Climate averages 1991–2020
Bundaberg weather
in May.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a warm month in Bundaberg: daytime highs average 23.5°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 56 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sunshine Coast (212 km away). In May its highs average 21.6°C, 1.9°C cooler than Bundaberg, with 77 mm of rain.
Among the 32 cities listed in Australia, Bundaberg ranks 6th of 32 for the warmest May highs and joint 17th of 32 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 32 cities is 19.5°C; Bundaberg is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 52 mm to 48 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bundaberg climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 113 | 12.7 | 13.513 h |
| February | 28.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 136 | 13.3 | 12.913 h |
| March | 27.9°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 98 | 11.6 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 55 | 8.2 | 11.512 h |
| May, selected | 23.5°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 52 | 7.2 | 10.911 h |
| June | 21.4°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 48 | 5.4 | 10.611 h |
| July | 21.0°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 28 | 3.4 | 10.711 h |
| August | 22.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 27 | 3.5 | 11.311 h |
| September | 24.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 25 | 4.2 | 11.912 h |
| October | 26.3°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 57 | 5.9 | 12.713 h |
| November | 27.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 51 | 7.6 | 13.313 h |
| December | 29.0°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 97 | 10.2 | 13.614 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Sunshine Coast in MayAustralia · 212 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 15.9°C · 77 mm rain
- Caloundra in MayAustralia · 229 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 15.9°C · 77 mm rain
- Rockhampton in MayAustralia · 249 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Brisbane in MayAustralia · 297 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 13.9°C · 60 mm rain
- Toowoomba in MayAustralia · 302 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 9.5°C · 37 mm rain
- Logan City in MayAustralia · 318 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 14.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Gold Coast in MayAustralia · 365 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 16.3°C · 97 mm rain
- Mackay in MayAustralia · 526 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 19.4°C · 54 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bundaberg) is explained once on the Bundaberg year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.