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Fiordland weather in May

Are you planning a trip to Fiordland in May and wondering what kind of weather to expect? This page has all the details you need.

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.

You can expect cold maximum daytime temperatures of around 10°C and nighttime temperatures around 3°C in Te Anau.

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

For a closer look at May's conditions in Fiordland, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Fiordland's yearly weather, check out 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 detailes.

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).

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.

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