Cobán Weather in May
Cobán in May
The short of it: Cobán in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 185 mm (7.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 15° · rain 185 mm · daylight 12 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & November
May in Cobán brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 15°, with about 185 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 185 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 51 min in mid-May, 23 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 November.
Against its neighbours, Cobán runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. San Pedro Carchá, 7 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
May in Cobán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 101 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Pedro CarcháAlta Verapaz | 7 km E | 28° | 15° | 185 mm |
| San Juan ChamelcoAlta Verapaz | 7 km SE | 27° | 15° | 188 mm |
| Santa Cruz VerapazAlta Verapaz | 12 km SSW | 27° | 15° | 184 mm |
| San Cristóbal VerapazAlta Verapaz | 16 km SW | 27° | 15° | 190 mm |
| TacticAlta Verapaz | 17 km S | 25° | 14° | 178 mm |
| TamahúAlta Verapaz | 23 km SE | 26° | 15° | 196 mm |
| PurulháBaja Verapaz | 30 km SSE | 24° | 14° | 174 mm |
| TucurúAlta Verapaz | 34 km SE | 29° | 21° | 234 mm |