Belize
Belize in May
🌦️ Shoulder (showers)Warm, humid and some showers.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 8.3What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.2
- ✓Warm (30.6°C highs / 27.2°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 24.2°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~90 mm rain)
- Air quality9.7
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~7 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| May | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.3 Very good | 8.9 Excellent |
| Season | 🌦️ Shoulder (showers) | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 31° / 27° | 27° / 24° |
| Rain | 90 mm | 63 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 24° | dew pt 22° |
| PM2.5 | 7 µg/m³ | 9 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: Labour Day (1 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore BelizeEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA small Central American country with the Caribbean's largest barrier reef, offshore cayes, Maya ruins and rainforest.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
LobsterfestDate variesUsually late June to July, after the lobster season opens
Food festivals celebrating the opening of lobster season.
Why go: Each village holds its own on a different weekend.
Where: San Pedro, Caye Caulker and Placencia
St George's Caye DayEvery year10 September every year
Commemorates a 1798 battle, opening the September Celebrations.
Why go: Expect parades and parties.
Where: Belize City and nationwide
Independence DayEvery year21 September every year
Marks independence from Britain in 1981.
Why go: A public holiday with parades.
Where: Nationwide
Great Blue Hole
A large marine sinkhole on Lighthouse Reef, visited by divers and scenic flights.
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
A reserve near Ambergris Caye with Shark Ray Alley, good for snorkelling.
Caye Caulker
A small, relaxed island with the motto 'Go Slow'.
Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) Cave
A cave with Maya artefacts and skeletons, reached by wading and swimming.
💡 Only with a licensed guide; cameras are not allowed inside.
Xunantunich
A Maya site near San Ignacio with a tall temple.
Gladden Spit whale sharksgreat in May
Whale sharks gather to feed on fish spawn off Placencia.
💡 Usually around the full moon in spring.
Rice and beans
Rice cooked with red kidney beans and coconut milk, often with stewed chicken.
Fry jacks
Fried dough eaten for breakfast.
Hudut
Garifuna fish in coconut broth with mashed plantain.
Lobster
Spiny lobster, available in the open season (usually mid-June to mid-February).
Marie Sharp's hot sauce
A Belizean habanero-carrot hot sauce.
Marie Sharp's hot sauce
Belize's famous hot sauce.
💡 Supermarkets and gift shops
Belizean chocolate
Chocolate from Toledo District cacao.
💡 Shops in Punta Gorda and gift shops
Garifuna drums
Handmade drums used in Garifuna music.
💡 Dangriga and Hopkins