Afareaitu Weather in May
Afareaitu in May
The short of it: Afareaitu in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 146 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 22° · rain 146 mm · daylight 11 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Afareaitu an average May high of 28°, a low of 22° and some 146 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 146 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 18 min in mid-May, 25 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Afareaitu runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Paopao, 5 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Afareaitu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 40 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaopaoÎles du Vent | 5 km NW | 27° | 21° | 138 mm |
| TeavaroÎles du Vent | 6 km NNE | 28° | 22° | 148 mm |
| HaapitiÎles du Vent | 9 km W | 28° | 21° | 146 mm |
| PapetoaiÎles du Vent | 11 km WNW | 28° | 22° | 149 mm |
| FaaaÎles du Vent | 19 km E | 29° | 22° | 144 mm |
| PunaauiaÎles du Vent | 22 km ESE | 28° | 21° | 147 mm |
| PapeeteÎles du Vent | 23 km E | 30° | 22° | 143 mm |
| PiraeÎles du Vent | 25 km E | 30° | 22° | 143 mm |