Belize Weather in May
Belize in May
The short of it: Belize in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 80 mm (3.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 80 mm · daylight 11 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
May in Belize brings afternoons near 30° and nights around 23°, with about 80 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 80 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 54 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Belize runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Buco Zau, 27 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Belize, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 135 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h