Colón Weather in May
Colón in May
The short of it: Colón in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 213 mm (8.4 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 22° · rain 213 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Colón an average May high of 31°, a low of 22° and some 213 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 213 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-May, 34 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Colón runs about middling and wetter than most in May. Perico, 13 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Colón, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 133 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PericoMatanzas Province | 13 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 213 mm |
| Campo FloridoMatanzas Province | 14 km NW | 31° | 22° | 210 mm |
| ManguitoMatanzas Province | 15 km S | 31° | 22° | 206 mm |
| Los ArabosMatanzas Province | 19 km E | 31° | 21° | 195 mm |
| CalimeteMatanzas Province | 21 km S | 32° | 22° | 190 mm |
| MartíMatanzas Province | 25 km N | 31° | 22° | 205 mm |
| JovellanosMatanzas Province | 31 km WNW | 31° | 22° | 225 mm |
| Jagüey GrandeMatanzas Province | 32 km SW | 31° | 22° | 186 mm |