Pedernales Weather in May
Pedernales in May
The short of it: Pedernales in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 23° · rain 70 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Pedernales an average May high of 30°, a low of 23° and some 70 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Pedernales runs about middling and about as wet in May. Muisne, 60 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
May in Pedernales, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 76 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MuisneEsmeraldas | 60 km N | 30° | 22° | 189 mm |
| Rosa ZarateEsmeraldas | 70 km ENE | 30° | 22° | 196 mm |
| Bahía de CaráquezManabí | 85 km SSW | 30° | 22° | 14 mm |
| ChoneManabí | 86 km S | 31° | 22° | 55 mm |
| TosaguaManabí | 97 km SSW | 31° | 22° | 38 mm |
| CalcetaManabí | 103 km S | 30° | 22° | 58 mm |
| Santo Domingo de los ColoradosSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas | 104 km ESE | 28° | 20° | 252 mm |
| EsmeraldasEsmeraldas | 108 km NNE | 30° | 23° | 136 mm |