El Progreso Weather in May
El Progreso in May
The short of it: El Progreso in May averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 19 °C (65 °F), with 174 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 19° · rain 174 mm · daylight 12 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give El Progreso an average May high of 30°, a low of 19° and some 174 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 174 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 47 min in mid-May, 21 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, El Progreso runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Jutiapa, 9 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in El Progreso, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 123 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JutiapaJutiapa | 9 km SSW | 31° | 19° | 183 mm |
| Asunción MitaJutiapa | 15 km E | 32° | 21° | 127 mm |
| Santa Catarina MitaJutiapa | 16 km NE | 31° | 20° | 117 mm |
| MonjasJalapa | 17 km N | 30° | 19° | 142 mm |
| AtescatempaJutiapa | 23 km SSE | 32° | 20° | 161 mm |
| JalpataguaJutiapa | 30 km SW | 32° | 20° | 184 mm |
| JalapaJalapa | 35 km NNW | 27° | 16° | 161 mm |
| San Luis JilotepequeJalapa | 35 km NNE | 31° | 20° | 103 mm |