ERA5 almanac comparison — 8 years of real data
Anguilla vs Palm Beach: weather in May
Essentially a tie in May: Anguilla is 21% clear historically, Palm Beach is 20% clear (8-year ERA5 average) — within the noise. Avg high 81°F vs 84°F. Palm Beach also sees measurably more rain than Anguilla this month (55% vs 35% of days). Pick based on flight time or price, not weather — the weather won't decide this one for you.
Anguilla
AI
- Clear days, May
- 21%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 81°F
- Early May (1st–15th)
- 18%
- Late May (16th–end)
- 24%
- Rain frequency
- 35% of days
Palm Beach
FL
- Clear days, May
- 20%
- Sample size
- n=248 days
- Avg high
- 84°F
- Early May (1st–15th)
- 26%
- Late May (16th–end)
- 15%
- Rain frequency
- 55% of days
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All percentages are historical averages from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 8 full years (2018–2025). “Clear” means avg high ≥ 72 °F, precipitation < 1 mm, and a non-precipitation weather code. This is history, not a forecast. The live 7-day outlook for any destination is on its own page and may differ from the long-run average. Data from Open-Meteo.