Linden weather in May

In May, Linden sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 264 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Linden's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
264 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:41 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Linden is city in Guyana.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Linden reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Linden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Linden weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°13221.711.74.0
Feb29° / 22°921711.84.2
Mar30° / 22°8516.4124.2
Apr30° / 23°13818.912.13.7
May30° / 23°26426.112.33.1
Jun30° / 23°29228.412.32.9
Jul30° / 23°21528.812.32.9
Aug31° / 23°15925.212.23.1
Sep32° / 23°10018.8123.3
Oct32° / 23°10618.811.93.3
Nov31° / 23°14722.811.73.2
Dec29° / 23°17225.811.73.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Linden gets around 264 mm of rain over 26.1 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 84% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 84% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12908
22908
32899
42899
52899
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718811
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Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
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264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Linden?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Linden.

What to pack for Linden in May

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

In May, Linden sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Linden in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Linden peaks around March 23 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 23UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Linden 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 Linden is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1324 µg/m³Aug 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Linden?

Linden sits at 6.0°N, 58.3°W, 4 m above sea level, in Guyana. The nearest listed city is Bartica, 56 km away.

BarticaGeorgetownNew AmsterdamParikaMabarumaLethem

Topography around Linden

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Linden.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around Linden is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
428 m
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May weather nearby: Bartica 56 km · Georgetown 90 km · New Amsterdam 92 km · Parika 93 km · Mabaruma 293 km · Lethem 337 km · Lelydorp 342 km · Welgelegen 342 km

Guyana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / D / G
240 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$32,414
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Safe drinking water
67%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
19.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 35%Hindu 25%other Christian 21%Roman Catholic 7%

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 Linden (6.0081°, -58.3072°, elevation 4 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. 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).