Caribbean weather in may: Caribbean Weather in May: Rain and Temperature Chart

Caribbean Weather in May: Rain and Temperature Chart

By Scott S. Bateman © Caribeez.com

Caribbean weather in May has higher temperatures than March and April. It’s the final month of the dry season for some destinations, while others have an increase of rain.

Destinations along the Caribbean coast of Mexico and Central America go through a brief rainy season.

The Caribbean has an increase in tourism from December through April because of winter and spring breaks for schools as well as northerners escaping winter weather. Many destinations hit a high point during March when spring break occurs. The low risk of rain is another reason to go.

Higher rainfall for some places and the lack of spring break during the month mean that tourism usually drops a bit in May.

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Western Caribbean in May

Caribbean Weather in May: Destinations
Destination	Low	High	Total Rain	Rain Days
Antigua	75. 7	85.6	4.4	10
Aruba	79.5	89.6	0.7
Bahamas	73.9	87.8	8.6	15
Barbados	77.0	86.4	3.4
Belize	76.5	88.3	10.1	14
Bermuda	73.0	81.0		12
Cancun	77.4	91.4	5.4	11
Cayman	73.9	91.9	5.7	16
Costa Rica	62.4	78.3	11.1
Cozumel	74.8	90.3	7.6	13
Curacao	79.5	89.6	0.8
Dominica	76.1	86.2	6.4
Dominican Rep	75.4	86.5	4.1	9
Guadeloupe	74.8	88.3	4.6
Havana	74. 1	86.9	7.2	10
Jamaica	73.6	87.6	4.8	10
San Juan	76.1	88.5	4.0	12
St. Lucia	77.7	87.1	3.9	16
St. Maarten	79.0	88.3	2.4
Trinidad	73.9	88.7	6.1	20
USVI	77.6	89.3	2.5

Weather in May for the western Caribbean starts to have much warmer temperatures for several popular areas. Rainfall begins to climb a bit.

Cozumel in particular has a higher chance of rain with a historical average of more than inches, according to the National Meteorological Service of Mexico.

Cancun, Cozumel and Grand Cayman are usually the hottest destinations during the month. They reach an average high of more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit or 32 degrees Celsius.

As a result of more rain and hot temperatures, the number of western Caribbean cruises drops off in May.

Low temperatures occur mainly at night and average in the mid 70s Fahrenheit or about 24 Celsius for most locations.

One exception is Costa Rica, which has cooler temperatures inland and especially in the mountains.

Total rainfall is high in Belize and Costa Rica, but the majority of it falls in the mountains rather on the coasts.

Average high temperatures reach the high 80s Fahrenheit or about 30 degrees Celsius for most of the eastern destinations, according to 30 years of weather data from the Caribbean country meteorological services.

Aruba, Belize, Curacao, St. Maarten and San Juan all see average highs hover around 89 degrees Fahrenheit. Average temperatures get warmer later in the month.

Like the western Caribbean, some islands have brief rainy seasons in May after a dry spell in the spring. They include the Bahamas, Dominica and Cuba.

Dominica is noteworthy because it is one of the wettest destinations in the Caribbean with average rainfall reaching as high as 15 inches a month in the fall.

An average of six inches in May is high compared to many destinations, but quite low for Dominica. The island is known for waterfalls and rainforests thanks to the heavy rains throughout the year.

The Bahamas reach the highest rainfall since the previous October at an average of more than four inches.

Rain usually declines again in June and then starts to climb in July during the Caribbean hurricane season.

The Bahamas are the most northern destination in the region and experience average temperatures in the upper 80s.

They technically aren’t part of the Caribbean but are a popular stop for eastern Caribbean cruises.

Southern Caribbean in May

Aruba and Curacao, which are among the most arid islands in the region, reach one of the lowest levels of rain all year with an average of less than one inch.

Trinidad reaches the same level of rain as Dominica with about six inches and high temperatures in the upper 80s Fahrenheit.

Cruise Weather

Caribbean cruise weather is optimal for most eastern and southern cruises.

But western cruises have more risk of bad weather because of increases in rainfall for Jamaica, Cozumel and the Cayman Islands, which are the three most popular destinations on a western itinerary.

Higher than normal rainfall for the Bahamas will make a cruise there riskier as well.

Caribbean Weather in May: Temperature & Rainfall Averages

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Information on the weather in May for cities and beach towns throughout the Caribbean has been pulled together here.

