Hōfoa Weather in May
Hōfoa in May
The short of it: Hōfoa in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 21° · rain 130 mm · daylight 11 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Hōfoa an average May high of 27°, a low of 21° and some 130 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 7 min in mid-May, 31 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 August and July.
Against its neighbours, Hōfoa runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Puke, 1 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
May in Hōfoa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 118 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PukeTongatapu | 1 km W | 27° | 21° | 130 mm |
| Tofoa-KolouaTongatapu | 3 km S | 27° | 21° | 130 mm |
| HavelulotoTongatapu | 3 km SSE | 27° | 21° | 130 mm |
| Nuku‘alofaTongatapu | 3 km ESE | 27° | 21° | 129 mm |
| Sia'atoutaiTongatapu | 3 km W | 27° | 21° | 130 mm |
| PeaTongatapu | 5 km S | 27° | 21° | 139 mm |
| Ha'ateihoTongatapu | 5 km S | 27° | 21° | 139 mm |
| TokomololoTongatapu | 5 km SSW | 27° | 21° | 139 mm |