Gibara Weather in May
Gibara in May
The short of it: Gibara in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 114 mm (4.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 8 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 31° · low 24° · rain 114 mm · daylight 13 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Gibara an average May high of 31°, a low of 24° and some 114 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 114 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 8 min in mid-May, 31 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, Gibara runs about middling and drier than most in May. Jobabo, 24 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
May in Gibara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 73 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 17 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JobaboHolguín Province | 24 km SW | 31° | 23° | 132 mm |
| HolguínHolguín Province | 28 km SSW | 31° | 22° | 145 mm |
| Jesús MenéndezLas Tunas Province | 36 km W | 31° | 23° | 112 mm |
| BanesHolguín Province | 45 km ESE | 31° | 23° | 133 mm |
| CacocumHolguín Province | 46 km SSW | 31° | 23° | 150 mm |
| Puerto PadreLas Tunas Province | 50 km W | 32° | 23° | 108 mm |
| CuetoHolguín Province | 55 km SSE | 31° | 23° | 186 mm |
| San GermánHolguín Province | 57 km S | 31° | 23° | 177 mm |