The May temperatures and rainfall given in the table below allow you to compare the climate for places on two dozen islands. The monthly averages are based on historical weather records.

These temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit. You can also view the temperatures in degrees Celsius.

Rainfall

May brings moderate amounts of rain to most parts of the Caribbean, but the weather does vary a lot from island to island.

The dry season continues this month on the southern Netherlands Antilles islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.

For some islands, rainfall actually peaks in May. This is a particularly rainy month for St John’s in Antigua, Kingston in Jamaica and San Juan in Puerto Rico.

Ocean Temperature

The Caribbean Sea in May averages around 81 degrees Fahrenheit at most islands.

Caribbean weather in May: average daily temperature and monthly rainfall

Temper­ature °F		Island	Place	Total Rainfall
High	Low			Inches	Days
86	76	Antigua	St John’s	4.4	10
89	79	Aruba	Beatrix Airport	0. 5	2
88	79	Bonaire	Flamingo Airport	0.6	2
85	71	Bahamas	Nassau	4.2	10
86	77	Barbados	Bridgetown	1.9	–
90	72	Cayman Islands	–	5.5	14
86	72	Cuba	Havana	3.9	6
89	79	Curaçao	Hato Airport	0.8	2
85	75	Dominica	Melville Hall Airport	8.7	–
85	74	Dominican Republic	Punta Cana	4.9	10
87	74	Guadeloupe	Pointe-a-Pitre	5.8	–
89	74	Jamaica	Kingston	3.9	8
86	74	Martinique	Lamentin	4. 9	15
88	76	Puerto Rico	San Juan	5.9	16
86	78	Saba	The Bottom	3.8	7
87	76	St. Barthelemy	Gustavia	3.3	10
87	76	St. Croix (US VI)	Christiansted	3.5	14
86	75	St. Eustatius	Oranjestad	3.4	10
85	74	St. John (US VI)	Cruz Bay	4.1	14
87	76	St. Kitts	Basseterre	3.1	–
87	77	St. Lucia	Vieux Fort	2.8	14
87	77	St. Maarten	Princess Juliana AP	3.7	10
88	76	St. Thomas (US VI)	Charlotte Amalie	3. 1	13
92	73	Trinidad	Port of Spain	2.7	11
88	76	Tobago	Scarborough	2.5	9

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This table will help you determine which Caribbean resorts are warmest in May, find out where there is less rain and more clear days.
Do you want to know where is the warmest sea? We also provide information about the water temperature in seaside resorts.

