Average Wind Speed in May at Australian Cities

The amount of wind that Australia's major cities average in May is listed below.

The tables give the month's usual wind speeds in miles per hour (MPH) and kilometres per hour (KPH) for morning and afternoon. Morning wind speed readings are taken at 9:00 am local time, while afternoon winds are at 3:00 pm.

The wind measurements here are long-term historical averages of weather data collected during 1991 to 2010.

Average wind in May
MPH am MPH pm City KPH am KPH pm
5 8 Adelaide, South Australia 8 13
3 7 Albury, New South Wales 5 11
9 12 Ballarat, Victoria 14 19
6 9 Bendigo, Victoria 10 14
7 9 Brisbane, Queensland 11 15
8 11 Bunbury, Western Australia 12 17
11 11 Bundaberg, Queensland 17 19
10 14 Cairns, Queensland 17 22
4 8 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 7 13
8 10 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales 13 16
10 11 Darwin, Northern Territory 16 17
10 13 Geelong, Victoria 15 20
9 13 Gold Coast, Queensland 15 20
3 4 Gosford, New South Wales 5 7
May wind speed averages
MPH am MPH pm City KPH am KPH pm
10 10 Hobart, Tasmania 15 16
5 9 Launceston, Tasmania 7 15
12 13 Mackay, Queensland 19 20
3 4 Maitland, New South Wales 4 6
10 12 Melbourne, Victoria 17 20
14 16 Newcastle, New South Wales 23 25
9 10 Perth, Western Australia 14 17
8 9 Rockhampton, Queensland 12 15
10 12 Sydney, New South Wales 16 20
12 13 Toowoomba, Queensland 20 20
7 14 Townsville, Queensland 12 23
10 13 Wollongong, New South Wales 16 21
Reference

Australian Government. Bureau of Meteorology. Climate Data Online.

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