Amatitlán Weather in May
Amatitlán in May
The short of it: Amatitlán in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 148 mm · daylight 12 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & January
Thirty years of records give Amatitlán an average May high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 148 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 148 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 48 min in mid-May, 21 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and January.
Against its neighbours, Amatitlán runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Villa Nueva, 8 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Amatitlán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 110 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa NuevaGuatemala | 8 km NE | 27° | 16° | 143 mm |
| PetapaGuatemala | 8 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 141 mm |
| Santa María de JesúsSacatepéquez | 8 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 211 mm |
| PalínEscuintla | 11 km SW | 28° | 17° | 191 mm |
| Villa CanalesGuatemala | 11 km E | 27° | 16° | 161 mm |
| Santa Lucía Milpas AltasSacatepéquez | 12 km NNW | 23° | 12° | 157 mm |
| Antigua GuatemalaSacatepéquez | 14 km NW | 25° | 14° | 135 mm |
| Ciudad ViejaSacatepéquez | 15 km WNW | 26° | 14° | 142 mm |