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May Weather in Mildura Australia

Daily high temperatures decrease by 8°F, from 72°F to 64°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 81°F.

Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 50°F to 45°F, rarely falling below 39°F or exceeding 58°F.

For reference, on January 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Mildura typically range from 65°F to 95°F, while on July 19, the coldest day of the year, they range from 41°F to 61°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May in Mildura

Average High and Low Temperature in May in MilduraMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313135°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°FAprJunMay 172°FMay 172°F50°F50°FMay 3164°FMay 3164°F45°F45°FMay 1169°FMay 1169°F48°F48°FMay 2167°FMay 2167°F46°F46°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May in Mildura

Average Hourly Temperature in May in MilduraMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Woodlake, California, United States (8,007 miles away); Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina (7,478 miles); and Albaida del Aljarafe, Spain (10,668 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Mildura (view comparison).

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The month of May in Mildura experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 30% to 36%.

The clearest day of the month is May 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 70% of the time.

For reference, on June 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 36%, while on September 19, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 78%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May in Mildura

Cloud Cover Categories in May in MilduraMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 170%May 170%May 3164%May 3164%May 1167%May 1167%May 2166%May 2166%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Mildura, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually increasing, starting the month at 9% and ending it at 13%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 14% on September 3, and its lowest chance is 5% on March 3.

Probability of Precipitation in May in Mildura

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May in Mildura is essentially constant, remaining about 0.7 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.8 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.7 inches on May 28.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May in Mildura

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May in Mildura, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 42 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 23 seconds, and weekly decrease of 9 minutes, 42 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 31, with 10 hours, 2 minutes of daylight and the longest day is May 1, with 10 hours, 43 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May in Mildura

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Mildura is 7:06 AM on May 1 and the latest sunrise is 22 minutes later at 7:28 AM on May 31.

The latest sunset is 5:49 PM on May 1 and the earliest sunset is 20 minutes earlier at 5:29 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Mildura during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in daylight saving time.

For reference, on December 21, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets 14 hours, 27 minutes later, at 8:42 PM, while on June 20, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:36 AM and sets 9 hours, 52 minutes later, at 5:29 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in May in Mildura

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in Mildura

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May in MilduraMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun00101020203030400010102020303040
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in Mildura

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May in MilduraMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 94:22 AMApr 94:22 AMApr 249:50 AMApr 249:50 AMMay 81:23 PMMay 81:23 PMMay 2311:54 PMMay 2311:54 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 610:38 PMJun 2211:09 AMJun 2211:09 AM7:01 AM7:01 AM6:29 PM6:29 PM5:29 PM5:29 PM7:01 AM7:01 AM7:02 AM7:02 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM5:01 PM5:01 PM7:57 AM7:57 AM7:07 AM7:07 AM4:54 PM4:54 PM4:25 PM4:25 PM7:51 AM7:51 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%-1:44 PMWSW11:57 PMESE6:19 AMN233,663 mi
2
46%-2:22 PMWSW-7:13 AMN231,219 mi
3
34%1:08 AMESE2:55 PMWSW-8:05 AMN229,002 mi
4
23%2:18 AMESE3:25 PMW-8:54 AMN227,203 mi
5
14%3:28 AME3:55 PMW-9:43 AMN226,027 mi
6
6%4:38 AME4:25 PMW-10:32 AMN225,664 mi
7
2%5:49 AMENE4:57 PMWNW-11:24 AMN226,242 mi
8
0%7:02 AMENE5:34 PMWNW-12:18 PMN227,793 mi
9
1%8:16 AMENE6:16 PMWNW-1:16 PMN230,232 mi
10
6%9:27 AMENE7:06 PMNW-2:17 PMN233,364 mi
11
12%10:33 AMNE8:03 PMNW-3:18 PMN236,907 mi
12
20%11:30 AMNE9:04 PMNW-4:17 PMN240,541 mi
13
29%12:18 PMENE10:07 PMWNW-5:13 PMN243,959 mi
14
39%12:57 PMENE11:09 PMWNW-6:03 PMN246,905 mi
15
50%1:29 PMENE--6:49 PMN249,187 mi
16
59%-12:09 AMWNW1:57 PMENE7:31 PMN250,693 mi
17
68%-1:07 AMWNW2:21 PME8:11 PMN251,381 mi
18
77%-2:03 AMW2:45 PME8:50 PMN251,274 mi
19
84%-2:58 AMW3:08 PME9:29 PMN250,450 mi
20
91%-3:54 AMW3:31 PME10:08 PMN249,029 mi
21
96%-4:51 AMWSW3:57 PMESE10:51 PMN247,158 mi
22
99%-5:51 AMWSW4:27 PMESE11:36 PMN244,993 mi
23
100%-6:53 AMWSW5:01 PMESE--
24
100%-7:57 AMWSW5:43 PMESE12:26 AMN242,686 mi
25
99%-9:01 AMSW6:34 PMSE1:20 AMN240,371 mi
26
95%-10:02 AMSW7:33 PMSE2:18 AMN238,151 mi
27
89%-10:56 AMWSW8:39 PMESE3:17 AMN236,093 mi
28
81%-11:43 AMWSW9:49 PMESE4:14 AMN234,233 mi
29
71%-12:23 PMWSW10:59 PMESE5:10 AMN232,588 mi
30
60%-12:57 PMWSW-6:02 AMN231,173 mi
31
50%12:08 AMESE1:27 PMW-6:51 AMN230,020 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Mildura is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on February 6, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 3% of the time, while on May 8, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in Mildura

Humidity Comfort Levels in May in MilduraMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Mildura is essentially constant during May, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 8.5 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.4 miles per hour, while on May 19, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.4 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during May is 8.4 miles per hour on May 19.

Average Wind Speed in May in Mildura

Average Wind Speed in May in MilduraMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mphAprJunMay 198.4 mphMay 198.4 mphMay 18.6 mphMay 18.6 mphMay 318.6 mphMay 318.6 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Mildura throughout May is predominantly from the south, with a peak proportion of 36% on May 1.

Wind Direction in May in Mildura

Wind Direction in May in MilduraSWMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Mildura are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Mildura

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May in Milduragrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun100%May 16100%May 1690%Jun 2590%Jun 25very coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Mildura are increasing during May, increasing by 223°F, from 4,954°F to 5,177°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May in Mildura

Growing Degree Days in May in MilduraMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314,600°F4,600°F4,700°F4,700°F4,800°F4,800°F4,900°F4,900°F5,000°F5,000°F5,100°F5,100°F5,200°F5,200°F5,300°F5,300°F5,400°F5,400°FAprJunMay 14,954°FMay 14,954°FMay 315,177°FMay 315,177°FMay 115,047°FMay 115,047°FMay 215,119°FMay 215,119°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Mildura is decreasing during May, falling by 1.0 kWh, from 3.8 kWh to 2.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in Mildura

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May in MilduraMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWh6.0 kWh6.0 kWhAprJunMay 13.8 kWhMay 13.8 kWhMay 312.7 kWhMay 312.7 kWhMay 113.3 kWhMay 113.3 kWhMay 213.0 kWhMay 213.0 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mildura are -34.186 deg latitude, 142.163 deg longitude, and 184 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mildura is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 92 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 156 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (174 feet). Within 50 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (394 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mildura is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), trees (26%), and sparse vegetation (26%), within 10 miles by trees (49%) and sparse vegetation (33%), and within 50 miles by sparse vegetation (43%) and trees (31%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Mildura, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Mildura is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Mildura, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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