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Weather in May in Espiritu Santo

Thinking about venturing to Espiritu Santo this May and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

What is the weather like in Espiritu Santo in May?

Espiritu Santo is a region in Vanuatu. May in Espiritu Santo generally has warm temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 28°C and nighttime temperatures around 24°C in Luganville.

Precipitation

In May, precipitation varies across different areas. From heavy rainfall in Luganville with an average of 182 mm to heavy rainfall in Saraotou with 196 mm.

For a closer look at May's conditions in Espiritu Santo, see the map below. For a more detailed look at Espiritu Santo's yearly weather, check out our Espiritu Santo climate page.

Where to go in Espiritu Santo in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Espiritu Santo on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in May for the 2 most popular destinations in Espiritu Santo?

Luganville

In May Luganville generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Luganville
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
29°C 
25°C 
269 mm 
18 days 
poor 
28°C 
24°C 
182 mm 
18 days 
June   >> June
>>  
28°C 
24°C 
177 mm 
16 days 
Climate in Luganville

Saraotou

In May Saraotou generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are tolerable that month.

Saraotou
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   April April
<<  
29°C 
25°C 
278 mm 
18 days 
poor 
28°C 
24°C 
196 mm 
18 days 
June   >> June
>>  
28°C 
24°C 
194 mm 
17 days 
Climate in Saraotou

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Espiritu Santo, in Vanuatu.

Is May the best time to visit Espiritu Santo?

In our opinion, May is a good time to visit Espiritu Santo with overall tolerable weather in Luganville. However, the weather conditions may vary depending on your destination.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in June, July, August, September and October offering mostly pleasant weather in Luganville. On the other hand, the weather in January, February, March and April tend to be poor.

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