Weather in Suva in May 2026
Average weather
Average temperature in Suva in May
The temperature in May is +27°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +29°C during the day and a minimum of +21°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 25% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +27°C.
Is Suva warm or cold in May?
Suva is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +27°C to +26°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +24°C to +23°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Suva:
Climate in Suva in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +26°C | +25°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +19°C | +16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +30°C | +30°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 241 mm | 174 mm | 140 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 84% | 82% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 27 | 26 | 23 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting colder in May. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +26°C. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 241 mm to 174 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 84% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Suva is gradually decreasing during May, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Suva?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Suva in May has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1994 (+25°C) and the highest in 2019 (+28°C). The driest year was 1987 with only 1597 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2024 with 3415 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Suva, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
