Gataivai Weather in May
Gataivai in May
The short of it: Gataivai in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 239 mm (9.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 29 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 24° · rain 239 mm · daylight 11 h 29 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Gataivai an average May high of 29°, a low of 24° and some 239 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 24°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 239 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 29 min in mid-May, 19 minutes less 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Gataivai runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Sili, 2 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gataivai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 17 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 29 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SiliPalauli | 2 km NNE | 29° | 24° | 239 mm |
| Satupa‘iteaSatupa'itea | 7 km E | 29° | 24° | 256 mm |
| VailoaPalauli | 9 km ENE | 29° | 24° | 256 mm |
| Palauli00 | 10 km E | 29° | 24° | 256 mm |
| TagaPalauli | 13 km W | 30° | 24° | 211 mm |
| Siutu00 | 23 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 164 mm |
| Sala’ilua00 | 23 km WNW | 30° | 24° | 164 mm |
| Sapapali’iFa'asaleleaga | 23 km ENE | 29° | 24° | 244 mm |