Papao Weather in May
Papao in May
The short of it: Papao in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 146 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 11 h 17 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 27° · low 20° · rain 146 mm · daylight 11 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Papao brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 20°, with about 146 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 146 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 17 min in mid-May, 25 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, Papao runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Paea, 8 km to the NNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Papao, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 32 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PaeaÎles du Vent | 8 km NNW | 26° | 20° | 145 mm |
| PunaauiaÎles du Vent | 14 km NNW | 28° | 21° | 147 mm |
| OtutaraÎles du Vent | 15 km E | 28° | 21° | 143 mm |
| TaunoaÎles du Vent | 21 km E | 28° | 22° | 142 mm |
| FaaaÎles du Vent | 22 km NNW | 29° | 22° | 144 mm |
| AfaahitiÎles du Vent | 24 km E | 28° | 21° | 135 mm |
| PapeeteÎles du Vent | 24 km N | 30° | 22° | 143 mm |
| PiraeÎles du Vent | 24 km N | 30° | 22° | 143 mm |