Palín Weather in May
Palín in May
The short of it: Palín in May averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 191 mm (7.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 47 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 17° · rain 191 mm · daylight 12 h 47 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & January
Thirty years of records give Palín an average May high of 28°, a low of 17° and some 191 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 28°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 191 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 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 November and January.
Against its neighbours, Palín runs warmer than most and about as wet in May. Santa María de Jesús, 10 km to the N, is 8° cooler by day.
May in Palín, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa María de JesúsSacatepéquez | 10 km N | 20° | 9° | 211 mm |
| AmatitlánGuatemala | 11 km NE | 27° | 16° | 148 mm |
| AlotenangoSacatepéquez | 15 km NW | 26° | 15° | 162 mm |
| EscuintlaEscuintla | 15 km SW | 32° | 22° | 371 mm |
| Ciudad ViejaSacatepéquez | 15 km NNW | 26° | 14° | 142 mm |
| Antigua GuatemalaSacatepéquez | 17 km NNW | 25° | 14° | 135 mm |
| Villa NuevaGuatemala | 18 km NE | 27° | 16° | 143 mm |
| PetapaGuatemala | 18 km NE | 28° | 17° | 141 mm |