When to go · Turks and Caicos
Turks and Caicos in May
Great month. Warm, calm, shoulder prices; a good month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- Medium
- Turks and Caicos
- Prices
- Medium
- Turks and Caicos
Verdict
Warm, calm, shoulder prices; a good month.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Turks and Caicos in this guide.
Weather in May
- Caicos Islands (Providenciales, North and Middle 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.
- Turks Islands (Grand Turk, Salt Cay) · Cockburn Town, the wall, Salt Caybest weather
Same climate; humpback whales pass through the Turks Island Passage in winter.
- Providenciales31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 8 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 8 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.
JAGS McCartney / National Heroes Day
Last Monday of May (check)
Public holiday.
National Heroes Day
Last Monday of May (check) · Providenciales
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Turks and Caicos
- Medium
- Prices · Turks and Caicos
- Medium
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Turks and Caicos, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
May: 2
Jan: 3
May: Warm, calm, shoulder prices; a good month.
January: Dry and breezy; peak prices after New Year week.
Turks and Caicos: 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
Caicos Islands (Providenciales, North and Middle Caicos)
Best weather of the year (Grace Bay, Long Bay, Chalk Sound, the cays)
Turks Islands (Grand Turk, Salt Cay)
Best weather of the year (Cockburn Town, the wall, Salt Cay)
Hot, quieter and cheaper; rain showers start.