Joyabaj Weather in May
Joyabaj in May
The short of it: Joyabaj in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 192 mm (7.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 49 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 27° · low 15° · rain 192 mm · daylight 12 h 49 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Joyabaj an average May high of 27°, a low of 15° and some 192 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 192 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 49 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, Joyabaj runs warmer than most and drier than most in May. Comalapa, 30 km to the SSW, is 5° cooler by day.
May in Joyabaj, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 127 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 49 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComalapaChimaltenango | 30 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 198 mm |
| Tecpán GuatemalaChimaltenango | 33 km SW | 21° | 9° | 231 mm |
| ChichicastenangoQuiché | 34 km W | 23° | 11° | 244 mm |
| RabinalBaja Verapaz | 35 km ENE | 29° | 18° | 203 mm |
| San Juan SacatepéquezGuatemala | 35 km SSE | 24° | 14° | 143 mm |
| ChimaltenangoChimaltenango | 37 km S | 25° | 13° | 145 mm |
| Santa Cruz del QuichéQuiché | 38 km W | 25° | 11° | 226 mm |
| El TejarChimaltenango | 39 km S | 25° | 13° | 145 mm |