Fiji weather in May
Fiji in May averages 25°C (77°F), 208 mm of rain and 6.6 hours of sun a day. It is one of the wetter months of the year here.
Of the twelve months in Fiji, May is the sixth coldest and the fifth driest.
- Average temp
- 25°C (77°F)
22–29°C · 71–84°F
- Rainfall
- 208 mm
A wet month
- Sunshine
- 6.6 h
hours per day
What is Fiji like in May?
Daytime
Days are warm, typically in the mid-20s°C or above.
Rain
Expect frequent rain — this is a wet month.
Evening
Evenings stay warm.
What should I pack for Fiji in May?
Loose cotton or linen
Synthetics stop working once you are sweating through them all day.
A refillable water bottle
Daily highs this warm need roughly double the water a temperate day does.
A proper waterproof, not a folding umbrella
208 mm in the month usually arrives as heavy bursts that an umbrella will not cover.
A dry bag for phone and documents
Worth it for one downpour caught between the taxi and the door.
May compared with April and June
May in Fiji is 1.3°C cooler than April and 95 mm drier than it, which averages 27°C (80°F).
May in Fiji is 1°C warmer than June and 48 mm wetter than it, which averages 24°C (76°F).
Daylight in Fiji in May
On 15 May the sun is up for 11 hours 17 minutes in Fiji, rising about 06:25 and setting about 17:42 local time.
May ends 19 minutes shorter than it begins, so the last week of the month is a different length of day from the first.
That is 1 hour 54 minutes short of December, the longest-lit month here.
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Fiji weather by month
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How May compares with the rest of the year
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| Month | Average | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|
| January | 27°C / 81°F | 361 mm |
| February | 27°C / 81°F | 290 mm |
| March | 27°C / 81°F | 351 mm |
| April | 27°C / 80°F | 303 mm |
| May | 25°C / 77°F | 208 mm |
| June | 24°C / 76°F | 160 mm |
| July | 23°C / 74°F | 131 mm |
| August | 23°C / 74°F | 140 mm |
| September | 24°C / 75°F | 175 mm |
| October | 25°C / 76°F | 242 mm |
| November | 26°C / 78°F | 245 mm |
| December | 26°C / 80°F | 339 mm |
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FAQs about Fiji in May
May climate averages for Fiji, 1991–2020.
Fiji averages 25°C (77°F) in May, ranging from about 22°C (71°F) at night to 29°C (84°F) in the afternoon. That is a 1991–2020 average, so an individual week can run either side of it.
Yes, a lot. May brings about 208 mm, which makes it one of the wetter months here — expect heavy bursts rather than all-day drizzle.
Yes. May averages 25°C (77°F) against 24°C (76°F) in June — 1°C warmer.
May is 1.3°C cooler than April, and 95 mm drier.
Yes. May falls inside the most comfortable stretch of the year here, May to October, on temperature and rainfall together.
About 6.6 hours of sun a day on the 1991–2020 average.
This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what May is usually like, which is what you want when booking months ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.
About 11 hours 17 minutes of daylight in mid-May, against 13 hours 11 minutes in December and 11 hours 4 minutes in June.
On 15 May, sunrise is about 06:25 and sunset about 17:42 local time. Both shift across the month — the month ends 19 minutes shorter than it starts.
