Neiafu Weather in May
Neiafu in May
The short of it: Neiafu in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 178 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 23° · rain 178 mm · daylight 11 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Neiafu an average May high of 28°, a low of 23° and some 178 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 178 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 15 min in mid-May, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Neiafu runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Tefisi, 4 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Neiafu, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 93 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TefisiVavau | 4 km NW | 28° | 23° | 174 mm |
| PangaimotuVavau | 4 km SSW | 28° | 23° | 176 mm |
| MataikaVavau | 4 km NNE | 28° | 23° | 178 mm |
| Leimātu'aVavau | 6 km N | 28° | 23° | 178 mm |
| Ta'aneaVavau | 7 km NE | 28° | 23° | 177 mm |
| LongomapuVavau | 8 km W | 28° | 23° | 171 mm |
| Fangale’oungaHaapai | 128 km SSW | 27° | 22° | 164 mm |
| PangaiHaapai | 135 km SSW | 27° | 22° | 160 mm |