Jamestown in May

Mild, some cloud.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

May is rated good. These months rate higher:

• NovemberGreatWarm; before the summer flight peak.
• DecemberGreatWarm; year-end visitors fill beds.
• JanuaryGreatWarm; whale-shark season roughly Dec to Apr.
• FebruaryGreatWarm and dry; whale sharks.

• JamestownHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 3 days
• Saint Helena coast, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha · Jamestown, Rupert's, Sandy Bayfine

  Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 20–28 °C (68–82 °F); cooler and breezier from June to October.Mild and dry in the rocky valleys, 68–82 °F (20–28 °C); cooler and breezier from June to October.

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.

• Saint Helena Day

  21 May · Island-wide

  A public holiday with events; shops close.

Crowds · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall

Low

Prices · Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall

Medium

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha overall: Cooler uplands; 21 May Saint Helena Day.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Jamestown, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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