When to go · Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe in May
Good month. 27 May abolition holiday; quiet and warm.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- Low
- Guadeloupe
- Prices
- Medium
- Guadeloupe
Verdict
27 May abolition holiday; quiet and warm.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- Grande-Terre and the outer islands · Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Saint-François, Marie-Galante, Les Saintesfine
Flat limestone islands: sunnier and drier, with a dry season (carême) January–May. Sargassum hits south- and east-facing beaches mainly March–September.
- Basse-Terre highlands and west coast · La Soufrière, national park, Deshaies, Bouillantefine
The mountains catch heavy rain all year; La Soufrière's summit is often in cloud. The Caribbean coast (Côte sous le vent) is calmer and drier.
- Pointe-à-Pitre31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 13 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day and VE Day
1 and 8 May
Public holidays.
Abolition of slavery (Guadeloupe)
27 May
Commemorations; closures.
Ascension and Whit Monday
May–Jun (check)
Long weekends.
Abolition day
27 May · Pointe-à-Pitre
Public holiday; commemorations.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Guadeloupe
- Low
- Prices · Guadeloupe
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Guadeloupe, side by side.
Verdict
May: Good
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jan: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 4
Jan: 2
May: 27 May abolition holiday; quiet and warm.
January: Dry; Carnival Sundays begin in towns.
Guadeloupe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in May
Rated best or good this month
Warm; May 27 is the abolition-of-slavery public holiday.