Basse-Pointe Weather in May
Basse-Pointe in May
The short of it: Basse-Pointe in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 126 mm (5.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 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 31° · low 24° · rain 126 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Basse-Pointe an average May high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 126 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 126 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 min in mid-May, 22 minutes more 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Basse-Pointe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. L'Ajoupa-Bouillon, 5 km to the S, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Basse-Pointe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 39 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Ajoupa-BouillonMartinique | 5 km S | 30° | 23° | 117 mm |
| Grand'RivièreMartinique | 7 km W | 29° | 22° | 114 mm |
| Le LorrainMartinique | 8 km ESE | 30° | 23° | 126 mm |
| Le Morne-RougeMartinique | 11 km SSW | 29° | 22° | 114 mm |
| Saint-PierreMartinique | 15 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 90 mm |
| Sainte-MarieMartinique | 16 km SE | 31° | 24° | 128 mm |
| La TrinitéMartinique | 22 km SE | 30° | 24° | 123 mm |
| Le Gros-MorneMartinique | 23 km SSE | 30° | 23° | 119 mm |