	15.7	13.1	3.2
Nov	14° / 11°	119	13	14.3	3.9
Dec	16° / 13°	123	14.6	14.9	4.6

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 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 (%)	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	52	52	52	50	50	49	48	48	49
Cloudier (%)	51	52	52	51	51	51	51	50	50	50	49	48	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	50	50	51	52	52	51

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

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Paraparaumu gets around 116 mm of rain over 13.7 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 45% and peaks near 46% 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 (%)	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

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 94% 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 (%)	86	86	87	88	89	89	90	91	91	92	93	93	94	95	95	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	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	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	20	light breeze
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	breezy
5	20	breezy
6	20	breezy
7	20	breezy
8	20	breezy
9	20	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	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	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy
29	21	breezy
30	21	breezy
31	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of May to 9 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 8:38 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 5:57 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)	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3
Sunrise (AM)	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:12	8:13	8:14	8:15	8:16	8:17	8:18	8:19	8:20	8:22	8:23	8:24	8:25	8:26	8:26	8:27	8:28	8:29	8:30	8:31	8:32	8:33	8:34	8:35	8:36	8:36	8:37	8:38
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	8:09	6:25
2	10.2	8:10	6:24
3	10.2	8:11	6:23
4	10.2	8:12	6:21
5	10.1	8:13	6:20
6	10.1	8:14	6:19
7	10.0	8:15	6:18
8	10.0	8:16	6:16
9	10.0	8:17	6:15
10	9.9	8:18	6:14
11	9.9	8:19	6:13
12	9.9	8:20	6:12
13	9.8	8:22	6:11
14	9.8	8:23	6:10
15	9.8	8:24	6:09
16	9.7	8:25	6:08
17	9.7	8:26	6:07
18	9.7	8:26	6:06
19	9.6	8:27	6:05
20	9.6	8:28	6:04
21	9.6	8:29	6:03
22	9.5	8:30	6:03
23	9.5	8:31	6:02
24	9.5	8:32	6:01
25	9.5	8:33	6:00
26	9.4	8:34	6:00
27	9.4	8:35	5:59
28	9.4	8:36	5:58
29	9.4	8:36	5:58
30	9.3	8:37	5:57
31	9.3	8:38	5:57

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 2.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — May's 2.07 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)	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.4	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.3	Moderate
8	2.3	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.2	Moderate
11	2.2	Moderate
12	2.2	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.0	Moderate
18	2.0	Moderate
19	2.0	Moderate
20	2.0	Dim
21	2.0	Dim
22	1.9	Dim
23	1.9	Dim
24	1.9	Dim
25	1.9	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.8	Dim
28	1.8	Dim
29	1.8	Dim
30	1.8	Dim
31	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Paraparaumu?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Paraparaumu.

What to pack for Paraparaumu in May

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

In May, Paraparaumu sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Paraparaumu in May

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 18°C and coldest in August near 13°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)	17	18	18	17	16	14	13	13	13	14	15	16
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	18	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	16	Cool
Jun	14	Bracing
Jul	13	Bracing
Aug	13	Bracing
Sep	13	Bracing
Oct	14	Bracing
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	16	Cool

UV index in Paraparaumu in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paraparaumu peaks around January 11 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	6	4	2	1	2	3	4	6	10	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	2	Moderate
Jun	1	Low
Jul	2	Low
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	6	High
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	11	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Paraparaumu?

Paraparaumu sits at 40.9°S, 175.0°E, 77 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Upper Hutt, 25 km away.

Topography around Paraparaumu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paraparaumu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,092 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m.

The land around Paraparaumu is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and water (39%) within 16 km, and water (45%), grassland (28%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

436 m

trees 55%

16 km

1,092 m

trees 47%

80 km

1,512 m

water 45%

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

May weather nearby: Upper Hutt 25 km · Porirua 28 km · Lower Hutt 34 km · Levin 38 km · Wainuiomata 39 km · Wellington 46 km · Karori 47 km · Masterton 54 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 Paraparaumu (-40.9167°, 175.0167°, elevation 77 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).

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	44
2	44
3	44
4	45
5	45
6	45
7	45
8	45
9	45
10	45
11	45
12	44
13	44
14	44
15	44
16	44
17	44
18	44
19	44
20	44
21	44
22	44
23	44
24	44
25	44
26	45
27	45
28	45
29	46
30	46
31	46

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	87	13
4	88	12
5	89	11
6	89	11
7	90	10
8	91	9
9	91	9
10	92	8
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	97	3
21	97	3
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2