Majuro weather in May

In May, Majuro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 280 mm of rain across 25.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of May to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Majuro's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Majuro's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 26°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 280 mm; 25.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 6:21 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 8th clearest
Wind: 25 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.1; out of 10

Majuro is capital of the Marshall Islands.

Density: 2,619/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Majuro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

How May really feels in Majuro

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Majuro weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 26°	205	20.4	11.6	4.8
Feb	28° / 26°	176	17.6	11.8	5.0
Mar	28° / 26°	191	21.3	12	4.7
Apr	28° / 26°	249	21.8	12.2	4.5
May	28° / 26°	280	25.1	12.3	4.1
Jun	28° / 26°	293	25.9	12.4	3.9
Jul	28° / 26°	309	27.6	12.4	3.8
Aug	28° / 26°	291	27	12.2	3.9
Sep	28° / 26°	283	26.3	12	3.7
Oct	28° / 26°	315	27.1	11.8	3.7
Nov	28° / 26°	311	25.5	11.7	3.9
Dec	28° / 26°	309	23.9	11.6	4.3

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 70%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	27	27	29	29	29	29	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34
Cloudier (%)	73	73	71	71	71	71	72	72	71	72	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Majuro gets around 280 mm of rain over 25.1 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 81% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	80	80	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	86	86	86	86	85	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	81
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	85
31	85

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	28	28
Miserable (%)	66	66	67	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	72	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

Wind in May

Winds average 25 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	27	breezy
2	26	breezy
3	26	breezy
4	26	breezy
5	26	breezy
6	26	breezy
7	26	breezy
8	26	breezy
9	26	breezy
10	25	breezy
11	25	breezy
12	25	breezy
13	25	breezy
14	25	breezy
15	24	breezy
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29	24	breezy
30	24	breezy
31	24	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:24	6:39
2	12.3	6:24	6:39
3	12.3	6:24	6:39
4	12.3	6:23	6:39
5	12.3	6:23	6:39
6	12.3	6:23	6:39
7	12.3	6:23	6:39
8	12.3	6:22	6:39
9	12.3	6:22	6:40
10	12.3	6:22	6:40
11	12.3	6:22	6:40
12	12.3	6:22	6:40
13	12.3	6:21	6:40
14	12.3	6:21	6:40
15	12.3	6:21	6:40
16	12.3	6:21	6:40
17	12.3	6:21	6:41
18	12.3	6:21	6:41
19	12.3	6:21	6:41
20	12.3	6:21	6:41
21	12.3	6:21	6:41
22	12.3	6:21	6:41
23	12.4	6:20	6:42
24	12.4	6:20	6:42
25	12.4	6:20	6:42
26	12.4	6:20	6:42
27	12.4	6:20	6:42
28	12.4	6:20	6:43
29	12.4	6:20	6:43
30	12.4	6:20	6:43
31	12.4	6:21	6:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.4	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
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10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
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14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Majuro

In seasonPeak

In May, Majuro sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Majuro sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is May a good time to visit Majuro?

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

4.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Majuro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Majuro in May

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

In May, Majuro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Majuro 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 offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	28	Tropical
Feb	28	Tropical
Mar	28	Tropical
Apr	28	Tropical
May	29	Tropical
Jun	29	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	29	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	29	Tropical
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Majuro in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Majuro peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Majuro?

Majuro sits at 7.1°N, 171.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Marshall Islands. The nearest listed city is Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Majuro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Majuro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 0 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m.

The land around Majuro is covered by water (96%) within 3 km, water (99%) within 16 km, and water (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

6 m

water 96%

16 km

17 m

water 99%

80 km

19 m

water 100%

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← April Majuro year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May weather nearby: Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit 0.0 km · Tarawa 665 km · Yaren 983 km · Palikir 1,459 km · Funafuti 1,940 km · Malango 2,224 km · Panatina 2,228 km · Vura 2,230 km

Marshall Islands travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Prices: ≈ 95% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $8,489; 2025
Homicide rate: 4.2; per 100k, 1994
Road deaths: 5.7; per 100k/yr, 2013
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
Religion

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 Majuro (7.0897°, 171.3803°, 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	81
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	85
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	81
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	85
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	26
2	28	26
3	28	26
4	28	26
5	28	26
6	28	26
7	28	26
8	28	26
9	28	26
10	28	26
11	28	26
12	28	26
13	28	26
14	28	26
15	28	26
16	28	26
17	28	26
18	28	26
19	28	26
20	28	26
21	28	26
22	28	26
23	28	26
24	28	26
25	28	26
26	28	26
27	28	26
28	28	26
29	28	26
30	28	26
31	28	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	27	73
2	27	73
3	29	71
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	29	71
7	28	72
8	28	72
9	29	71
10	28	72
11	28	72
12	28	72
13	28	72
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	29	71
19	30	70
20	30	70
21	31	69
22	31	69
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	33	67
26	33	67
27	33	67
28	34	66
29	34	66
30	34	66
31	34	66

	Rain chance (%)
1	77
2	77
3	77
4	77
5	77
6	77
7	77
8	78
9	78
10	78
11	79
12	79
13	80
14	80
15	81
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	84
21	84
22	85
23	85
24	86
25	86
26	86
27	86
28	86
29	86
30	85
31	85

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	32	68
5	32	68
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	30	70
10	30	70
11	30	70
12	30	70
13	30	70
14	29	71
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	28	72
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	28	72
23	28	72
24	28	72
25	28	72
26	28	72
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	28	72
30	28	72
31	28	72