Resort name	Air temperature day / night		Cloudy	Rainy days / rainfall	Sea water temperature	Solar clock *
Aguadilla	29.0°C	24.1°C	39.8%	12 days (147.0 mm.)	27.8°C	08h. 49m.
Andros	29.0°C	24.6°C	43.1%	6 days (117.6 mm.)	26.7°C	08h. 36m.
Antigua	28.1°C	26.5°C	50.3%	4 days (72.6 mm.)	27.3°C	07h. 25m.
Arena Gorda	28.8°C	25.1°C	40.8%	4 days (62.7 mm.)	27.0°C	08h. 42m.
Arecibo	29.1°C	23.4°C	40.0%	10 days (136. 1 mm.)	27.4°C	08h. 48m.
Baracoa	28.8°C	24.2°C	47.5%	8 days (130.2 mm.)	27.3°C	07h. 52m.
Barbuda	27.8°C	26.5°C	50.7%	4 days (71.9 mm.)	27.2°C	07h. 22m.
Bas-Ter	29.4°C	26.1°C	52.3%	5 days (86.3 mm.)	27.6°C	07h. 08m.
Boca Chica	30.0°C	23.3°C	42.7%	7 days (98.4 mm.)	27.7°C	08h. 26m.
Grand Cayman	28.9°C	27.3°C	41.6%	6 days (131.0 mm.)	28.3°C	08h. 37m.
bridgetown	28.9°C	27.0°C	51.8%	3 days (58. 0 mm.)	27.6°C	07h. 08m.
Varadero	29.7°C	23.3°C	36.0%	8 days (136.9 mm.)	27.6°C	09h. 29m.
Westmorland	29.6°C	25.6°C	36.7%	8 days (121.4 mm.)	28.6°C	09h. 13m.
Vieux Fort	29.0°C	26.8°C	50.8%	2 days (55.6 mm.)	27.6°C	07h. 16m.
Havana	30.2°C	23.0°C	37.0%	9 days (150.1 mm.)	27.5°C	09h. 20m.
Grand Turk	27.4°C	26.0°C	44.6%	3 days (57.0 mm.)	27.0°C	08h. 18m.
Georgetown	28.9°C	27.3°C	41.6%	6 days (131. 0 mm.)	28.3°C	08h. 37m.
Isabela	28.4°C	24.0°C	39.0%	12 days (170.1 mm.)	27.6°C	08h. 56m.
Cayman Brac	28.9°C	27.3°C	40.1%	7 days (113.2 mm.)	28.3°C	08h. 49m.
Cayo Santa Maria	28.0°C	25.5°C	38.6%	8 days (107.3 mm.)	27.5°C	09h. 07m.
Cayo Guillermo	28.4°C	25.1°C	41.7%	8 days (139.5 mm.)	27.7°C	08h. 43m.
Cayo Coco	28.3°C	25.3°C	40.9%	8 days (131.4 mm.)	27.7°C	08h. 49m.
Cayo Largo	28.5°C	26.5°C	33.2%	5 days (125. 2 mm.)	28.6°C	09h. 48m.
Cap Cana	28.9°C	25.0°C	39.8%	4 days (63.3 mm.)	27.3°C	08h. 49m.
Cap Haitien	28.8°C	24.4°C	33.1%	6 days (71.6 mm.)	27.8°C	09h. 45m.
Carrefour	30.9°C	22.2°C	35.1%	10 days (138.9 mm.)	28.4°C	09h. 26m.
Castries	29.1°C	26.6°C	53.4% ​​	2 days (50.3 mm.)	27.6°C	06h. 56m.
Key West	27.6°C	25.7°C	34.5%	6 days (114.3 mm.)	27.5°C	09h. 44m.
kingston	29.7°C	24.6°C	35.2%	6 days (85. 3 mm.)	28.1°C	09h. 24m.
cockburn town	27.4°C	26.0°C	44.5%	3 days (57.0 mm.)	27.0°C	08h. 18m.
La Romana	30.4°C	23.4°C	38.8%	4 days (66.6 mm.)	27.7°C	08h. 57m.
Le Trois Islet	29.1°C	26.4°C	53.9%	4 days (70.5 mm.)	27.7°C	06h. 53m.
Mayaguez	29.5°C	23.8°C	43.0%	13 days (149.7 mm.)	27.9°C	08h. 24m.
Little Cayman	28.9°C	27.3°C	40.1%	7 days (113.2 mm.)	28.3°C	08h. 49m.
