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Savannah in May
🌷 SpringWarm, a little humid and some showers.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why May scores 8.9What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.5
- ✓Warm (29.3°C highs / 19.5°C lows)
- !Humid (dew point 17.9°C)
- !Wet: ~101 mm rain, ~3 heavy-rain days
- Air quality9.5
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~8 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| May | Mar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.9 Excellent | 9.3 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 29° / 20° | 22° / 12° |
| Rain | 101 mm | 79 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 18° | dew pt 12° |
| PM2.5 | 8 µg/m³ | 7 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Memorial Day 29–31 May · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore SavannahEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyHistoric coastal city in Georgia, known for its grid of oak-shaded squares draped in Spanish moss, antebellum architecture and riverfront.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
SCAD Savannah Film FestivalDate variesUsually late October to early November
A film festival run by the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Why go: Some screenings are open to the public.
Where: Trustees Theater and other venues
St Patrick's DayEvery year17 March every year
One of the largest St Patrick's Day parades in the US.
Why go: Hotels fill up and prices rise.
Where: Historic District
Savannah Music FestivalDate variesUsually late March to April
A large music festival.
Why go: Book ahead.
Where: Venues across the city
Historic District squares
A grid of shady squares planned in the 1730s.
💡 Summers are hot and humid; spring and autumn are more comfortable.
Forsyth Park
A large park with a famous white fountain.
River Street
A cobbled riverfront of shops and restaurants.
Bonaventure Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery with statues under mossy oaks.
Wormsloe Historic Site
A long avenue lined with live oaks.
Tybee Island
A beach town east of the city.
Shrimp and grits
Shrimp served over creamy grits.
💡 Southern restaurants
Lowcountry boil
Shrimp, sausage, corn and potatoes boiled together.
💡 Seafood restaurants
Pralines
Pecan and sugar candies.
💡 Candy shops on River Street
Fried green tomatoes
Sliced green tomatoes coated and fried.
💡 Southern restaurants
Pralines
Pecan candies.
💡 River Street candy shops
Local honey
Honey from Georgia.
💡 Shops
Sweetgrass baskets
Coiled baskets from the Gullah Geechee tradition.
💡 Craft shops