Suva Weather in May
Suva in May
The short of it: Suva in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 227 mm (8.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 22° · rain 227 mm · daylight 11 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Suva an average May high of 28°, a low of 22° and some 227 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 227 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 16 min in mid-May, 26 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Suva runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Lami, 3 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Suva, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 107 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h