Viñales Weather in May
Viñales in May
The short of it: Viñales in May averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 165 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 21° · rain 165 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: March & January
Thirty years of records give Viñales an average May high of 30°, a low of 21° and some 165 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 165 mm, the 5th 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 March and January.
Against its neighbours, Viñales runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Puerto Esperanza, 17 km to the N, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Viñales, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° warmer, 86 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto EsperanzaPinar del Río | 17 km N | 31° | 22° | 158 mm |
| Pinar del RíoPinar del Río | 23 km S | 32° | 21° | 164 mm |
| Consolación del SurPinar del Río | 24 km ESE | 31° | 21° | 153 mm |
| Minas de MatahambrePinar del Río | 25 km W | 31° | 21° | 170 mm |
| San Diego de Los BañosPinar del Río | 35 km E | 31° | 21° | 154 mm |
| San LuisPinar del Río | 38 km S | 32° | 22° | 162 mm |
| Los PalaciosPinar del Río | 47 km E | 32° | 21° | 154 mm |
| GuanePinar del Río | 61 km SW | 32° | 22° | 175 mm |