Le Port weather in May

In May, Le Port sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 42 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Le Port's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Le Port's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
7th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
6:45 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Le Port reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C cooler than April and about 1°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312421

Le Port weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°18521.513.14.9
Feb27° / 25°17220.612.74.7
Mar26° / 24°16020.712.15.1
Apr26° / 23°5413.611.56.3
May24° / 22°4210117.3
Jun23° / 20°23710.87.7
Jul22° / 19°196.410.97.7
Aug22° / 19°258.811.37.3
Sep22° / 19°268.611.97.3
Oct23° / 21°3510.312.57.0
Nov24° / 22°5913.3136.5
Dec26° / 23°9317.213.25.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
48020
58020
67921
77921
87921
97921
107921
117921
127921
137921
148020
158119
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208416
218416
228614
238614
248713
258713
268713
278812
288812
298812
308911
318911

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Le Port gets around 42 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
438
538
638
738
838
938
1038
1137
1236
1336
1435
1534
1633
1732
1831
1930
2029
2128
2227
2327
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3125

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
102176615
202196514
302216413
402236312
502246212
602266111
703285910
80329599
90331588
100433567
110434566
120536545
130637534
140638533
150739522
160740512
170840511
180841501
190941491
200941490
2101042480
2201042480
2301042470
2411042470
2511043460
2611143450
2711144440
2811144430
2911245420
3011346410
3111347390

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of May to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:395:53
211.26:395:53
311.26:405:52
411.26:405:51
511.26:405:51
611.26:415:50
711.16:415:50
811.16:425:49
911.16:425:49
1011.16:425:48
1111.16:435:48
1211.16:435:47
1311.06:445:47
1411.06:445:46
1511.06:445:46
1611.06:455:45
1711.06:455:45
1811.06:465:44
1911.06:465:44
2011.06:475:44
2110.96:475:43
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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 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in December across the year — May's 4.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
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124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Le Port

In seasonPeak

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

Le Port sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Le Port's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Le Port?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Le Port for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Le Port in May

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

In May, Le Port sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Le Port in May

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Warm
May27Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Le Port in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Le Port peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Le Port?

Le Port sits at 20.9°S, 55.3°E, 22 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is La Possession, 4.0 km away.

La PossessionSaint-PaulSaint-DenisSaint-LeuSainte-MariePiton Saint-LeuSainte-SuzanneSaint-André

Topography around Le Port

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Le Port has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,004 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Le Port is covered by water (49%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, water (60%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
2,004 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: La Possession 4.0 km · Saint-Paul 8.0 km · Saint-Denis 17 km · Saint-Leu 26 km · Sainte-Marie 27 km · Piton Saint-Leu 31 km · Sainte-Suzanne 33 km · Saint-André 37 km

Reunion travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz

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 Le Port (-20.9375°, 55.2942°, elevation 22 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).