Is Surinam hot in May?
Days are typically warm at 27.2°C, while nights average 20.8°C.
Mauritius · 1991–2020 normal
Surinam in
May.
Typical May weather in Surinam: 27.2°C by day, 20.8°C at night, 124 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high27.2°C
Typical low20.8°C
Rain124 mm
Wet days14.7
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 56 out of 100 (August leads the year at 75). Daylight is calculated as 11 h 09 from latitude -20.51°. Open-water sea temperature is 26.3°C (18 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Surinam like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 124 mm across about 15 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 11 h 09 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 7 of 12 in our weather comparison; August ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 26.3°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 933988
- NOAA station
- MP000061990 · PLAISANCE (MAURITIU
- Station distance
- 20.4 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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