Bonaire
Bonaire in May
☀️ Dry seasonPleasant, humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why May scores 8.8What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.2
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (27.8°C highs / 27°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 24.6°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~8 mm rain)
- Air quality9.3
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~9 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| May | Jan | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.8 Excellent | 9.1 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 28° / 27° | 27° / 26° |
| Rain | 8 mm | 31 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 25° | dew pt 23° |
| PM2.5 | 9 µg/m³ | 6 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: Labor Day (1 May) · Ascension Day (6 May) · Pentecost (16 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore BonaireEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA Dutch Caribbean island known for shore diving in a protected marine park, flamingos and windsurfing.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
Bonaire DayEvery year6 September every year
Bonaire's national day, with celebrations around the island.
Why go: A local public holiday.
Where: Island-wide
Dia di RinconEvery year30 April every year
A celebration in the island's oldest village with music and food.
Why go: The village is very busy; arrive early.
Where: Rincon
Bonaire National Marine Park
Reefs surrounding the island, with many dive sites reached from the shore.
💡 Divers must pay a nature fee.
Washington Slagbaai National Park
A park with cacti, beaches and birds.
💡 Roads are rough; a high-clearance vehicle is best.
Lac Bay
A bay with mangroves and windsurfing.
Klein Bonaire
An uninhabited island offshore with a white beach and snorkelling.
Salt pans and slave huts
Pink salt pans and small stone huts in the south.
Flamingos
Flamingos feed in the salt flats and Gotomeer lagoon.
Kabritu stoba
Goat stew, a local favourite.
Pastechi
Fried pastries with fillings.
Funchi
Cornmeal side dish similar to polenta.
Fresh fish
Local catch grilled or fried.
Bonaire salt
Sea salt from the island.
💡 Shops in Kralendijk
Cadushy
A cactus liqueur made on the island.
💡 Cadushy Distillery and shops