Poptún Weather in May
Poptún in May
The short of it: Poptún in May averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 169 mm (6.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 20° · rain 169 mm · daylight 12 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
May in Poptún brings afternoons near 31° and nights around 20°, with about 169 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 169 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 53 min in mid-May, 24 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 January and December.
Against its neighbours, Poptún runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. San Luis, 15 km to the S, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Poptún, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 107 mm more rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San LuisPetén | 15 km S | 32° | 21° | 180 mm |
| DoloresPetén | 20 km N | 32° | 21° | 148 mm |
| Pueblo ViejoToledo District | 33 km ESE | 31° | 21° | 163 mm |
| JalacteToledo District | 35 km ESE | 32° | 22° | 169 mm |
| San JoseToledo District | 35 km ESE | 31° | 21° | 152 mm |
| Santa CruzToledo District | 38 km ESE | 32° | 21° | 157 mm |
| San AntonioToledo District | 43 km ESE | 32° | 22° | 158 mm |
| DoloresToledo District | 44 km SSE | 33° | 23° | 185 mm |