Ponta do Sol Weather in May
Ponta do Sol in May
The short of it: Ponta do Sol in May averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 19 °C (65 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 12 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 19° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 12 h 56 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & May
May in Ponta do Sol brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 19°, with about 0.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 23°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 56 min in mid-May, 25 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and May.
Against its neighbours, Ponta do Sol runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Ribeira Grande, 4 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Ponta do Sol, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribeira GrandeOther | 4 km SE | 24° | 19° | 0.0 mm |
| Lugar de GueneOther | 4 km SSE | 24° | 19° | 0.0 mm |
| FigueiralOther | 5 km S | 24° | 18° | 0.0 mm |
| PinhãoOther | 6 km SE | 23° | 17° | 1.0 mm |
| Fajã de Domingas BentoOther | 6 km SSE | 23° | 17° | 1.0 mm |
| CordaOther | 7 km S | 24° | 18° | 0.0 mm |
| Chã de PedrasOther | 9 km SSW | 24° | 18° | 0.0 mm |
| Chã da IgrejaOther | 9 km WSW | 24° | 18° | 0.0 mm |