Average temperature in May is 22.8 °C
Average daytime temperature is 24.4 °C
Average night temperature is 21.8 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 26.8 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: 21.1 °C
Number of sunny days: 29
Number of rainy days: 2
Number of snow days:
Precipitation sum: 4 mm
* Weather data for Tarrafal De São Nicolau Cape Verde is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| May (°C) | 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 |
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| Maximum temperature | 25.3 | 26.8 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24 | 24.6 | 25 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.4 |
| Apparent max temperature | 28.8 | 29.4 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 24.6 | 25 | 26 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 26.6 | 26.3 |
| Mean temperature | 23.1 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 23 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23 |
| Apparent mean temperature | 22.5 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 21 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22 |
| Minimum temperature | 21.6 | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 22 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
| Apparent min temperature | 24.9 | 25.2 | 23.9 | 23.6 | 22.5 | 22 | 22.1 | 23 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24 | 24.1 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.6 |
| May | 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 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 11 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 21.7 | 27 | 30.8 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 33.7 | 26.6 | 23.8 | 21 | 17.7 | 24 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 19.8 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 20.7 | 19.6 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 27.9 | 28.6 |
In May 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Tarrafal De São Nicolau was 26.8°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to 21.1°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during May in Tarrafal De São Nicolau are 21.8°C and 24.4°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in May is about 4 mm.