Hot in May
28°C average high
avg high · 15° at night
25°C+ on 7 in 10 days
Cape Verde
Boa Vista weather in May
Is it warm? Yes. May in Boa Vista is warm: afternoons average 26°C and nights 20°C. Most days (80%) peak between 25°C and 28°C.
Warm · average high
26°C
25°C or more on about eight in ten days; 20°C or more on almost every day.
- Average low20°overnight
- Sea24°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days01 mm in the month
- SkySome cloud35% cloud · 48% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 25° and 28°.
May, year by year
The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 28°C; the coolest, 2018, 24°C.
Compared with home
Average May highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.
- Boa Vista26°
- London17°
- Manchester16°
- Cork15°
- Dublin15°
- Glasgow15°
- Belfast14°
Warmer in May, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Boa Vista is about 5h 45m.
Hot in May
30°C average high
avg high · 14° at night
25°C+ on 8 in 10 days
Very hot in May
35°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology