Socoltenango Weather in May
Socoltenango in May
The short of it: Socoltenango in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 20 °C (67 °F), with 121 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 20° · rain 121 mm · daylight 12 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: December & November
Thirty years of records give Socoltenango an average May high of 34°, a low of 20° and some 121 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 121 mm, the 6th 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 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and November.
Against its neighbours, Socoltenango runs about middling and drier than most in May. Soyatitán, 10 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Socoltenango, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 93 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoyatitánChiapas | 10 km NW | 34° | 20° | 144 mm |
| San Francisco PujilticChiapas | 12 km WNW | 34° | 20° | 129 mm |
| Las RosasChiapas | 14 km N | 30° | 16° | 128 mm |
| TzimolChiapas | 19 km ESE | 30° | 16° | 112 mm |
| ComitánChiapas | 23 km E | 29° | 15° | 122 mm |
| Venustiano CarranzaChiapas | 25 km WNW | 35° | 20° | 153 mm |
| AguacatenangoChiapas | 26 km NNW | 27° | 13° | 134 mm |
| Amatenango del ValleChiapas | 33 km NNW | 27° | 13° | 131 mm |