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Weather in May in Fiordland

Planning a trip to Fiordland this May? Here's what you need to know about the weather:

What is the weather like in Fiordland in May?

Fiordland is a region in New Zealand. May in Fiordland generally has cold temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 10°C and nighttime temperatures around 3°C in Te Anau. To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Fiordland in May, check out the map below.

For a closer look at conditions across Fiordland, refer to the map below.

Precipitation

May is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 185 mm in Te Anau.

For an in-depth overview of the yearly conditions, do visit our Fiordland climate page.

Where to go in Fiordland in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Fiordland on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more details.

Weather conditions Weather
Temperatures
Precipitation
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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Select a Month of Interest

Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit New Zealand, check out our Fiordland's climate page.

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the 2 most popular destinations in Fiordland?

Te Anau

In May Te Anau generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 10°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Te Anau
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
13°C 
5°C 
163 mm 
12 days 
poor 
May May
10°C 
3°C 
185 mm 
14 days 
poor 
June   >> June
>>  
7°C 
1°C 
154 mm 
13 days 
poor 
Climate in Te Anau

Manapouri

In May Manapouri generally has low temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 10°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 3°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are poor that month.

Manapouri
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
13°C 
5°C 
161 mm 
14 days 
poor 
May May
10°C 
3°C 
182 mm 
16 days 
poor 
June   >> June
>>  
8°C 
1°C 
151 mm 
15 days 
poor 
Climate in Manapouri

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Fiordland, in New Zealand.

Is May the best time to visit Fiordland?

Given the typically poor weather conditions in Te Anau, May may not be the ideal time to visit Fiordland.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in February and March offering mostly unpleasant weather in Te Anau.

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in Fiordland.

Weather and climate has detailed information for every country in the world. Are you going to New Zealand? Get detailed historical weather averages for many cities in New Zealand.

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