Surinam Weather in May
Surinam in May
The short of it: Surinam in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 125 mm (4.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 9 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 125 mm · daylight 11 h 9 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & October
May in Surinam brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 20°, with about 125 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 125 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 9 min in mid-May, 30 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, Surinam runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Chemin Grenier, 5 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
May in Surinam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 33 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemin GrenierSavanne | 5 km WNW | 26° | 20° | 136 mm |
| Rivière des AnguillesSavanne | 6 km ENE | 26° | 20° | 139 mm |
| Camp DiableSavanne | 9 km NE | 26° | 20° | 139 mm |
| Grand BoisSavanne | 11 km NNE | 25° | 19° | 148 mm |
| L’EscalierGrand Port | 12 km ENE | 26° | 20° | 135 mm |
| Rose BelleGrand Port | 15 km NE | 25° | 19° | 151 mm |
| New GroveGrand Port | 16 km NE | 25° | 19° | 151 mm |
| Nouvelle FranceGrand Port | 17 km NNE | 24° | 18° | 148 mm |