Mapou Weather in May
Mapou in May
The short of it: Mapou in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 122 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 20° · rain 122 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Mapou an average May high of 27°, a low of 20° and some 122 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 122 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 10 min in mid-May, 29 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 September and October.
Against its neighbours, Mapou runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Belle Vue Harel, 1 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Mapou, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 26 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue HarelPamplemousses | 1 km NW | 27° | 20° | 122 mm |
| Plaine des PapayesPamplemousses | 3 km WNW | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| PitonRivière du Rempart | 3 km ESE | 27° | 20° | 130 mm |
| Morcellement Saint AndréPamplemousses | 3 km W | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| Fond du SacPamplemousses | 4 km NNW | 27° | 20° | 122 mm |
| PamplemoussesPamplemousses | 5 km SW | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| Rouge TerrePamplemousses | 5 km NW | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |
| TrioletPamplemousses | 6 km WNW | 27° | 20° | 118 mm |