Zaruma Weather in May
Zaruma in May
The short of it: Zaruma in May averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 17° · rain 70 mm · daylight 11 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Zaruma an average May high of 28°, a low of 17° and some 70 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 57 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Zaruma runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Portovelo, 3 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Zaruma, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 109 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h