Moka Weather in May
Moka in May
The short of it: Moka in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 19 °C (65 °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 25° · low 19° · rain 122 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Moka an average May high of 25°, a low of 19° and some 122 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 19°. 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, Moka runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Saint Pierre, 2 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Moka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint PierreMoka | 2 km E | 25° | 19° | 122 mm |
| PaillesMoka | 4 km NW | 27° | 20° | 117 mm |
| Beau Bassin-Rose HillPlaines Wilhems | 5 km WSW | 26° | 19° | 116 mm |
| Quatre BornesPlaines Wilhems | 6 km SSW | 26° | 19° | 115 mm |
| DagotièreMoka | 6 km ESE | 25° | 18° | 131 mm |
| RichelieuBlack River | 6 km WNW | 27° | 20° | 117 mm |
| Port LouisPort Louis | 6 km N | 28° | 21° | 118 mm |
| Petite RivièreBlack River | 7 km WNW | 28° | 21° | 116 mm |