Freetown Weather in May
Freetown in May
The short of it: Freetown in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 104 mm (4.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 85° · low 73° · rain 4.1 in. · daylight 13 h 20 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
May in Freetown brings afternoons near 85° and nights around 73°, with about 4.1 in. of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 85°, nights near 73°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 4.1 in., the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 20 min in mid-May, 38 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Freetown runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Rock Sound, 9 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Freetown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 3° warmer, 2.4 in. more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 10 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock SoundOther | 9 mi NE | 84° | 73° | 4.1 in. |
| Governor’s HarbourCentral Eleuthera | 27 mi N | 84° | 72° | 4.0 in. |
| Arthur’s TownCat Island | 39 mi ESE | 84° | 74° | 3.9 in. |
| Black PointBlack Point | 47 mi S | 85° | 74° | 4.6 in. |
| Dunmore TownOther | 55 mi NNW | 84° | 72° | 3.9 in. |
| Spanish WellsSpanish Wells | 61 mi NNW | 84° | 72° | 3.9 in. |
| NassauNew Providence | 69 mi WNW | 87° | 72° | 5.1 in. |
| KillarneyNew Providence | 74 mi WNW | 87° | 72° | 5.3 in. |