Climate averages 1991–2020
Kralendijk weather
in May.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 5th warmest and the 4th 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 Kralendijk: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 26.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Willemstad (67 km away). In May its highs average 28.2°C, about as warm as Kralendijk, with 36 mm of rain.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 47 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
Kralendijk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 35 | 10.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 27.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 16 | 5.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 27.3°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 15 | 4.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.8°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 27 | 5.5 | 12.412 h |
| May, selected | 28.3°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 33 | 7.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 28.4°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 47 | 11.0 | 12.813 h |
| July | 28.3°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 57 | 13.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.8°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 56 | 13.2 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.1°C26.9°C | 26.9°C | 74 | 15.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 114 | 18.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 137 | 20.1 | 11.612 h |
| December | 27.3°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 76 | 15.6 | 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
- Willemstad in MayCuracao · 67 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 26.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Coro in MayVenezuela · 174 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 53 mm rain
- Puerto Cabello in MayVenezuela · 189 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 134 mm rain
- Oranjestad in MayAruba · 196 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 26.2°C · 28 mm rain
- San Felipe in MayVenezuela · 208 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 180 mm rain
- Mariara in MayVenezuela · 215 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 199 mm rain
- Punto Fijo in MayVenezuela · 216 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 25.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Guacara in MayVenezuela · 218 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 22.8°C · 255 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 Kralendijk) is explained once on the Kralendijk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.