Socorro Weather in May
Socorro in May
The short of it: Socorro in May averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 275 mm (10.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 19° · rain 275 mm · daylight 12 h 25 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Socorro an average May high of 29°, a low of 19° and some 275 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 29°, nights near 19°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 275 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 25 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 October and November.
Against its neighbours, Socorro runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Simacota, 9 km to the WSW, is 2° cooler by day.
May in Socorro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 51 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SimacotaSantander Department | 9 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 278 mm |
| Valle de San JoséSantander Department | 13 km E | 27° | 16° | 234 mm |
| San GilSantander Department | 17 km NE | 28° | 17° | 213 mm |
| BaricharaSantander Department | 19 km NNE | 28° | 18° | 207 mm |
| GalánSantander Department | 19 km N | 31° | 20° | 179 mm |
| OibaSantander Department | 23 km S | 26° | 16° | 268 mm |
| VillanuevaSantander Department | 25 km NNE | 27° | 17° | 218 mm |
| CuritíSantander Department | 26 km NE | 25° | 15° | 216 mm |