Alice Springs - Recent May Temperatures and Rainfall

The numbers here describe what the May weather in Alice Springs, Northern Territory Australia was like for every year since 2010. A series of tables gives May data by year for temperature and precipitation.

They begin with average maximum and minimum temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius. That's followed by how many hot or cold days occurred each May. Then there's information on how much rain actually landed this month during recent years, as well as how often Alice Springs had wet weather.

The climate data come from weather measurements made at Alice Springs Airport.

Temperature Weather iconTemperature

May temperature averages by year in Alice Springs
High °F Low °F Year High °C Low °C
71 39 2023 22 4
75 48 2022 24 9
76 44 2021 24 7
72 44 2020 22 7
75 47 2019 24 8
74 43 2018 24 6
79 45 2017 26 7
78 52 2016 25 11
74 44 2015 23 7
78 50 2014 25 10
77 51 2013 25 10
74 40 2012 23 5
70 42 2011 21 6
73 47 2010 23 8
Number of days in May when the temperature in Alice Springs dropped to 0 or below, or rose to at least 21 or 32 degrees Celsius
0 °C
32 °F
Year 21 °C
70 °F
32 °C
90 °F
3 2023 17 0
0 2022 24 1
0 2021 23 0
0 2020 19 0
0 2019 21 0
0 2018 18 1
0 2017 29 0
0 2016 28 0
2 2015 21 1
0 2014 29 0
0 2013 20 1
2 2012 22 0
5 2011 12 0
0 2010 24 0

Rainy Weather iconRain

This table gives the total precipitation that fell on Alice Springs during May in each year from 2010. The number of days with precipitation counts the days when rainfall amounted to 0.254 millimeters (0.01 inches) or more.

Total rainfall for May in Alice Springs
Days Year Inches Milli­metres
2 2023 0.1 2
0 2022 0.0 0
0 2021 0.0 0
0 2020 0.0 0
5 2019 1.3 32
0 2018 0.0 0
0 2017 0.0 0
5 2016 2.1 54
0 2015 0.0 0
2 2014 0.2 5
4 2013 1.7 43
0 2012 0.0 0
1 2011 0.1 2
3 2010 0.5 12
Reference

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology. Climate Data Online.

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Month, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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