Tactic Weather in May
Tactic in May
The short of it: Tactic in May averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 14 °C (57 °F), with 178 mm (7.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 14° · rain 178 mm · daylight 12 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & March
Thirty years of records give Tactic an average May high of 25°, a low of 14° and some 178 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 25°, nights near 14°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 178 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 50 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 February and March.
Against its neighbours, Tactic runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Santa Cruz Verapaz, 10 km to the NW, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Tactic, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 105 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz VerapazAlta Verapaz | 10 km NW | 27° | 15° | 184 mm |
| San Juan ChamelcoAlta Verapaz | 12 km NNE | 27° | 15° | 188 mm |
| San Cristóbal VerapazAlta Verapaz | 14 km WNW | 27° | 15° | 190 mm |
| PurulháBaja Verapaz | 16 km SE | 24° | 14° | 174 mm |
| CobánAlta Verapaz | 17 km N | 28° | 15° | 185 mm |
| San Pedro CarcháAlta Verapaz | 18 km NNE | 28° | 15° | 185 mm |
| SalamáBaja Verapaz | 25 km S | 30° | 20° | 199 mm |
| TucurúAlta Verapaz | 25 km E | 29° | 21° | 234 mm |