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Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe in May
🌦️ Shoulder (showers)Warm, humid and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics
Why May scores 8.4What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.1
- ✓Warm (31°C highs / 24°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 23.2°C)
- !Wet: ~134 mm rain, ~2 heavy-rain days
- Air quality10.0
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~5 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| May | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.4 Very good | 9.0 Excellent |
| Season | 🌦️ Shoulder (showers) | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 31° / 24° | 29° / 21° |
| Rain | 134 mm | 60 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 23° | dew pt 21° |
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | 6 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Pointe-à-Pitre (Le Raizet) weather-station normals. Rainfall: Pointe-à-Pitre (Le Raizet) weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Pentecost Monday 15–17 May · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Labor Day (1 May) · Ascension Day (6 May) · Victory Day (8 May) · Abolition of Slavery (27 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore GuadeloupeEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyGuadeloupe is a French Caribbean archipelago shaped like a butterfly, with Pointe-à-Pitre as its main town. Travellers come for beaches, volcanic rainforest, Creole food and rum.
Abolition of Slavery DayEvery year27 May every year
A public holiday marking the abolition of slavery in 1848.
Why go: Commemorations and cultural events; some businesses close.
Where: Across Guadeloupe
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Fête des CuisinièresDate variesDates vary; usually August
Cooks in Creole dress parade through town and share traditional food.
Why go: A colourful chance to taste Guadeloupean cooking.
Where: Pointe-à-Pitre
CarnivalDate variesDates vary; Sunday parades from January, peaking just before Ash Wednesday in February or early March
Weeks of parades with costumed groups and drum bands, ending with the burning of Vaval.
Why go: Very lively; expect road closures on parade days.
Where: Pointe-à-Pitre, Basse-Terre and other towns
Mémorial ACTe
A museum in Pointe-à-Pitre on the history of slavery and the slave trade.
Marché Saint-Antoine
A covered market in Pointe-à-Pitre selling spices, rum punches and produce.
La Soufrière
An active volcano on Basse-Terre, the highest point in the Lesser Antilles, with hiking trails.
💡 Start early; the summit is often in cloud by midday.
Pointe des Châteaux
A rugged headland at the eastern tip of Grande-Terre with sea views.
Cousteau Reserve (Pigeon Islets)
A marine reserve off Basse-Terre popular for snorkelling and diving.
💡 Boats leave from Malendure Beach.
Accras
Fried fritters, usually made with salt cod.
💡 Snack bars, markets and restaurants
Colombo
A curry of chicken, pork or goat seasoned with a local spice blend.
💡 Creole restaurants
Bokit
A fried bread sandwich with various fillings.
💡 Street stands, especially in the evening
Ti-punch
A drink of rhum agricole, lime and cane sugar.
💡 Bars and restaurants everywhere
Rhum agricole
Rum distilled from fresh sugarcane juice, made by several local distilleries.
💡 Distillery shops and supermarkets
Spices and vanilla
Colombo powder, vanilla and other spices.
💡 Marché Saint-Antoine
Madras fabric
Colourful checked cotton used in traditional Creole dress.
💡 Markets and shops in Pointe-à-Pitre