Chiantla Weather in May
Chiantla in May
The short of it: Chiantla in May averages a high of 25 °C (76 °F) and a low of 11 °C (51 °F), with 164 mm (6.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 11° · rain 164 mm · daylight 12 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Chiantla brings afternoons near 25° and nights around 11°, with about 164 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 164 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 50 min in mid-May, 22 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Chiantla runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Huehuetenango, 4 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Chiantla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 115 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuehuetenangoHuehuetenango | 4 km SSW | 27° | 13° | 160 mm |
| NebajQuiché | 34 km E | 24° | 11° | 166 mm |
| SolomaHuehuetenango | 34 km N | 23° | 10° | 167 mm |
| MomostenangoTotonicapán | 35 km S | 24° | 11° | 209 mm |
| CabricánQuetzaltenango | 37 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 228 mm |
| Concepción HuistaHuehuetenango | 37 km NW | 24° | 10° | 154 mm |
| Santa María ChiquimulaTotonicapán | 39 km SSE | 24° | 11° | 228 mm |
| HuitánQuetzaltenango | 39 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 228 mm |