Ataco Weather in May
Ataco in May
The short of it: Ataco in May averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 22° · rain 165 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Ataco an average May high of 33°, a low of 22° and some 165 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 165 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 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 November and December.
Against its neighbours, Ataco runs about middling and drier than most in May. Chaparral, 19 km to the NW, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Ataco, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 29 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChaparralTolima Department | 19 km NW | 31° | 21° | 155 mm |
| RioblancoTolima Department | 30 km WSW | 29° | 19° | 175 mm |
| CoyaimaTolima Department | 31 km NE | 33° | 23° | 187 mm |
| NatagaimaTolima Department | 32 km E | 33° | 23° | 148 mm |
| Santiago PérezTolima Department | 33 km SW | 30° | 20° | 182 mm |
| San AntonioTolima Department | 38 km NNW | 25° | 16° | 159 mm |
| OrtegaTolima Department | 42 km NNE | 33° | 23° | 180 mm |
| AipeHuila Department | 44 km SSE | 34° | 22° | 137 mm |