Nuku‘alofa climate

Nuku‘alofa Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Nuku‘alofa, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on May 1 to 24°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 106 mm over about 14 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nuku‘alofa, in °C, with the record for each date.2022242628151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
25°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
106 mm
Reanalysis high
27°CMay 1, 2006
Reanalysis low
21°CMay 28, 1996
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 10 h 55 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
20°C
Wind
23.4 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 126°C25°C27°C 200621°C 201852%
May 226°C25°C27°C 200621°C 201853%
May 326°C25°C27°C 200623°C 199253%
May 426°C25°C27°C 201723°C 199452%
May 525°C25°C27°C 201123°C 200951%
May 625°C25°C27°C 201123°C 200950%
May 725°C25°C27°C 201123°C 200949%
May 825°C25°C27°C 202023°C 199248%
May 925°C24°C27°C 201123°C 200946%
May 1025°C24°C27°C 200323°C 200944%
May 1125°C24°C27°C 200323°C 199143%
May 1225°C24°C27°C 200323°C 201543%
May 1325°C24°C27°C 201722°C 199242%
May 1425°C24°C27°C 201322°C 199240%
May 1525°C24°C27°C 201022°C 199440%
May 1625°C24°C27°C 201122°C 199439%
May 1725°C24°C27°C 201122°C 199440%
May 1825°C24°C27°C 201122°C 199440%
May 1925°C24°C26°C 201122°C 199440%
May 2025°C24°C26°C 201322°C 199440%
May 2125°C24°C27°C 201322°C 202041%
May 2225°C24°C27°C 201322°C 199341%
May 2325°C24°C27°C 201322°C 199342%
May 2425°C24°C26°C 200022°C 199443%
May 2525°C24°C26°C 201821°C 199644%
May 2625°C24°C27°C 201322°C 199445%
May 2725°C24°C27°C 201321°C 199645%
May 2825°C24°C26°C 201321°C 199646%
May 2925°C24°C26°C 201721°C 199348%
May 3024°C24°C26°C 202021°C 199450%
May 3124°C24°C26°C 201321°C 199451%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nuku‘alofa, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+13).

May 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:17 PM
May 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 6:06 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.