Guadeloupe in May

27 May abolition holiday; quiet and warm.

• Grande-Terre and the outer islands · Le Gosier, Sainte-Anne, Saint-François, Marie-Galante, Les Saintesfine

  Flat limestone islands: sunnier and drier, with a dry season (carême) January–May. Sargassum hits south- and east-facing beaches mainly March–September.

• Basse-Terre highlands and west coast · La Soufrière, national park, Deshaies, Bouillantefine

  The mountains catch heavy rain all year; La Soufrière's summit is often in cloud. The Caribbean coast (Côte sous le vent) is calmer and drier.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Labour Day and VE Day

  1 and 8 May

  Public holidays.

• Abolition of slavery (Guadeloupe)

  27 May

  Commemorations; closures.

• Ascension and Whit Monday

  May–Jun (check)

  Long weekends.

Crowds · Guadeloupe

Low

Prices · Guadeloupe

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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• Pointe-à-Pitre

  Warm; May 27 is the abolition-of-slavery public holiday.