Basseterre in May
Warm and wet, as the days lengthen.
May in Basseterre is warm: highs near 85°F, lows near 77°F. Rain falls on about four days a week, and the days lengthen by 18 minutes from the first week to the last.May in Basseterre is warm: highs near 29°C, lows near 25°C. Rain falls on about four days a week, and the days lengthen by 18 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 85°F29°Caverage
- Low
- 77°F25°Caverage
- Wet days
- 4a week · 54% of days
- Daylight
- 12h 56mon average
Is May a good time to visit Basseterre?
A good month, just outside Basseterre's best months, which run from January to April.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 85°F in May, against 82°F to 87°F through the year.Highs near 29°C in May, against 28°C to 31°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
54% of days in May, against 38% to 70% through the year.
Cloud cover
60% cover in May, against 28% to 66% through the year.
Daylight
12h 56m in May, against 11h 07m to 13h 09m through the year.
Either side
Where Basseterre sits, in May
America/St Kitts- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 5:39 AMsets 6:35 PM
- Above the sea
- 10 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 17.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- our one place here
The land around Basseterre, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Basseterre is our one place in St Kitts & Nevis so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.