Georgetown Weather in May
Georgetown in May
The short of it: Georgetown in May averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 253 mm (10.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 253 mm · daylight 12 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Georgetown an average May high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 253 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 253 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 26 min in mid-May.
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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Georgetown runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Vreed-en-Hoop, 4 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Georgetown, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 150 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vreed-en-HoopEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 4 km W | 30° | 24° | 254 mm |
| Windsor ForestEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 10 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 218 mm |
| ParadiseDemerara-Mahaica | 18 km ESE | 30° | 24° | 238 mm |
| TuschenEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 22 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 205 mm |
| Mahaica VillageDemerara-Mahaica | 29 km ESE | 30° | 24° | 234 mm |
| Helena Number OneDemerara-Mahaica | 29 km ESE | 30° | 24° | 234 mm |
| ParikaEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 30 km W | 30° | 24° | 192 mm |
| Mahaicony VillageMahaica-Berbice | 46 km SE | 31° | 24° | 244 mm |