Escuintla Weather in May
Escuintla in May
The short of it: Escuintla in May averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 371 mm (14.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 22° · rain 371 mm · daylight 12 h 47 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Escuintla an average May high of 32°, a low of 22° and some 371 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 371 mm, the 4th 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 December and January.
Against its neighbours, Escuintla runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Masagua, 13 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Escuintla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 277 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 47 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MasaguaEscuintla | 13 km SSW | 34° | 23° | 307 mm |
| PalínEscuintla | 15 km NE | 28° | 17° | 191 mm |
| AlotenangoSacatepéquez | 21 km N | 26° | 15° | 162 mm |
| Santa María de JesúsSacatepéquez | 23 km NNE | 20° | 9° | 211 mm |
| Ciudad ViejaSacatepéquez | 25 km N | 26° | 14° | 142 mm |
| Santa Lucía CotzumalguapaEscuintla | 26 km W | 32° | 22° | 430 mm |
| AmatitlánGuatemala | 26 km NE | 27° | 16° | 148 mm |
| YepocapaChimaltenango | 29 km NW | 25° | 14° | 195 mm |