Kolovai Weather in May
Kolovai in May
The short of it: Kolovai in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 138 mm (5.4 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 138 mm · daylight 11 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Kolovai an average May high of 27°, a low of 21° and some 138 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 21°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 138 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, Kolovai runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Fo‘ui, 1 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Kolovai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fo‘uiTongatapu | 1 km S | 27° | 21° | 138 mm |
| Te‘ekiuTongatapu | 4 km SSE | 27° | 21° | 132 mm |
| MatahauTongatapu | 5 km SSE | 27° | 21° | 132 mm |
| NukunukuTongatapu | 5 km SE | 27° | 21° | 132 mm |
| HoumaTongatapu | 9 km SSE | 27° | 20° | 126 mm |
| Sia'atoutaiTongatapu | 9 km ESE | 27° | 21° | 130 mm |
| Ha'akameTongatapu | 11 km SSE | 27° | 20° | 129 mm |
| PukeTongatapu | 11 km ESE | 27° | 21° | 130 mm |