Climate averages 1991–2020
Oranjestad weather
in May.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a hot month in Oranjestad: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 26.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 28 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Punto Fijo (94 km away). In May its highs average 31.8°C, 3.7°C warmer than Oranjestad, with 28 mm of rain.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 28 mm to 20 mm.
The annual picture
May in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Oranjestad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.7°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 31 | 10.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 26.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 15 | 5.3 | 11.712 h |
| March | 27.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 11 | 3.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 19 | 4.8 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 28.1°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 28 | 5.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 28.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 20 | 5.3 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.2°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 22 | 6.1 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 26 | 7.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 65 | 11.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 110 | 17.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 135 | 19.7 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.2°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 64 | 14.5 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Punto Fijo in MayVenezuela · 94 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 25.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Coro in MayVenezuela · 130 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 53 mm rain
- Willemstad in MayCuracao · 132 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 26.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Kralendijk in MayBonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba · 196 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 26.2°C · 33 mm rain
- Los Puertos de Altagracia in MayVenezuela · 259 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 25.5°C · 150 mm rain
- Carora in MayVenezuela · 262 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 38 mm rain
- Maracaibo in MayVenezuela · 271 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 25.9°C · 150 mm rain
- Maicao in MayColombia · 272 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 25.2°C · 108 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Oranjestad) is explained once on the Oranjestad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.