Cruces Weather in May
Cruces in May
The short of it: Cruces in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 12 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 21° · rain 154 mm · daylight 13 h 12 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Cruces an average May high of 31°, a low of 21° and some 154 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 154 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 12 min in mid-May, 33 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, Cruces runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Lajas, 8 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
May in Cruces, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 78 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LajasCienfuegos Province | 8 km NNW | 31° | 21° | 155 mm |
| RanchueloVilla Clara Province | 13 km ENE | 31° | 21° | 162 mm |
| PalmiraCienfuegos Province | 17 km SW | 31° | 21° | 151 mm |
| EsperanzaVilla Clara Province | 21 km ENE | 31° | 21° | 161 mm |
| CumanayaguaCienfuegos Province | 22 km SSE | 31° | 21° | 166 mm |
| Santo DomingoVilla Clara Province | 27 km N | 31° | 21° | 162 mm |
| CienfuegosCienfuegos Province | 28 km SW | 31° | 22° | 140 mm |
| RodasCienfuegos Province | 29 km W | 32° | 21° | 169 mm |