When to go · Providenciales
Providenciales in May
Great month. Hot, quieter and cheaper; rain showers start.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 8
- Crowds
- Medium
- Turks and Caicos overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Turks and Caicos overall
Verdict
Hot, quieter and cheaper; rain showers start.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Providenciales in this guide.
Weather in May
- ProvidencialesHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 8 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 8 days
- Caicos Islands (Providenciales, North and Middle Caicos), Turks and Caicos · Grace Bay, Long Bay, Chalk Sound, the caysbest weather
Flat, dry, breezy islands: 25–32 °C (77–90 °F), little rain compared with the mountainous Caribbean; Irma and Maria hit in 2017.Flat, dry, breezy islands: 77–90 °F (25–32 °C), little rain compared with the mountainous Caribbean; Irma and Maria hit in 2017.
Shoulder season
Hot, quieter and cheaper; the sea is warm.
Watch: Rain showers and the start of hurricane season.
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.
National Heroes Day
Last Monday of May (check) · Islandwide
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Turks and Caicos overall
- Medium
- Prices · Turks and Caicos overall
- Medium
Turks and Caicos overall: Warm, calm, shoulder prices; a good month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Providenciales, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Rain days
May: 8
Jan: 7 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 3
May: Hot, quieter and cheaper; rain showers start.
January: Dry and warm; high season, book early.
Providenciales: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen