Baracoa Weather in May
Baracoa in May
The short of it: Baracoa in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 23 °C (74 °F), with 275 mm (10.8 in) of rain and about 13 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 275 mm · daylight 13 h 6 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Baracoa an average May high of 30°, a low of 23° and some 275 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 30°, nights near 23°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 275 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 6 min in mid-May, 30 minutes more than a month before.
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 February and January.
Against its neighbours, Baracoa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Maisí, 38 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Baracoa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 152 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaisíGuantánamo Province | 38 km ESE | 30° | 23° | 110 mm |
| Río Guayabal de YaterasGuantánamo Province | 54 km W | 27° | 20° | 232 mm |
| MoaHolguín Province | 58 km NW | 31° | 24° | 183 mm |
| GuantánamoGuantánamo Province | 78 km WSW | 31° | 23° | 173 mm |
| Sagua de TánamoHolguín Province | 82 km WNW | 31° | 23° | 165 mm |
| Naval Station Guantanamo BayGuantánamo Province | 83 km SW | 31° | 23° | 130 mm |
| Matthew TownInagua | 109 km NE | 30° | 24° | 76 mm |
| Môle Saint-NicolasNord-Ouest | 131 km ESE | 32° | 22° | 121 mm |