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Norfolk Island · Month guide

Norfolk Island in May

Around 21 °C with 88 mm of rain and 4.7 hours of sun a day.

May is a solid shoulder-season month in Norfolk Island. Around 21 °C with 88 mm of rain and 4.7 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.

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Norfolk Island · May
What the weather usually does

Norfolk Island · typical month

  • Day / night
    20 – 21 °C
    Year range 17 – 24 °C
  • Rainfall
    88 mm
    Year range 53 – 101 mm
  • Sunshine
    4.7 hr / day
    Year range 4.4 – 8.3 hr / day
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Safety

No advisory on file for Norfolk Island

None of the six governments we track publishes a country-wide advisory for Norfolk Island. That is not the same as a clean bill of health — check your own government’s guidance before you travel.

Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5

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Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyNorfolk Island. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (18.2), highest in February (24.0). Monthly means: 23.2, 24.0, 23.4, 22.5, 21.1, 19.6, 18.8, 18.2, 18.5, 19.4, 20.6, 22.1.
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)Average overnight low (°C)Typical lowTypical high
January23.222.220.724.8
February24.023.121.525.2
March23.422.421.024.7
April22.521.419.924.2
May21.119.918.022.6
June19.618.416.821.5
July18.817.515.820.6
August18.217.015.220.0
September18.517.315.720.3
October19.418.316.521.0
November20.619.517.522.3
December22.121.119.523.8
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyNorfolk Island. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in November (53), highest in June (101). Monthly means: 97, 85, 81, 92, 88, 101, 95, 86, 71, 58, 53, 73.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January97
February85
March81
April92
May88
June101
July95
August86
September71
October58
November53
December73
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyNorfolk Island. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in July (4.4), highest in December (8.3). Monthly means: 8.1, 7.0, 6.5, 5.7, 4.7, 4.4, 4.4, 5.3, 6.2, 7.3, 8.2, 8.3.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.1
February7.0
March6.5
April5.7
May4.7
June4.4
July4.4
August5.3
September6.2
October7.3
November8.2
December8.3
Windkm/h
Wind · 12-month climatologyNorfolk Island. Average wind speed by month in km/h. Lowest in November (21.5), highest in February (28.6). Monthly means: 23.0, 28.6, 24.7, 24.7, 27.1, 26.1, 27.2, 25.1, 24.1, 22.4, 21.5, 21.6.
— average▬ typical range
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MonthAverage wind speed (km/h)Typical lowTypical high
January23.09.737.0
February28.613.444.0
March24.711.439.4
April24.79.740.5
May27.112.542.8
June26.110.443.0
July27.211.043.9
August25.110.641.1
September24.110.140.2
October22.410.137.7
November21.59.435.1
December21.610.135.8
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