Gamboa Weather in May
Gamboa in May
The short of it: Gamboa in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 2 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 18° · rain 86 mm · daylight 11 h 2 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & September
May in Gamboa brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 18°, with about 86 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 2 min in mid-May, 34 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Gamboa runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Saúde, 1 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Gamboa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 18 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 2 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaúdeRio de Janeiro | 1 km E | 28° | 18° | 86 mm |
| Santo CristoRio de Janeiro | 1 km W | 28° | 18° | 86 mm |
| Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro | 1 km SE | 28° | 18° | 86 mm |
| Cidade NovaRio de Janeiro | 2 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 86 mm |
| Santa TeresaRio de Janeiro | 2 km SSE | 27° | 17° | 89 mm |
| EstácioRio de Janeiro | 3 km SSW | 27° | 17° | 89 mm |
| CateteRio de Janeiro | 3 km SSE | 27° | 17° | 89 mm |
| BotafogoRio de Janeiro | 6 km S | 27° | 17° | 89 mm |