City break

Alice Springs weather in May

Temperature, rain and sunshine in May: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.

99

Holiday weather in May

Excellent

Best time to visit: April – September

What is the weather like in Alice Springs in May?

In May, Alice Springs is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 10 °C. The sun shines for around 9 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, May is an excellent month for a holiday in Alice Springs.

May compared

How the weather changes from April to June. Tap a month to open it.

AprilAprMayMayJuneJun
Score919998
Day29°23°19°
Night15°10°7°
Sun10 h9 h8 h
Rain days212

More details for May

Daylight
11 h 0 min07:01 – 18:00
UV index
6 · highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
19 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
29 %on averageAll months
Hot days
1 day30 °C or moreAll months
Time zone
UTC+9:30Australia/Darwin

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %93 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in May

  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses & sun hat
  • A jumper for the evenings

Alice Springs in May: quick answers

Is Alice Springs hot in May?

Warm rather than hot: in May, daytime highs in Alice Springs average 23 °C and nights cool to about 10 °C. On about 1 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.

Does it rain much in Alice Springs in May?

It hardly ever rains.

Alice Springs month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences