Thomazeau weather in May

In May, Thomazeau sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 121 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 21% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Thomazeau's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thomazeau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:18 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Thomazeau is human settlement in Thomazeau, Haiti.

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 Thomazeau reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°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 about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Thomazeau

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.

Thomazeau weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°102.2117.3
Feb29° / 18°12311.46.8
Mar29° / 19°315.511.96.2
Apr29° / 20°729.712.45.4
May30° / 21°12115.212.94.5
Jun31° / 22°5710.313.14.4
Jul32° / 22°449.5134.1
Aug32° / 22°8212.912.63.7
Sep31° / 22°10717.412.13.7
Oct30° / 21°10716.211.64.4
Nov29° / 20°448.411.16.0
Dec28° / 18°132.610.97.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46238
56238
66139
76040
86040
95842
105644
115545
125347
135149
144951
154753
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Thomazeau gets around 121 mm of rain over 15.2 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
243
343
443
543
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743
844
944
1045
1145
1246
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1333622
2333622
3333622
4232651
5232651
6231652
7230662
8229672
9228682
10227692
11225712
12224713
13223723
14222724
15221734
16220735
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19217756
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of May to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 5:15 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:266:06
212.75:256:06
312.75:246:06
412.75:246:07
512.75:236:07
612.75:236:07
712.85:226:08
812.85:226:08
912.85:216:08
1012.85:216:09
1112.85:206:09
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1312.85:196:10
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2713.05:156:15
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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 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Thomazeau

In seasonPeak

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

Thomazeau sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
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Is May a good time to visit Thomazeau?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Thomazeau in May

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

In May, Thomazeau sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Thomazeau in May

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 30 km away) is warmest in September at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Thomazeau 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 Thomazeau peaks around June 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 14UV 12Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Thomazeau 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 Thomazeau is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2233 µg/m³Mar 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Thomazeau?

Thomazeau sits at 18.7°N, 72.1°W, 46 m above sea level, in Haiti. The nearest listed city is Croix-des-Bouquets, 16 km away.

Fond ParisienDelmasPétionvillePort-au-PrinceKenscoffCarrefourArcahaie

Topography around Thomazeau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thomazeau has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Thomazeau is covered by grassland (60%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%), water (23%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
649 m
16 km
1,346 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Croix-des-Bouquets 16 km · Fond Parisien 20 km · Delmas 25 km · Pétionville 26 km · Port-au-Prince 29 km · Kenscoff 30 km · Carrefour 35 km · Arcahaie 46 km

Haiti travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 86% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,694
2025
Happiness
3.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
41.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
18.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 444
Religion
Catholic 55%Protestant 29%none 10%other 5%

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 Thomazeau (18.653°, -72.0939°, elevation 46 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).