Saint George's weather in May

In May, Saint George's sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 55 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Saint George's's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saint George's's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:47 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Saint George's is capital of Grenada.

Founded
1650

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical May day in Saint George's reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Saint George's

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Saint George's weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 25°4812.111.46.8
Feb26° / 25°227.611.67.3
Mar26° / 25°266.311.97.5
Apr27° / 26°317.412.37.0
May27° / 26°5511.912.56.2
Jun27° / 26°11719.312.75.0
Jul27° / 26°14223.212.64.7
Aug28° / 26°15623.812.44.5
Sep28° / 26°14320.212.14.4
Oct28° / 26°1602311.74.4
Nov28° / 26°1612211.44.7
Dec27° / 26°7615.211.36.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55149
65050
75050
84951
94951
104951
114951
125050
135050
144951
154951
164951
175050
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265050
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314852

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Saint George's gets around 55 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
435
534
634
734
834
934
1033
1133
1233
1334
1434
1534
1635
1735
1836
1937
2038
2139
2240
2341
2442
2544
2645
2746
2847
2948
3050
3151

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11918
21909
31909
418910
518811
618712
718613
818514
918415
1018316
1108317
1208218
1308119
1408020
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Wind in May

Winds average 27 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
127breezy
227breezy
327breezy
427breezy
527breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of May to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:526:17
212.45:516:17
312.45:516:17
412.55:506:17
512.55:506:18
612.55:506:18
712.55:496:18
812.55:496:18
912.55:496:18
1012.55:486:19
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1312.55:476:19
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3112.75:456:24

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Saint George's

In seasonPeak

None of Saint George's's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Saint George's sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Saint George's's rainy season runs June–December, when most of the year's rain falls.

Saint George's sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Saint George's?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Saint George's for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Saint George's in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Saint George's sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Saint George's in May

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Saint George's in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint George's peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Saint George's in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Saint George's is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1731 µg/m³Jan 913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saint George's?

Saint George's sits at 12.1°N, 61.8°W, 6 m above sea level, in Grenada. The nearest listed city is Calliaqua, 134 km away.

Topography around Saint George's

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint George's.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint George's has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 799 m.

The land around Saint George's is covered by water (46%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and water (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
327 m
16 km
827 m
80 km
799 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Calliaqua 134 km · Kingstown 135 km · Scarborough 147 km · Diego Martin 150 km · Port of Spain 156 km · Laventille 159 km · Tunapuna 161 km · Paradise 161 km

Grenada travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 57% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$12,107
2025
Safe drinking water
90%
of population, 2017
Homicide rate
13.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 49%Roman Catholic 36%none 6%other 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Saint George's (12.0529°, -61.7523°, elevation 6 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).