Caribbean Weather in May
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.
| 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 |
References
NOAA. Ocean Climate Laboratory. World Ocean Atlas 2009.
Rainfall and temperature data come from each island's meteorological organization.