Fiji · Fiji
May
Dry season begins — 90mm of rain, 7 hours of sunshine, and the best diving conditions returning.
Best match
#1 of 12 months
May is one of the best times to visit Fiji.
Climate
High
28°C
Low
22°C
Rain
90mm
Sun
7hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How May scores in Fiji
Weather
Excellent
Value
Good
Crowds
Good
Events
Average
Atmosphere
Excellent
What you gain in May
- ↑Dry season properly underway: 90mm versus 154mm in April — the pattern shifts to occasional light showers rather than heavy rain, and multi-day stretches of clear weather become normal
- ↑Diving visibility recovering to dry-season clarity: 15–25 metres of visibility in the Somosomo Strait (Taveuni) and the Mamanuca outer reefs as river runoff subsides
- ↑Prices still below the July–August peak by 15–20%: May gives genuine dry-season conditions at a meaningful discount — one of the best value months for the quality delivered
What you sacrifice
- ↓90mm is still light rain: May is not reliably dry, and island transfers to the more exposed Yasawa Islands still carry occasional weather delays
- ↓Cooler evenings by Fiji standards: 22°C lows mean a light layer is useful after dark — nothing dramatic, but a shift from the wet-season warmth
- ↓Visibility still building toward its best: while dramatically better than March–April, May's visibility is below the July–August peak at many dive sites
May in other destinations
Lisbon (20.7°C)Barcelona (20.8°C)Tokyo (23.8°C)Bali (31.2°C)Santorini (19.8°C)Paris (18.1°C)New York (20.4°C)Marrakech (26.4°C)Amsterdam (16.4°C)Maldives (31.5°C)Rome (21.7°C)Bangkok (32.6°C)Istanbul (20.7°C)Vienna (19.7°C)Seoul (21.4°C)Dubrovnik (20.9°C)Rio de Janeiro (26.2°C)Kyoto (25.2°C)Phuket (32.6°C)Cape Town (18.9°C)Prague (21°C)Amalfi Coast (23°C)Mexico City (27°C)Medellín (27°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Fiji, not across destinations. Methodology →