Houma Weather in May
Houma in May
The short of it: Houma in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 20 °C (69 °F), with 126 mm (5.0 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 20° · rain 126 mm · daylight 11 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
May in Houma brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 20°, with about 126 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 126 mm, the 8th 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, Houma runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Ha'akame, 2 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
May in Houma, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 121 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha'akameTongatapu | 2 km SE | 27° | 20° | 129 mm |
| Ha'alaloTongatapu | 3 km SE | 27° | 20° | 129 mm |
| MatahauTongatapu | 3 km NNW | 27° | 21° | 132 mm |
| 'UtulauTongatapu | 4 km ESE | 27° | 20° | 129 mm |
| NukunukuTongatapu | 4 km N | 27° | 21° | 132 mm |
| Te‘ekiuTongatapu | 5 km NNW | 27° | 21° | 132 mm |
| TokomololoTongatapu | 6 km E | 27° | 21° | 139 mm |
| Sia'atoutaiTongatapu | 6 km NE | 27° | 21° | 130 mm |