Manzanillo	31.1°C	23.1°C	35.4%	8 days (116. 1 mm.)	28.8°C	09h. 28m.
Matanzas	29.7°C	23.0°C	38.2%	10 days (156.1 mm.)	27.4°C	09h. 11m.
Montego Bay	29.2°C	25.2°C	34.5%	11 days (163.0 mm.)	28.3°C	09h. 31m.
Maymon Bay	29.0°C	22.9°C	35.7%	6 days (99.1 mm.)	27.0°C	09h. 24m.
Negril	29.6°C	25.6°C	36.1%	7 days (116.3 mm.)	28.5°C	09h. 17m.
Nikero	30.5°C	23.5°C	36.4%	8 days (104.6 mm.)	28.7°C	09h. 20m.
Holguin	31.0°C	22.6°C	36.9%	7 days (100. 2 mm.)	27.0°C	09h. 17m.
Ocho Rios	28.7°C	24.8°C	38.2%	8 days (107.7 mm.)	28.1°C	09h. 02m.
Pinar del Rio	30.7°C	22.3°C	37.3%	9 days (140.1 mm.)	28.8°C	09h. 16m.
Playa Esmeralda	29.1°C	24.7°C	38.1%	5 days (79.7 mm.)	27.0°C	09h. 09m.
Playa Bavaro	28.8°C	25.1°C	40.8%	4 days (63.0 mm.)	27.1°C	08h. 42m.
Playa Blanca	29.1°C	24.7°C	38.0%	5 days (79.5 mm.)	27.0°C	09h. 09m.
Playa Santa Lucia	29.8°C	24.1°C	40. 3%	8 days (116.0 mm.)	27.2°C	08h. 52m.
Ponce	29.2°C	23.3°C	39.6%	5 days (70.5 mm.)	27.8°C	08h. 50m.
Port Antonio	28.7°C	25.5°C	43.3%	7 days (99.8 mm.)	28.0°C	08h. 21m.
Port-au-Prince	30.9°C	22.2°C	35.1%	10 days (136.6 mm.)	28.4°C	09h. 27m.
Providenciales	27.6°C	26.0°C	44.3%	2 days (49.8 mm.)	27.4°C	08h. 20m.
Punta Cana	28.9°C	25.0°C	39.7%	4 days (60.5 mm.)	27.3°C	08h. 51m.
Pointe a Pitre	29.4°C	26. 1°C	52.3%	5 days (86.3 mm.)	27.6°C	07h. 08m.
Puerto Plata	29.0°C	22.9°C	35.1%	6 days (98.0 mm.)	27.0°C	09h. 29m.
runaway bay	28.6°C	25.0°C	36.5%	8 days (116.2 mm.)	28.1°C	09h. 14m.
Samana	28.8°C	24.1°C	44.5%	8 days (116.0 mm.)	27.4°C	08h. 14m.
San Pedro de Macoris	30.1°C	23.3°C	42.0%	7 days (81.7 mm.)	27.7°C	08h. 32m.
San Juan	28.9°C	24.9°C	42.4%	2 days (53.6 mm.)	27.2°C	08h. 29m.
Santa Maria	28. 0°C	25.5°C	38.5%	8 days (105.5 mm.)	27.6°C	09h. 08m.
Santo Domingo	29.8°C	22.9°C	38.7%	5 days (71.9 mm.)	27.7°C	08h. 58m.
Santiago de Cuba	30.3°C	22.2°C	33.8%	6 days (100.6 mm.)	28.5°C	09h. 39m.
St. John’s	28.1°C	26.5°C	50.3%	4 days (72.6 mm.)	27.4°C	07h. 25m.
Saint Luce	29.1°C	26.4°C	53.9%	4 days (70.5 mm.)	27.6°C	06h. 53m.
Salt Cay	27.4°C	26.0°C	44.5%	3 days (57.0 mm.)	27.0°C	08h. 18m.
Sosua	29. 2°C	23.7°C	37.1%	7 days (91.0 mm.)	26.9°C	09h. 13m.
cienfuegos	30.9°C	22.9°C	33.9%	8 days (125.9 mm.)	28.2°C	09h. 43m.
Trinidad	29.5°C	22.9°C	38.1%	13 days (168.9 mm.)	28.3°C	09h. 10m.
Philipsburg	27.7°C	26.0°C	50.1%	4 days (76.2 mm.)	27.3°C	07h. 28m.
fort de france	29.1°C	26.4°C	53.9%	4 days (70.5 mm.)	27.7°C	06h. 53m.
Juan Dolio	30.1°C	23.3°C	42.0%	7 days (81.9 mm.)	27.7°C	08h. 33m.

