Papeete Weather in May
Papeete in May
The short of it: Papeete in May averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 143 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 143 mm · daylight 11 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Papeete brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 22°, with about 143 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 143 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Papeete runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Pirae, 2 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Papeete, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 38 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PiraeÎles du Vent | 2 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 143 mm |
| ArueÎles du Vent | 4 km ENE | 29° | 21° | 141 mm |
| FaaaÎles du Vent | 5 km SW | 29° | 22° | 144 mm |
| MahinaÎles du Vent | 9 km ENE | 28° | 21° | 139 mm |
| PunaauiaÎles du Vent | 11 km SSW | 28° | 21° | 147 mm |
| PaeaÎles du Vent | 17 km S | 26° | 20° | 145 mm |
| TeavaroÎles du Vent | 21 km W | 28° | 22° | 148 mm |
| AfareaituÎles du Vent | 23 km W | 28° | 22° | 146 mm |