Rikitea Weather in May
Rikitea in May
The short of it: Rikitea in May averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 140 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 11 h 1 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 26° · low 22° · rain 140 mm · daylight 11 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Rikitea an average May high of 26°, a low of 22° and some 140 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 22°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 140 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 1 min in mid-May, 34 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 August and July.
May in Rikitea, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 4°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h