Providence Weather in May
Providence in May
The short of it: Providence in May averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 143 mm (5.6 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 24° · low 18° · rain 143 mm · daylight 11 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
Thirty years of records give Providence an average May high of 24°, a low of 18° and some 143 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 24°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 143 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, Providence runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. Quartier Militaire, 2 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Providence, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 27 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quartier MilitaireMoka | 2 km WSW | 24° | 18° | 143 mm |
| DagotièreMoka | 5 km W | 25° | 18° | 131 mm |
| Montagne Blanche00 | 7 km SE | 25° | 19° | 150 mm |
| LalmatieFlacq | 8 km NE | 25° | 19° | 145 mm |
| Saint PierreMoka | 9 km WNW | 25° | 19° | 122 mm |
| SebastopolFlacq | 9 km ESE | 25° | 19° | 152 mm |
| Brisée VerdièreFlacq | 10 km NNE | 26° | 20° | 137 mm |
| Bon AccueilFlacq | 10 km NE | 26° | 20° | 142 mm |