Sundial is an indicator that displays the average number of hours per day during which direct sunlight reaches the earth’s surface. This indicator is influenced by both the length of daylight hours and cloud cover in the daytime.

Water temperature in the Caribbean in May

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This weather map is fully interactive. You can switch months, as well as zoom and move the visible area of ​​the map to view other resorts.

In May, in the Caribbean Sea, the following resorts have the warmest sea water temperatures:
San Pedro Sula, Chetumal, Belize.

A complete list of Caribbean Sea resorts with information about water temperature in May for the last 3 years is presented in the table below.

Resort name	May 2022	May 2021	May 2020
San Pedro Sula	29.5°C	29.7°C	29.8°C
Chetumal	29. 5°C	29.1°C	29.7°C
Belize	29.5°C	29.1°C	29.6°C
Campeche	29.2°C	29.2°C	29.6°C
La Ceiba	28.9°C	28.6°C	29.1°C
Pinar del Rio	28.9°C	29.3°C	29.0°C
Cayo Largo	28.7°C	29.2°C	29.1°C
Manzanillo	28.7°C	29.4°C	29.6°C
Utila	28.7°C	28.1°C	28.8°C
Roatan	28.5°C	28.0°C	28.8°C
Westmorland	28.4°C	28.8°C	29.0°C
Nikero	28.4°C	29. 1°C	29.3°C
Carrefour	28.3°C	28.5°C	28.9°C
Key West	28.3°C	28.0°C	27.5°C
Port-au-Prince	28.3°C	28.5°C	28.8°C
Montego Bay	28.2°C	28.4°C	28.8°C
Guanaja	28.2°C	28.0°C	28.7°C
Negril	28.2°C	28.7°C	28.9°C
Santiago de Cuba	28.2°C	28.6°C	29.0°C
Merida	28.1°C	28.5°C	28.7°C
Georgetown	28.1°C	28.4°C	28.9°C
Cayman Brac	28.1°C	28. 6°C	29.0°C
Little Cayman	28.1°C	28.5°C	29.0°C
Playa del Carmen	28.1°C	28.2°C	28.5°C
Tulum	28.1°C	28.1°C	28.5°C
Puerto Aventuras	28.1°C	28.1°C	28.5°C
Cozumel	28.1°C	28.2°C	28.6°C
Runaway Bay	28.1°C	28.2°C	28.5°C
Riviera Maya	28.0°C	28.2°C	28.5°C
Trinidad	28.0°C	28.6°C	28.9°C
Grand Cayman	28.0°C	28.4°C	28.9°C
Cienfuegos	28.0°C	28. 5°C	28.8°C
Cap-Haitien	28.0°C	27.8°C	28.7°C
Ocho Rios	28.0°C	28.0°C	28.5°C
Cayo Coco	27.9°C	27.9°C	28.5°C
Kingston	27.9°C	28.1°C	28.4°C
Port Antonio	27.9°C	28.0°C	28.4°C
Cancun	27.8°C	28.1°C	28.1°C
Mayaguez	27.8°C	27.8°C	28.4°C
Varadero	27.8°C	28.0°C	28.0°C
Cayo Guillermo	27.8°C	27.9°C	28.4°C
Ponce	27.7°C	27.9°C	28. 6°C
Pointe-a-Pitre	27.7°C	27.6°C	28.1°C
Santo Domingo	27.6°C	27.7°C	28.5°C
Cayo Santa Maria	27.6°C	27.7°C	28.1°C
Santa Maria	27.6°C	27.7°C	28.1°C
Boca Chica	27.6°C	27.6°C	28.4°C
Aguadilla	27.6°C	27.6°C	28.4°C
Juan Dolio	27.6°C	27.7°C	28.5°C
San Pedro de Macoris	27.6°C	27.7°C	28.5°C
La Romana	27.6°C	27.6°C	28.4°C
Samana	27.6°C	27. 5°C	28.1°C
Providenciales	27.5°C	27.5°C	28.2°C
Havana	27.5°C	27.6°C	27.9°C
Bas-Ter	27.5°C	27.5°C	27.9°C
Antigua	27.5°C	27.3°C	27.7°C
St. John’s	27.4°C	27.3°C	27.8°C
Baracoa	27.4°C	27.2°C	27.9°C
Isabela	27.3°C	27.5°C	28.1°C
Barbuda	27.3°C	27.2°C	27.8°C
Matanzas	27.3°C	27.5°C	27.7°C
Arecibo	27.3°C	27.4°C	28. 0°C
Playa Santa Lucia	27.2°C	27.3°C	28.2°C
Philipsburg	27.2°C	27.3°C	27.9°C
Cap Cana	27.1°C	27.1°C	27.7°C
Punta Cana	27.1°C	27.1°C	27.7°C
Andros	27.1°C	27.2°C	27.3°C
Puerto Plata	27.1°C	26.8°C	27.3°C
Maymon Bay	27.1°C	26.8°C	27.4°C
Sosua	27.1°C	26.8°C	27.3°C
San Juan	27.1°C	27.1°C	28.0°C
Playa Esmeralda	27.0°C	26.8°C	27. 8°C
Salt Cay	27.0°C	27.1°C	27.7°C
New Providence	27.0°C	27.0°C	27.2°C
Playa Bavaro	27.0°C	27.0°C	27.4°C
Playa Blanca	27.0°C	26.8°C	27.8°C
Cockburn Town	27.0°C	27.1°C	27.7°C
Grand Turk	27.0°C	27.1°C	27.7°C
Arena Gorda	26.9°C	27.0°C	27.3°C
Holguin	26.9°C	26.8°C	27.7°C
Nassau	26.9°C	26.9°C	27.2°C
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