Paradise Weather in May
Paradise in May
The short of it: Paradise in May averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 238 mm (9.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 238 mm · daylight 12 h 26 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & January
Thirty years of records give Paradise an average May high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 238 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 238 mm, the 2nd 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 September and January.
Against its neighbours, Paradise runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Mahaica Village, 12 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Paradise, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahaica VillageDemerara-Mahaica | 12 km SE | 30° | 24° | 234 mm |
| Helena Number OneDemerara-Mahaica | 13 km SE | 30° | 24° | 234 mm |
| GeorgetownDemerara-Mahaica | 18 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 253 mm |
| Vreed-en-HoopEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 22 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 254 mm |
| Windsor ForestEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 28 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 218 mm |
| Mahaicony VillageMahaica-Berbice | 30 km SE | 31° | 24° | 244 mm |
| TuschenEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 40 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 205 mm |
| ParikaEssequibo Islands-West Demerara | 48 km W | 30° | 24° | 192 mm |