Pontbuiten weather in May

In May, Pontbuiten sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 258 mm of rain across 27.5 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 Pontbuiten's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pontbuiten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
258 mm
27.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:29 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
80%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Pontbuiten reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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 Pontbuiten

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.

Pontbuiten 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° / 23°11019.211.74.2
Feb29° / 23°8415.811.84.4
Mar30° / 24°7917124.2
Apr30° / 24°14920.412.13.6
May30° / 24°25827.512.32.9
Jun30° / 24°28528.212.32.7
Jul31° / 23°21426.212.33.0
Aug31° / 24°12919.412.23.5
Sep32° / 24°6612.6123.8
Oct32° / 24°7113.911.93.6
Nov31° / 24°11619.611.73.3
Dec30° / 24°14023.611.73.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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22674
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Pontbuiten gets around 258 mm of rain over 27.5 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 88% and peaks near 94% 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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17228
27129
37030
46931
56832
66733
76634
86535
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106337
116238
126139
136139
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Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 6:32 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:326:44
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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 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in September across the year — May's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Pontbuiten

In seasonPeak

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

Pontbuiten's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is May a good time to visit Pontbuiten?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pontbuiten.

What to pack for Pontbuiten in May

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

In May, Pontbuiten sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pontbuiten 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 at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Pontbuiten 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 Pontbuiten peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Pontbuiten 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 Pontbuiten is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1225 µg/m³Aug 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pontbuiten?

Pontbuiten sits at 5.8°N, 55.2°W, 6 m above sea level, in Suriname. The nearest listed city is Latour, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Pontbuiten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pontbuiten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m.

The land around Pontbuiten is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, trees (37%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
307 m
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May weather nearby: Latour 1.0 km · Flora 2.0 km · Beekhuizen 4.0 km · Tammenga 5.0 km · Welgelegen 6.0 km · Munder Buiten 7.0 km · Weg naar Zee 9.0 km · Rainville 9.0 km

Suriname travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,070
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2015
Safe drinking water
56%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 24%Hindu 22%Roman Catholic 22%Muslim 14%

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 Pontbuiten (5.7881°, -55.209°, 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. 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).