Australia

Noosa Heads in May

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

May weather in Noosa Heads

May in Noosa Heads averages daily highs of 23°C and lows of 15°C, with 9 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 11 of 31 days.

Daily high
23°C average
Overnight low
15°C average
Rain days
11 of 31 days with at least 1 mm (37% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
9 hours a day
Daylight
11 hours calculated day length

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Noosa Heads in May

May in Noosa Heads: average highs of 23°C, lows of 15°C and 9 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

May in Noosa Heads, Australia, brings average daily highs of 23°C and overnight lows of 15°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Pack clothes you can layer as conditions change. The average leaves room for both warmer and cooler days, so a flexible walking plan is more useful than deciding every outdoor stop before you arrive.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 11 of 31 days on average, a daily chance of 37%. Give wet-weather alternatives a proper place in the itinerary. Arrange outdoor plans so you can move them between days, and pack a rain layer rather than relying on a completely dry run of weather.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 11 hours. Sunshine averages 9 hours a day. Use the daylight window to plan the length of excursions, and check local sunrise and sunset times for the dates of your stay. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For nature trips or walks, keep the longest outings movable and check route conditions locally; a monthly climate average cannot establish whether a particular path is accessible. If the coast is part of your plan, check water conditions separately. Air temperature and sunshine do not establish swimming conditions, surf quality or diving visibility.

June has an average daily high of 21°C, 2°C lower than May. Its historical rain-day chance is 21%, compared with 37% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in May, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.