Chimaltenango Weather in May
Chimaltenango in May
The short of it: Chimaltenango in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 145 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 13° · rain 145 mm · daylight 12 h 48 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Chimaltenango an average May high of 25°, a low of 13° and some 145 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 145 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Chimaltenango runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. El Tejar, 4 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
May in Chimaltenango, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 98 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El TejarChimaltenango | 4 km ESE | 25° | 13° | 145 mm |
| San Andrés ItzapaChimaltenango | 5 km SSW | 22° | 11° | 192 mm |
| ZaragozaChimaltenango | 7 km W | 23° | 11° | 200 mm |
| SumpangoSacatepéquez | 9 km E | 24° | 12° | 151 mm |
| ComalapaChimaltenango | 12 km NW | 23° | 11° | 198 mm |
| PatzicíaChimaltenango | 12 km WSW | 23° | 11° | 216 mm |
| JocotenangoSacatepéquez | 13 km SE | 25° | 14° | 135 mm |
| Antigua GuatemalaSacatepéquez | 15 km SE | 25° | 14° | 135 mm |